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1878 Illinois U.S. House District 13 Election

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Who won the 1878 Illinois U.S. House District 13 Election?

Adlai Stevenson won the 1878 Illinois U.S. House District 13 Election. Adlai Stevenson received 13,870 popular votes (53.21%). The main challenger was Thomas Tipton (46.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Stevenson and Tipton

Stevenson +7.0 pts · won by 1,812 votes
Adlai StevensonDemocraticWINNER53.21%
13,870 votes
Thomas TiptonRepublican46.26%
12,058 votes
L M Bickmoreprohibition0.52%
135 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.