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1890 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 1890 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election?

Samuel Busey won the 1890 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election. Samuel Busey received 19,010 popular votes (49.69%). The main challenger was Joseph Cannon (48.17%).

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

Busey +1.5 pts · won by 582 votes
Samuel BuseyDemocraticWINNER49.69%
19,010 votes
Joseph CannonRepublican48.17%
18,428 votes
John S Sargentprohibition1.7%
652 votes
Jesse Harperfarmers' alliance0.42%
160 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.