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1896 Illinois U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1896 Illinois U.S. House District 7 Election?

George Foss won the 1896 Illinois U.S. House District 7 Election. George Foss received 41,510 popular votes (65.08%). The main challenger was David G Ray (33.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Foss and Ray

Foss +31.8 pts · won by 20,297 votes
George FossRepublicanWINNER65.08%
41,510 votes
David G RayDemocratic33.26%
21,213 votes
George O RobinsonDemocratic0.85%
541 votes
James Clement Ambroseprohibition0.75%
478 votes
L P Quinnpopulist0.06%
40 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.