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1930 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1930 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election?

Adolph Sabath won the 1930 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election. Adolph Sabath received 21,460 popular votes (66.15%). The main challenger was Frank Kara V (33.34%).

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Sabath +32.8 pts · won by 10,644 votes
Adolph SabathDemocraticWINNER66.15%
21,460 votes
Frank Kara VRepublican33.34%
10,816 votes
Leon Hanockunknown0.41%
132 votes
James Elovichunknown0.08%
25 votes
Michael A Benedettounknown0.03%
10 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.