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1886 Illinois U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 1886 Illinois U.S. House District 16 Election?

Silas Landes won the 1886 Illinois U.S. House District 16 Election. Silas Landes received 16,424 popular votes (50.21%). The main challenger was Joseph Churchill (47.58%).

See the full head-to-head between Landes and Churchill

Landes +2.6 pts · won by 860 votes
Silas LandesDemocraticWINNER50.21%
16,424 votes
Joseph ChurchillRepublican47.58%
15,564 votes
Larmon G Johnsonprohibition2.2%
720 votes
George W Tithianunknown0%
1 votes
Thomas Craigunknown0%
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.