United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1886

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

Results

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Thomas Larkin Thompson
votes =16,499
percentage =50.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Charles A. Garter
votes =15,526
percentage =47.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate =L. W. Simmons
votes =849
percentage =2.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =Philip Cowen
votes =80
percentage =0.2Election box total no change
votes =32,954
percentage =100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 2

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Marion Biggs
votes =17,667
percentage =50.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =J. C. Campbell
votes =16,594
percentage =47.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate =W. O. Clark
votes =1,076
percentage =3.0Election box total no change
votes =35,337
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 =Joseph McKenna (incumbent)
votes =15,801
percentage =53.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Henry C. McPike
votes =13,277
percentage =44.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate =W. W. Smith
votes =707
percentage =2.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =W. J. Cuthbertson
votes =32
percentage =0.1Election box total no change
votes =29,817
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 =11,413
percentage =48.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Frank McCoppin
votes =9,854
percentage =42.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =Charles A. Sumner
votes =2,104
percentage =9.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate =Robert Thompson
votes =84
percentage =0.4Election box total no change
votes =23,455
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Charles N. Felton (incumbent)
votes =16,328
percentage =48.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Frank J. Sullivan
votes =16,209
percentage =48.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =Albert E. Redstone
votes =470
percentage =1.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate =C. Henderson
votes =460
percentage =1.4Election box total no change
votes =33,467
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =William Vandever
votes =18,259
percentage =47.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Joseph D. Lynch
votes =18,204
percentage =47.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate =W. A. Harris
votes =2,159
percentage =5.6Election box total no change
votes =38,622
percentage =100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

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

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1886-11-02 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]