United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1888

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1888 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 6, 1888. Republicans and Democrats each swapped a district.

Overview

Results

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =John J. De Haven
votes =19,345
percentage =49.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Thomas Larkin Thompson (inc.)
votes =19,019
percentage =49.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =W. D. Reynolds
votes =428
percentage =1.1Election box total no change
votes =38,792
percentage =100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

District 2

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Marion Biggs (incumbent)
votes =19,064
percentage =50.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =John A. Eagon
votes =17,541
percentage =46.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate =S. M. McLean
votes =913
percentage =2.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =J. F. McSwain
votes =138
percentage =0.4Election box total no change
votes =37,656
percentage =100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 3

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Joseph McKenna (incumbent)
votes =19,912
percentage =56.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Ben Morgan
votes =14,633
percentage =41.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate =W. W. Smith
votes =657
percentage =1.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =S. Solon Hall
votes =338
percentage =1.0Election box total no change
votes =35,540
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =William W. Morrow (incumbent)
votes =14,217
percentage =50.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Robert Ferral
votes =13,624
percentage =48.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate =Frank M. Pixley
votes =173
percentage =0.6Election box total no change
votes =28,014
percentage =100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 5

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Thomas J. Clunie
votes =20,276
percentage =49.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Timothy Guy Phelps
votes =20,225
percentage =49.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =Henry French
votes =613
percentage =1.5Election box total no change
votes =41,114
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 6

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =William Vandever (incumbent)
votes =35,406
percentage =52.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Reel B. Terry
votes =29,453
percentage =43.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate =J. G. Miller
votes =2,375
percentage =3.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Know-Nothing
candidate =Alfred Daggett
votes =150
percentage =0.2Election box total no change
votes =67,384
percentage =100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

See also

*51st United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1888

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1888-11-06 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]