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1930 Illinois U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1930 Illinois U.S. House District 1 Election?

Oscar Depriest won the 1930 Illinois U.S. House District 1 Election. Oscar Depriest received 23,719 popular votes (58.37%). The main challenger was A C Baker (41.21%).

See the full head-to-head between Depriest and Baker

Depriest +17.2 pts · won by 6,972 votes
Oscar DepriestRepublicanWINNER58.37%
23,719 votes
A C BakerDemocratic41.21%
16,747 votes
T W Chaversunknown0.16%
64 votes
David H Hartsunknown0.16%
63 votes
Edward Turnerunknown0.11%
44 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.