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1906 Illinois U.S. House District 21 Election

Illinois · 4 candidates · See every 1906 U.S. House race

Who won the 1906 Illinois U.S. House District 21 Election?

Ben Caldwell won the 1906 Illinois U.S. House District 21 Election. Ben Caldwell received 22,429 popular votes (53.53%). The main challenger was Zeno Rives (41.52%).

See the full head-to-head between Caldwell and Rives

Caldwell +12.0 pts · won by 5,033 votes
Ben CaldwellDemocraticWINNER53.53%
22,429 votes
Zeno RivesRepublican41.52%
17,396 votes
Samuel K Wheatlakeprohibition3.21%
1,346 votes
John Poppinghaussocialist1.73%
726 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.