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1910 Illinois U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1910 Illinois U.S. House District 17 Election?

John Sterling won the 1910 Illinois U.S. House District 17 Election. John Sterling received 16,601 popular votes (52%). The main challenger was Louis Fitzhenry (44.53%).

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

Sterling +7.5 pts · won by 2,386 votes
John SterlingRepublicanWINNER52%
16,601 votes
Louis FitzhenryDemocratic44.53%
14,215 votes
Robert Meansprohibition2.56%
817 votes
J F Sanderssocialist0.91%
292 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.