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1868 Illinois U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1868 Illinois U.S. House District 12 Election?

John Hay won the 1868 Illinois U.S. House District 12 Election. John Hay received 14,980 popular votes (52.9%). The main challenger was John Snyder (47.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Hay and Snyder

Hay +5.8 pts · won by 1,642 votes
John HayRepublicanWINNER52.9%
14,980 votes
John SnyderDemocratic47.1%
13,338 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.