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1846 Illinois U.S. House District 7 Election
Illinois · 3 candidates
Lincoln +13.2 pts · won by 1,511 votes
Abraham LincolnwhigWINNER55.53%
6,340 votes
Peter CartwrightDemocratic42.29%
4,829 votes
Elihu Walcotliberty2.18%
249 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).