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1926 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1926 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election?

Adolph Sabath won the 1926 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election. Adolph Sabath received 18,027 popular votes (58.75%). The main challenger was Matt J Vogel (41.21%).

See the full head-to-head between Sabath and Vogel

Sabath +17.5 pts · won by 5,384 votes
Adolph SabathDemocraticWINNER58.75%
18,027 votes
Matt J VogelRepublican41.21%
12,643 votes
Arthur H Grosskopfprogressive0.04%
13 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.