| 1878 Canadian federal election: Essex | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | J.C. Patterson | 2,596 | 52.5% | |||||
| Liberal | William McGregor | 2,318 | 46.9% | -23.2% | ||||
| Unknown | J.H. Morgan | 27 | 0.5% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 4,941 | 100.0% | ||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election: Essex | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | J.C. Patterson | 2,596 | 52.5% | |||||
| Liberal | William McGregor | 2,318 | 46.9% | -23.2% | ||||
| Unknown | J.H. Morgan | 27 | 0.5% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 4,941 | 100.0% | ||||||