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1872 Illinois U.S. House District 11 Election

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Who won the 1872 Illinois U.S. House District 11 Election?

Robert Knapp won the 1872 Illinois U.S. House District 11 Election. Robert Knapp received 13,818 popular votes (55.22%). The main challenger was James Matthews (43.72%).

See the full head-to-head between Knapp and Matthews

Knapp +11.5 pts · won by 2,879 votes
Robert KnappRepublicanWINNER55.22%
13,818 votes
James MatthewsRepublican43.72%
10,939 votes
Joel Darrakunknown1.06%
265 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.