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1886 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election

Illinois · 9 candidates · See every 1886 U.S. House race

Who won the 1886 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election?

Ralph Plumb won the 1886 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election. Ralph Plumb received 16,827 popular votes (52.11%). The main challenger was Hiram H Cady (43.03%).

See the full head-to-head between Plumb and Cady

Plumb +9.1 pts · won by 2,934 votes
Ralph PlumbRepublicanWINNER52.11%
16,827 votes
Hiram H CadyDemocratic43.03%
13,893 votes
Daniel B Tumeyprohibition3.13%
1,012 votes
George Laceyunion labor1.69%
545 votes
O F Lumryunknown0.02%
8 votes
J J Fawserunknown0.01%
2 votes
Charles H Baconunknown0%
1 votes
Oldtunknown0%
1 votes
Ulnic Z Gilmerunknown0%
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.