| 1878 Canadian federal election: Pictou | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Conservative | James McDonald | 2,747 | 
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| Liberal–Conservative | Robert Doull | 2,681 |
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| Liberal | James William Carmichael | 2,433 | ||||||
| Liberal | John A. Dawson | 2,378 | ||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election: Pictou | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Conservative | James McDonald | 2,747 |
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| Liberal–Conservative | Robert Doull | 2,681 |
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| Liberal | James William Carmichael | 2,433 | ||||||
| Liberal | John A. Dawson | 2,378 | ||||||