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1908 Illinois U.S. House District 17 Election

Illinois · 4 candidates · See every 1908 U.S. House race

Who won the 1908 Illinois U.S. House District 17 Election?

John Sterling won the 1908 Illinois U.S. House District 17 Election. John Sterling received 22,014 popular votes (53.23%). The main challenger was C S Schneider (40.47%).

See the full head-to-head between Sterling and Schneider

Sterling +12.8 pts · won by 5,277 votes
John SterlingRepublicanWINNER53.23%
22,014 votes
C S SchneiderDemocratic40.47%
16,737 votes
William P Allinprohibition5.39%
2,228 votes
J A Landerssocialist0.91%
375 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.