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1892 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 1892 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election?

Joseph Cannon won the 1892 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election. Joseph Cannon received 20,596 popular votes (49.63%). The main challenger was Samuel Busey (46.02%).

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

Cannon +3.6 pts · won by 1,498 votes
Joseph CannonRepublicanWINNER49.63%
20,596 votes
Samuel BuseyDemocratic46.02%
19,098 votes
John F Bucknerprohibition3.01%
1,248 votes
Allen Varnerpeople's1.35%
560 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.