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1844 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election
Illinois · 3 candidates
Douglas +9.6 pts · won by 1,756 votes
Stephen DouglasDemocraticWINNER53.87%
9,799 votes
David M Woodsonwhig44.22%
8,043 votes
Richard Ellisliberty1.9%
346 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).