| 1878 Canadian federal election: Carleton, Ontario | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | John Rochester | 1,282 | 49.73 | +2.65 | ||||
| Unknown | John May | 1,196 | 46.39 | |||||
| Unknown | J. A. Grant | 86 | 3.34 | |||||
| Unknown | Nicholas Sparks Jr. | 14 | 0.54 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,578 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | |||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election: Carleton, Ontario | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | John Rochester | 1,282 | 49.73 | +2.65 | ||||
| Unknown | John May | 1,196 | 46.39 | |||||
| Unknown | J. A. Grant | 86 | 3.34 | |||||
| Unknown | Nicholas Sparks Jr. | 14 | 0.54 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,578 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | |||||||