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1882 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1882 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election?

William Cullen won the 1882 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election. William Cullen received 13,851 popular votes (46.94%). The main challenger was Patrick C Haley (46.34%).

See the full head-to-head between Cullen and Haley

Cullen +0.6 pts · won by 178 votes
William CullenRepublicanWINNER46.94%
13,851 votes
Patrick C HaleyDemocratic46.34%
13,673 votes
Otis Hardyprohibition3.45%
1,017 votes
Lewis StewardGreen3.11%
917 votes
T W Bairdunknown0.14%
41 votes
H Mayounknown0.01%
2 votes
R Plucorbunknown0%
1 votes
Jno W Duncanunknown0%
1 votes
Richard Skinnerunknown0%
1 votes
Duncan Stewartunknown0%
1 votes
E B Shummayunknown0%
1 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.