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1928 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election

Illinois · 10 candidates · See every 1928 U.S. House race

Who won the 1928 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election?

Ruth McCormick won the 1928 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election. Ruth McCormick received 1,711,651 popular votes (30.03%). The main challenger was Richard Yates (29.37%).

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

McCormick +0.7 pts · won by 37,689 votes
Ruth McCormickRepublicanWINNER30.03%
1,711,651 votes
Richard YatesRepublicanWINNER29.37%
1,673,962 votes
BrownDemocratic20.55%
1,171,520 votes
James M JoplinDemocratic19.49%
1,111,253 votes
M E KirkpatrickSocialist0.21%
11,958 votes
John E MahoneySocialist0.2%
11,538 votes
Elizabeth G DotyWorkers Party Of America0.05%
2,887 votes
Frank GushesWorkers Party Of America0.05%
2,802 votes
James S OrourkeSocialist Labor0.02%
1,384 votes
Joel T BuckleySocialist Labor0.02%
1,340 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.