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1882 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 1882 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election?

Joseph Cannon won the 1882 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election. Joseph Cannon received 15,868 popular votes (51.1%). The main challenger was Andrew J Hunter (47.18%).

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

Cannon +3.9 pts · won by 1,217 votes
Joseph CannonRepublicanWINNER51.1%
15,868 votes
Andrew J HunterDemocratic47.18%
14,651 votes
John C Barnesprohibition1.73%
536 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.