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1880 Illinois U.S. House District 14 Election

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Who won the 1880 Illinois U.S. House District 14 Election?

Joseph Cannon won the 1880 Illinois U.S. House District 14 Election. Joseph Cannon received 19,710 popular votes (52.64%). The main challenger was James R Scott (47.36%).

See the full head-to-head between Cannon and Scott

Cannon +5.3 pts · won by 1,976 votes
Joseph CannonRepublicanWINNER52.64%
19,710 votes
James R ScottDemocratic47.36%
17,734 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.