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1920 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election

Illinois · 13 candidates · See every 1920 U.S. House race

Who won the 1920 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election?

Richard Yates won the 1920 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election. Richard Yates received 1,369,673 popular votes (33.11%). The main challenger was William Mason (32.77%).

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

Yates +0.3 pts · won by 14,281 votes
Richard YatesRepublicanWINNER33.11%
1,369,673 votes
William MasonRepublicanWINNER32.77%
1,355,392 votes
William K MurphyDemocratic14.02%
579,799 votes
C S SchneiderDemocratic13.68%
565,792 votes
F H Hallsocialist1.61%
66,385 votes
John Hubertsocialist1.58%
65,150 votes
Gifford ErnestDemocratic1.2%
49,432 votes
Robert WeberDemocratic1.19%
49,191 votes
Margaret Wintringerprohibition0.46%
19,123 votes
Harvey G Jonesprohibition0.22%
9,136 votes
Henry Schillingsocialist labor0.08%
3,429 votes
Frank K Kuchenbeckersocialist labor0.07%
2,985 votes
Henry NeilIndependent0.02%
627 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.