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1912 Illinois U.S. House District 19 Election

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Who won the 1912 Illinois U.S. House District 19 Election?

Charles Borchers won the 1912 Illinois U.S. House District 19 Election. Charles Borchers received 22,166 popular votes (40.16%). The main challenger was William McKinley (37.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Borchers and McKinley

Borchers +2.8 pts · won by 1,523 votes
Charles BorchersDemocraticWINNER40.16%
22,166 votes
William McKinleyRepublican37.4%
20,643 votes
John H Chadwickprogressive19.49%
10,755 votes
C E Peeblessocialist1.51%
834 votes
Thomas C Eilerprohibition1.43%
791 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.