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1844 Illinois U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1844 Illinois U.S. House District 3 Election?

Orlando Ficklin won the 1844 Illinois U.S. House District 3 Election. Orlando Ficklin received 7,786 popular votes (57.62%). The main challenger was Usher F Linder (39.31%).

See the full head-to-head between Ficklin and Linder

Ficklin +18.3 pts · won by 2,475 votes
Orlando FicklinDemocraticWINNER57.62%
7,786 votes
Usher F Linderwhig39.31%
5,311 votes
Wickliff KitchellDemocratic3.06%
414 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.