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1892 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1892 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election?

Robert Childs won the 1892 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election. Robert Childs received 20,852 popular votes (48.23%). The main challenger was Lewis Steward (48.19%).

See the full head-to-head between Childs and Steward

Childs +0.0 pts · won by 17 votes
Robert ChildsRepublicanWINNER48.23%
20,852 votes
Lewis StewardDemocratic48.19%
20,835 votes
Norman Kilburnprohibition3.59%
1,551 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.