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1918 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 1918 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election?

Richard Yates won the 1918 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election. Richard Yates received 501,974 popular votes (28.25%). The main challenger was William Mason (26.98%).

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

Yates +1.3 pts · won by 22,441 votes
Richard YatesRepublicanWINNER28.25%
501,974 votes
William MasonRepublicanWINNER26.98%
479,533 votes
Martin WilliamsDemocratic20.34%
361,505 votes
M ClearyDemocratic20.04%
356,168 votes
Harvey M BrooksSOCIALIST1.9%
33,835 votes
Frank WattsSOCIALIST1.8%
32,065 votes
Edward E BlakePROHIBITION0.18%
3,189 votes
Charles CorsonPROHIBITION0.18%
3,110 votes
William HartnessSOCIALIST LABOR0.17%
2,956 votes
Joseph HamrleSOCIALIST LABOR0.16%
2,790 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.