United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1884
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All 6 California seats to the United States House of Representatives |
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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1884 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 4, 1884. Republicans won both newly created districts and three of the four existing districts.
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Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1884 | |||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Republican | 97,334 | 49.8% | 5 | +5 | |
Democratic | 95,192 | 48.7% | 1 | -5 | |
Prohibition | 1,948 | 1.0% | 0 | 0 | |
Populist | 633 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 | |
Socialist | 321 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 195,428 | 100.0% | 6 | — |
Delegation Composition
Pre-election | Seats |
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Democratic-Held | 6 |
Post-election | Seats |
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Republican-Held | 5 | |
Democratic-Held | 1 |
Results
District 1
California's 1st congressional district election, 1884 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Barclay Henley | 16,461 | 49.7 | |
Republican | Thomas L. Carothers | 16,316 | 49.3 | |
Socialist | C. C. Bateman | 321 | 1.0 | |
Total votes | 33,098 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold |
District 2
California's 2nd congressional district election, 1884 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Republican | James A. Louttit | 18,327 | 49.4 | |||
Democratic | Charles A. Sumner (incumbent) | 18,208 | 49.1 | |||
Prohibition | Joshua B. Webster | 558 | 1.5 | |||
Total votes | 37,093 | 100.0 | ||||
Voter turnout | % | |||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 3
California's 3rd congressional district election, 1884 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Republican | Joseph McKenna | 17,435 | 55.8 | ||
Democratic | John R. Glascock (incumbent) | 13,197 | 42.3 | ||
Prohibition | Joshua B. Wills | 322 | 1.0 | ||
Populist | A. B. Burns | 273 | 0.9 | ||
Total votes | 31,227 | 100.0 | |||
Voter turnout | % | ||||
Republican win (new seat) |
District 4
California's 4th congressional district election, 1884 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Republican | William W. Morrow | 15,083 | 58.8 | |||
Democratic | R. P. Hastings | 10,422 | 40.6 | |||
Populist | H. S. Fitch | 123 | 0.5 | |||
Prohibition | George Herman Babcock | 15 | 0.1 | |||
Total votes | 25,643 | 100.0 | ||||
Voter turnout | % | |||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 5
California's 5th congressional district election, 1884 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Republican | Charles N. Felton | 17,014 | 51.7 | |||
Democratic | Frank J. Sullivan | 15,676 | 47.6 | |||
Prohibition | William Crowhurst | 232 | 0.7 | |||
Total votes | 32,922 | 100.0 | ||||
Voter turnout | % | |||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 6
California's 6th congressional district election, 1884 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Republican | Henry Markham | 17,397 | 49.1 | ||
Democratic | R. A. Del Valle | 16,990 | 47.9 | ||
Prohibition | Will D. Gould | 821 | 2.3 | ||
Populist | Isaac Kinley | 237 | 0.7 | ||
Total votes | 35,445 | 100.0 | |||
Voter turnout | % | ||||
Republican win (new seat) |
See also
- 49th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1884