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1862 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1862 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election?

Owen Lovejoy won the 1862 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election. Owen Lovejoy received 11,683 popular votes (50.09%). The main challenger was George Henderson (47.25%).

See the full head-to-head between Lovejoy and Henderson

Lovejoy +2.8 pts · won by 663 votes
Owen LovejoyRepublicanWINNER50.09%
11,683 votes
George HendersonDemocratic47.25%
11,020 votes
A T GrahamIndependent2.65%
617 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.