United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1886
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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1886 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 2, 1886. Democrats gained one district.
Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1886 | |||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | ||
Republican | 93,921 | 48.5% | 4 | ||
Democratic | 91,710 | 47.4% | 2 | ||
Prohibition | 5,335 | 2.7% | 0 | ||
Independent | 2,686 | 1.4% | 0 | ||
Totals | 193,652 | 100.0% | 6 |
Delegation Composition
Pre-election | Seats | |
Republican-Held | 5 | |
Democratic-Held | 1 | |
Post-election | Seats | |
Republican-Held | 4 | |
Democratic-Held | 2 | |
Results
District 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Thomas Larkin Thompson | 16,499 | 50.1 | |
Republican | Charles A. Garter | 15,526 | 47.1 | |
Prohibition | L. W. Simmons | 849 | 2.6 | |
Independent | Philip Cowen | 80 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 32,954 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Marion Biggs | 17,667 | 50.0 | |||
Republican | J. C. Campbell | 16,594 | 47.0 | |||
Prohibition | W. O. Clark | 1,076 | 3.0 | |||
Total votes | 35,337 | 100.0 | ||||
Voter turnout | % | |||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joseph McKenna (incumbent) | 15,801 | 53.0 | |
Democratic | Henry C. McPike | 13,277 | 44.5 | |
Prohibition | W. W. Smith | 707 | 2.4 | |
Independent | W. J. Cuthbertson | 32 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 29,817 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 4
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William W. Morrow (incumbent) | 11,413 | 48.6 | |
Democratic | Frank McCoppin | 9,854 | 42.0 | |
Independent | Charles A. Sumner | 2,104 | 9.0 | |
Prohibition | Robert Thompson | 84 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | 23,455 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 5
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles N. Felton (incumbent) | 16,328 | 48.8 | |
Democratic | Frank J. Sullivan | 16,209 | 48.4 | |
Independent | Albert E. Redstone | 470 | 1.4 | |
Prohibition | C. Henderson | 460 | 1.4 | |
Total votes | 33,467 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 6
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William Vandever | 18,259 | 47.3 | |
Democratic | Joseph D. Lynch | 18,204 | 47.1 | |
Prohibition | W. A. Harris | 2,159 | 5.6 | |
Total votes | 38,622 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
See also
- 50th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1886
References
External links
- California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
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