Robert Hitt

★ U.S. Representative

Born: January 16, 1834
Died: September 20, 1906
Age at death: 72
Home state: Illinois
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1882–1904

Career timeline

1882Rep 1884Rep 1886Rep 1888Rep 1890Rep 1894Rep

1896Rep 1898Rep 1900Rep 1902Rep 1904Rep

11-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Hitt233,637

Opponents140,009

Elections run

Between 1882 and 1904, Robert Hitt ran in 11 U.S. House elections, winning all 11. Hitt's biggest single-election total was 32,949 votes, in the 1896 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 9. Hitt's closest win came in the 1890 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 6, decided by 511 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Illinois's District 13, every U.S. House race in Illinois's District 9, or every U.S. House race in Illinois's District 6.

How many votes has Robert Hitt received?

Robert Hitt has received 233,637 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0.

Election history

Robert Hitt’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1904	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	26,45467.65%	John Erwin Jas H Woertendyke Fred C Weisser
1902	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	19,22965.49%	Louis Dickes Samuel T Shirley
1900	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	32,61665.71%	Harvey M Brooks Joseph H Keagle
1898	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	22,16564.91%	William H Wagner John E Countryman
1896	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	32,94967.17%	Charles O Knudson James Lamont (head-to-head)
1894	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	24,17763.93%	Theodore S Thompson James Lamont (head-to-head) Shepherd H Zimmerman
1890	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	14,02850.93%	Andrew Ashton
1888	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	18,13957.22%	Rufus M Cook George Richardson
1886	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	13,10655.45%	James McNamara Spencer Rising
1884	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	18,04861.48%	E W Blaisdell Urban D Meacham J W Allaben Jos Blunt F W Fitch Joel T Buckley W H Holcomb Michl Connor James Carr James Lamont (head-to-head) J C Garview
1882	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	12,72657.09%	James S Ticknor George Curtis W H * B F Sheets Edward B Summer Brown Larmon G Johnson William C Sogater Duncan Stewart

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000649) and Wikidata (Q4942305). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.