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1888 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 1888 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election?

Joseph Cannon won the 1888 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election. Joseph Cannon received 19,897 popular votes (51.83%). The main challenger was Robert L McKinlay (44.82%).

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

Cannon +7.0 pts · won by 2,693 votes
Joseph CannonRepublicanWINNER51.83%
19,897 votes
Robert L McKinlayDemocratic44.82%
17,204 votes
Harvey Sheldon Jr.prohibition2.85%
1,095 votes
Alexander C Bartonunion labor0.49%
189 votes
Thomas Ratcliffunknown0%
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.