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1818 United States House of Representatives election in Illinois

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Illinois elected its new member sometime in 1818, after gaining statehood.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Illinois at-large None (District created) Illinois was admitted December 3, 1818.
New member elected in 1818.
Democratic-Republican gain.
New member seated December 4, 1818 to finish the term ending March 3, 1819.[1]
The next year, the new member lost re-election.
John McLean (Democratic-Republican) 50.2%
Daniel P. Cook (Democratic-Republican) 49.8%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Fifteenth Congress March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved November 2, 2018 – via History.house.gov.