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1916 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election

Illinois · 9 candidates · See every 1916 U.S. House race

Who won the 1916 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election?

Joseph McCormick won the 1916 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election. Joseph McCormick received 707,958 popular votes (27.21%). The main challenger was William Mason (26.42%).

See the full head-to-head between McCormick and Mason

McCormick +0.8 pts · won by 20,760 votes
Joseph McCormickRepublicanWINNER27.21%
707,958 votes
William MasonRepublicanWINNER26.42%
687,198 votes
William WilliamsDemocratic21.01%
556,040 votes
Joseph O KostureDemocratic20.71%
538,756 votes
J Louis Engdahlsocialist1.92%
49,842 votes
Walter F Hugginssocialist1.88%
48,842 votes
W H *prohibition0.36%
9,366 votes
Frank Hoskingsocialist labor0.07%
1,790 votes
John Kowatzrksocialist labor0.07%
1,739 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.