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1890 Illinois U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1890 Illinois U.S. House District 6 Election?

Robert Hitt won the 1890 Illinois U.S. House District 6 Election. Robert Hitt received 14,028 popular votes (50.93%). The main challenger was Andrew Ashton (49.07%).

See the full head-to-head between Hitt and Ashton

Hitt +1.9 pts · won by 511 votes
Robert HittRepublicanWINNER50.93%
14,028 votes
Andrew AshtonDemocratic49.07%
13,517 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.