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1882 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election

Illinois · 8 candidates · See every 1882 U.S. House race

Who won the 1882 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election?

Reuben Ellwood won the 1882 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election. Reuben Ellwood received 12,994 popular votes (70.61%). The main challenger was William Price (27.86%).

See the full head-to-head between Ellwood and Price

Ellwood +42.8 pts · won by 7,867 votes
Reuben EllwoodRepublicanWINNER70.61%
12,994 votes
William PriceDemocratic27.86%
5,127 votes
T W Beardunknown0.02%
4 votes
Joseph Gliddenunknown0.02%
4 votes
C B Deanprohibition0.01%
268 votes
R W Corbettunknown0.01%
2 votes
Jas C Sherwinunknown0.01%
2 votes
F H Hallunknown0.01%
1 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.4% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.