CREATE TABLE table_2160 ("Election" CLOB, "# of candidates nominated" FLOAT, "# of seats won" FLOAT, "# of total votes" FLOAT, "% of popular vote" CLOB, "result" CLOB)

Name the most number of total votes for election for 1878
SELECT MAX("# of total votes") FROM table_2160 WHERE "Election" = '1878'
SELECT MAX("# of total votes") FROM "table_2160" WHERE "Election" = '1878'