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1896 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 1896 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election?

Benjamin Marsh won the 1896 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election. Benjamin Marsh received 24,605 popular votes (49.69%). The main challenger was W H Neece (49.06%).

See the full head-to-head between Marsh and Neece

Marsh +0.6 pts · won by 309 votes
Benjamin MarshRepublicanWINNER49.69%
24,605 votes
W H NeeceDemocratic49.06%
24,296 votes
E Lawrence Groshprohibition1.25%
618 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.