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1898 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1898 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election?

Robert Hitt won the 1898 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election. Robert Hitt received 22,165 popular votes (64.91%). The main challenger was William H Wagner (32.27%).

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

Hitt +32.6 pts · won by 11,145 votes
Robert HittRepublicanWINNER64.91%
22,165 votes
William H WagnerDemocratic32.27%
11,020 votes
John E Countrymanpeople's2.82%
963 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.