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1912 Illinois U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1912 Illinois U.S. House District 17 Election?

Louis Fitzhenry won the 1912 Illinois U.S. House District 17 Election. Louis Fitzhenry received 14,966 popular votes (38.03%). The main challenger was John Sterling (34.49%).

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

Fitzhenry +3.5 pts · won by 1,394 votes
Louis FitzhenryDemocraticWINNER38.03%
14,966 votes
John SterlingRepublican34.49%
13,572 votes
George E Stumpprogressive23.55%
9,266 votes
E J Braissocialist2.13%
838 votes
Robert Meansprohibition1.8%
709 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.