United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1896

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1896 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 3, 1896. Republicans lost one seat to the Democrats and two to the Populists.

Overview

Results

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party= Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John All Barham (incumbent)
votes= 17,826
percentage = 49.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party= Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Fletcher A. Cutler
votes= 16,328
percentage = 45.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party= Populist Party (United States)
candidate = George W. Montieth
votes= 1,497
percentage = 4.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party= Prohibition Party
candidate = B. F. Taylor
votes= 249
percentage = 0.7Election box total no change
votes= 35,900
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 2

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party= Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Marion De Vries
votes= 24,434
percentage = 55.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party= Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Grove L. Johnson (incumbent)
votes= 18,613
percentage = 42.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party= Prohibition Party
candidate = F. E. Coulter
votes= 974
percentage = 2.2Election box total no change
votes= 44,021
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

District 3

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party= Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Samuel G. Hilborn (incumbent)
votes= 19,778
percentage = 54.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party= Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Warren B. English
votes= 16,119
percentage = 44.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party= Socialist Labor Party of America
candidate = John H. Eustice
votes= 387
percentage = 1.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party= Prohibition Party
candidate = W. Shafer
votes= 327
percentage = 0.9Election box total no change
votes= 36,611
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner= Republican Party (United States)

District 4

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party= Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James G. Maguire (incumbent)
votes= 19,074
percentage = 61.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party= Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas B. O'Brien
votes= 10,940
percentage = 35.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party= Socialist Labor Party of America
candidate = E. T. Kingsley
votes= 968
percentage = 3.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party= Prohibition Party
candidate = Joseph Rowell
votes= 299
percentage = 1.0Election box total no change
votes= 31,281
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner= Democratic Party (United States)

District 5

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party= Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Eugene F. Loud (incumbent)
votes= 19,351
percentage = 48.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party= Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Joseph P. Kelly
votes= 10,494
percentage = 26.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party= Populist Party (United States)
candidate = A. B. Kinne
votes= 8,825
percentage = 22.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party= Socialist Labor Party of America
candidate = Henry Daniels
votes= 757
percentage = 1.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party= Prohibition Party
candidate = T. H. Lawson
votes= 404
percentage = 1.0Election box total no change
votes= 39,831
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 6

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party= Populist Party (United States)
candidate = Charles A. Barlow
votes= 24,157
percentage = 48.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party= Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James McLachlan (incumbent)
votes= 23,494
percentage = 47.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party= Prohibition Party
candidate = Henry Clay Needham
votes= 1,196
percentage = 2.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party= Socialist Labor Party of America
candidate = Job Harriman
votes= 542
percentage = 1.1Election box total no change
votes= 49,389
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Populist Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)
swing =

District 7

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party= Populist Party (United States)
candidate = Curtis H. Castle
votes= 19,183
percentage = 46.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party= Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William W. Bowers (incumbent)
votes= 18,939
percentage = 46.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party= Independent (politician)
candidate = William H. "Billy" Carlson
votes= 2,139
percentage = 5.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party= Prohibition Party
candidate = James W. Webb
votes= 802
percentage = 2.0Election box total no change
votes= 41,063
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner= Populist Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

ee also

*55th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1896

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1896-11-03 California Elections Page]
* [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives]

External links

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/page/8 California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)]
* [http://ca.rand.org/stats/politics/sov/elect.defs.html RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions]