1886 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 1886 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election?

Joseph Cannon won the 1886 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election. Joseph Cannon received 16,739 popular votes (50.91%). The main challenger was J Lindsey (46.58%).

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

Cannon +4.3 pts · won by 1,425 votes

Joseph Cannon RepublicanWINNER50.91%

16,739 votes

J Lindsey Democratic46.58%

15,314 votes

Archibald Eastoisprohibition2.46%

810 votes

Theodore S Thompsonunknown0.04%

13 votes

Perry H Smith Jr.unknown0%

1 votes

I N Gibbsunknown0%

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.