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1908 Illinois U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1908 Illinois U.S. House District 6 Election?

William Lorimer won the 1908 Illinois U.S. House District 6 Election. William Lorimer received 32,540 popular votes (61.1%). The main challenger was H J Wood (32.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Lorimer and Wood

Lorimer +29.0 pts · won by 15,447 votes
William LorimerRepublicanWINNER61.1%
32,540 votes
H J WoodDemocratic32.1%
17,093 votes
James A Jarvissocialist3.08%
1,640 votes
Jno B Clarkprohibition2.36%
1,255 votes
Willis D CaseyIndependent1.36%
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.