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1876 Illinois U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1876 Illinois U.S. House District 3 Election?

Lorenzo Brentano won the 1876 Illinois U.S. House District 3 Election. Lorenzo Brentano received 11,722 popular votes (50.62%). The main challenger was John Valcoulon Lemoyne (49.38%).

See the full head-to-head between Brentano and Lemoyne

Brentano +1.2 pts · won by 287 votes
Lorenzo BrentanoRepublicanWINNER50.62%
11,722 votes
John Valcoulon LemoyneDemocratic49.38%
11,435 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.