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1896 Illinois U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1896 Illinois U.S. House District 12 Election?

Joseph Cannon won the 1896 Illinois U.S. House District 12 Election. Joseph Cannon received 28,566 popular votes (59.94%). The main challenger was George L Vance (39.06%).

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

Cannon +20.9 pts · won by 9,953 votes
Joseph CannonRepublicanWINNER59.94%
28,566 votes
George L VanceDemocratic39.06%
18,613 votes
J J Halesprohibition1%
478 votes
J E McMahonunknown0%
1 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.