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1896 Illinois U.S. House District 14 Election

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Who won the 1896 Illinois U.S. House District 14 Election?

Joseph Graff won the 1896 Illinois U.S. House District 14 Election. Joseph Graff received 25,144 popular votes (50.88%). The main challenger was Nicholas E Worthington (47.38%).

See the full head-to-head between Graff and Worthington

Graff +3.5 pts · won by 1,731 votes
Joseph GraffRepublicanWINNER50.88%
25,144 votes
Nicholas E WorthingtonDemocratic47.38%
23,413 votes
Daniel R Sheenprohibition0.95%
471 votes
Theodore Hollypopulist0.79%
392 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.