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1896 Illinois U.S. House District 3 Election

Illinois · 6 candidates · See every 1896 U.S. House race

Who won the 1896 Illinois U.S. House District 3 Election?

Hugh Belknap won the 1896 Illinois U.S. House District 3 Election. Hugh Belknap received 22,075 popular votes (50.03%). The main challenger was Clarence S Darrow (48.69%).

See the full head-to-head between Belknap and Darrow

Belknap +1.3 pts · won by 590 votes
Hugh BelknapRepublicanWINNER50.03%
22,075 votes
Clarence S DarrowDemocratic48.69%
21,485 votes
John KrebsDemocratic0.58%
255 votes
Solomon D Ebersollprohibition0.41%
182 votes
William S Morrissocialist labor0.25%
109 votes
John J FanningIndependent0.05%
21 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.