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1930 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 1930 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election?

William Dieterich won the 1930 Illinois U.S. House At-large Election. William Dieterich received 1,062,606 popular votes (26.95%). The main challenger was Richard Yates (25.14%).

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

Dieterich +1.8 pts · won by 71,523 votes
William DieterichDemocraticWINNER26.95%
1,062,606 votes
Richard YatesRepublicanWINNER25.14%
991,083 votes
Walter NesbitDemocratic24.74%
975,422 votes
Perry H Smith Jr.Republican22.58%
890,327 votes
Emil Z Levitinsocialist0.24%
9,526 votes
Morris A Goldsocialist0.23%
9,207 votes
William S Feinbergamerican national0.03%
1,337 votes
John W McLainamerican national0.03%
1,228 votes
Brownliberty0.02%
884 votes
Charles A Reinhartliberty0.02%
824 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.