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1908 Illinois U.S. House District 25 Election

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Who won the 1908 Illinois U.S. House District 25 Election?

Napoleon Thistlewood won the 1908 Illinois U.S. House District 25 Election. Napoleon Thistlewood received 24,319 popular votes (51.63%). The main challenger was I R Spilman (43.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Thistlewood and Spilman

Thistlewood +8.0 pts · won by 3,782 votes
Napoleon ThistlewoodRepublicanWINNER51.63%
24,319 votes
I R SpilmanDemocratic43.6%
20,537 votes
P E Michaelsprohibition2.68%
1,262 votes
Daniel Boonesocialist2.1%
987 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.