1926 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election

Illinois · 12 candidates · See every 1926 U.S. House race

Who won the 1926 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election?

Henry Rathbone won the 1926 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election. Henry Rathbone received 987,968 popular votes (30.51%). The main challenger was Richard Yates (30.45%).

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Rathbone +0.1 pts · won by 1,878 votes

Henry Rathbone RepublicanWINNER30.51%

987,968 votes

Richard Yates RepublicanWINNER30.45%

986,090 votes

L N Wise Democratic19.51%

631,708 votes

Charles A Karch Democratic19.05%

616,713 votes

P J Carlsonprogressive0.17%

5,413 votes

Charles Pogorelessocialist0.08%

2,662 votes

George Koopsocialist0.08%

2,476 votes

James S Orourkesocialist labor0.06%

1,977 votes

A H Otto Benezesocialist labor0.05%

1,746 votes

William Preston Harrisonhigh life0.01%

451 votes

Andrew A Gourcommonwealth land party0.01%

431 votes

Michl Connorcommonwealth land party0.01%

428 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.