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1876 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1876 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election?

Thomas Boyd won the 1876 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election. Thomas Boyd received 14,548 popular votes (49.78%). The main challenger was James Wilson (47.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Boyd and Wilson

Boyd +1.9 pts · won by 547 votes
Thomas BoydRepublicanWINNER49.78%
14,548 votes
James WilsonDemocratic47.9%
14,001 votes
William W MathewsGreen2.32%
678 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.