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1884 Illinois U.S. House District 6 Election

Illinois · 12 candidates · See every 1884 U.S. House race

Who won the 1884 Illinois U.S. House District 6 Election?

Robert Hitt won the 1884 Illinois U.S. House District 6 Election. Robert Hitt received 18,048 popular votes (61.48%). The main challenger was E W Blaisdell (37.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Hitt and Blaisdell

Hitt +24.4 pts · won by 7,157 votes
Robert HittRepublicanWINNER61.48%
18,048 votes
E W BlaisdellDemocratic37.1%
10,891 votes
Urban D Meachamprohibition0.82%
255 votes
J W Allabenunknown0.45%
133 votes
Jos Bluntunknown0.01%
22 votes
F W Fitchunknown0.01%
2 votes
Joel T Buckleyunknown0.01%
2 votes
W H Holcombunknown0%
1 votes
Michl Connorunknown0%
1 votes
James Carrunknown0%
1 votes
James Lamontunknown0%
1 votes
J C Garviewunknown0%
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.