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1882 Illinois U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1882 Illinois U.S. House District 6 Election?

Robert Hitt won the 1882 Illinois U.S. House District 6 Election. Robert Hitt received 12,726 popular votes (57.09%). The main challenger was James S Ticknor (40.58%).

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Hitt +16.5 pts · won by 3,681 votes
Robert HittRepublicanWINNER57.09%
12,726 votes
James S TicknorDemocratic40.58%
9,045 votes
W H *unknown0.39%
88 votes
George Curtisunknown0.3%
421 votes
B F Sheetsunknown0.03%
6 votes
Edward B Summerunknown0%
1 votes
Brownunknown0%
1 votes
Larmon G Johnsonunknown0%
1 votes
William C Sogaterunknown0%
1 votes
Duncan Stewartunknown0%
1 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.6% 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.