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1888 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1888 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election?

Albert Hopkins won the 1888 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election. Albert Hopkins received 20,077 popular votes (63.01%). The main challenger was James Herrington (31.44%).

See the full head-to-head between Hopkins and Herrington

Hopkins +31.6 pts · won by 10,059 votes
Albert HopkinsRepublicanWINNER63.01%
20,077 votes
James HerringtonDemocratic31.44%
10,018 votes
John M Strongprohibition5.54%
1,765 votes
William Dumphyunknown0.01%
2 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.