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1912 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election

Illinois · 12 candidates · See every 1912 U.S. House race

Who won the 1912 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election?

Lawrence Stringer won the 1912 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election. Lawrence Stringer received 415,386 popular votes (18.43%). The main challenger was William Williams (17.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Stringer and Williams

Stringer +0.6 pts · won by 13,889 votes
Lawrence StringerDemocraticWINNER18.43%
415,386 votes
William WilliamsDemocraticWINNER17.82%
401,497 votes
William E MasonRepublican13.92%
313,608 votes
Lawrence P Boyleprogressive13.81%
311,311 votes
B M Maxeyprogressive13.49%
304,072 votes
Burnett M ChiperfieldRepublican13.31%
299,940 votes
Walter F Hugginssocialist3.74%
84,352 votes
D L Thomassocialist3.73%
84,027 votes
Walter H Harrisprohibition0.7%
15,721 votes
James H Shawprohibition0.69%
15,590 votes
Jas S Martinsocialist labor0.18%
4,118 votes
Joseph Fenyvessocialist labor0.18%
4,012 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.