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1870 Illinois U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1870 Illinois U.S. House District 6 Election?

Burton Cook won the 1870 Illinois U.S. House District 6 Election. Burton Cook received 10,452 popular votes (56.48%). The main challenger was Julias Avery (42.36%).

See the full head-to-head between Cook and Avery

Cook +14.1 pts · won by 2,613 votes
Burton CookRepublicanWINNER56.48%
10,452 votes
Julias AveryDemocratic42.36%
7,839 votes
W H *unknown0.86%
159 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.