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1882 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election

Illinois · 9 candidates · See every 1882 U.S. House race

Who won the 1882 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election?

Lewis Payson won the 1882 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election. Lewis Payson received 12,619 popular votes (52.37%). The main challenger was E B Buck (38.36%).

See the full head-to-head between Payson and Buck

Payson +14.0 pts · won by 3,376 votes
Lewis PaysonRepublicanWINNER52.37%
12,619 votes
E B BuckDemocratic38.36%
9,243 votes
O W BarnardGreen8.87%
2,138 votes
Jos M McCulloughunknown0.36%
87 votes
Lewis W Bernardunknown0.01%
3 votes
J Lindseyunknown0%
1 votes
A Bordenunknown0%
1 votes
Henry Rasounknown0%
1 votes
Joseph Burgerunknown0%
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.