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1896 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1896 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election?

Robert Hitt won the 1896 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election. Robert Hitt received 32,949 popular votes (67.17%). The main challenger was Charles O Knudson (31.07%).

See the full head-to-head between Hitt and Knudson

Hitt +36.1 pts · won by 17,708 votes
Robert HittRepublicanWINNER67.17%
32,949 votes
Charles O KnudsonDemocratic31.07%
15,241 votes
James Lamontprohibition1.77%
866 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.