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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%).

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

Rathbone +0.1 pts · won by 1,878 votes
Henry RathboneRepublicanWINNER30.51%
987,968 votes
Richard YatesRepublicanWINNER30.45%
986,090 votes
L N WiseDemocratic19.51%
631,708 votes
Charles A KarchDemocratic19.05%
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 Land0.01%
431 votes
Michl ConnorCommonwealth Land0.01%
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 September 25, 2026.