Editing Carter Harrison III (section)

===U.S. House elections===
;[[1872 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|1872]]
{{Election box begin no change| title='''1872 U.S. House election in Illinois's 2nd congressional district'''<ref name="Glorious1"/><ref name="secondcongressionalitspoliticalstatus"/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = [[Jasper D. Ward]]
|votes = 12182
|percentage = 57.86 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Carter Harrison
|votes = 8873
|percentage =42.14 }}
{{Election box total no change
|votes      = 21055
  |percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

;[[1874 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|1874]]
{{Election box begin no change| title='''1874 U.S. House election in Illinois's 2nd congressional district'''<ref name="secondcongressionalitspoliticalstatus">{{cite web |title=Second Congressional. It's Political Status |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/349573740 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |publisher=Chicago Tribune |access-date=4 February 2025 |language=en |date=August 5, 1876}}</ref><ref name="CountingTheVote">{{cite web |title=Counting the Vote |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/35058558 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |publisher=The Daily Inter-Ocean |access-date=4 February 2025 |language=en |date=November 11, 1874}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Carter Harrison
|votes = 9189
|percentage =50.02 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = [[Jasper D. Ward]] (incumbent)
|votes = 9181
|percentage =49.98 }}
{{Election box total no change
|votes      = 18370
  |percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

;[[1876 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|1876]]
{{Election box begin no change| title='''1876 U.S. House election in Illinois's 2nd congressional district'''<ref name="1876result">{{cite web |title=Illinois |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/32559855 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |publisher=The Daily Inter-Ocean |access-date=4 February 2025 |language=en |date=November 29, 1876}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Carter Harrison (incumbent)
|votes = 14732
|percentage =50.89 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = [[George R. Davis (Illinois politician)|George R. Davis]]
|votes = 14099
|percentage =48.73 }}
{{Election box candidate no change
|party =
|candidate = S. F. Norton
|votes = 118
|percentage = 0.41 }}
{{Election box total no change
|votes      = 28949
  |percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

;[[1878 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|1878]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" 
! colspan="8" | '''1878 Democratic nominating convention for Illinois's 2nd congressional district<br>(simple-majority needed for nomination)<ref name="MilesKehoeGetsIt">{{cite web |title=Local Politics Miles Kehoe Gets It |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/370448023 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |publisher=The Chicago Tribune |access-date=4 February 2025 |language=en |date=September 26, 1878}}</ref>'''
|-
!Candidate||Informal ballot||Formal ballot||Unanimous vote
|-
! [[Miles Kehoe]]
|style="background:#5cb3ff"|'''45'''
|style="background:#5cb3ff"|'''44'''
|style="background:#5cb3ff"|'''78'''
|-
! Carter Harrison III (incumbent)
| 33
| 34
| 0
|-
! Total !! 78 !! 78 !! 78
|}