PolitiFinder

1896 Illinois U.S. House District 2 Election

Illinois · 4 candidates · See every 1896 U.S. House race

Who won the 1896 Illinois U.S. House District 2 Election?

William Lorimer won the 1896 Illinois U.S. House District 2 Election. William Lorimer received 35,045 popular votes (54.33%). The main challenger was William P White (43.88%).

See the full head-to-head between Lorimer and White

Lorimer +10.4 pts · won by 6,736 votes
William LorimerRepublicanWINNER54.33%
35,045 votes
William P WhiteDemocratic43.88%
28,309 votes
James Craigmileprohibition0.92%
594 votes
William P CrenshawDemocratic0.87%
561 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.