United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1882

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1882 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 7, 1882. California gained two seats as a result of the 1880 Census, which were at-large districts for this election, becoming the new 3rd and 6th districts in 1884. Democrats won both at-large seats. Of California's existing districts, Democrats won both Republican-held districts.

Overview

Results

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = William Rosecrans (incumbent)
votes =22,733
percentage =59.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Paul Neumann
votes =14,847
percentage =38.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate =James M. Shafter
votes =580
percentage =1.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Greenback Party
candidate =H. S. Fitch
votes =67
percentage =0.2Election box total no change
votes =38,227
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 =James Budd
votes =20,229
percentage =50.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Horace F. Page (incumbent)
votes =19,246
percentage =48.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate =J. L. Coles
votes =478
percentage =1.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Greenback Party
candidate =F. Woodward
votes =78
percentage =0.2Election box total no change
votes =40,031
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Barclay Henley
votes =21,807
percentage =51.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =John J. De Haven
votes =19,473
percentage =45.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate =H. S. Graves
votes =862
percentage =2.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Greenback Party
candidate =W. Howe
votes =401
percentage =0.9Election box total no change
votes =42,543
percentage =100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 4

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Pleasant B. Tully
votes =23,105
percentage =54.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =George Lemuel Woods
votes =18,387
percentage =43.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Populist Party (United States)
candidate =M. V. Wright
votes =650
percentage =1.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate =Isaac Kinley
votes =355
percentage =0.8Election box total no change
votes =42,497
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)

Districts At-large

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =John R. Glascock
votes = 87,259
percentage = 26.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Charles A. Sumner
votes = 87,233
percentage = 26.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =W. W. Morrow
votes = 73,647
percentage = 22.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Henry Edgerton
votes = 73,454
percentage = 22.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate =J. B. Hotchkiss
votes = 2,776
percentage = 0.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate =J. Yarnell
votes = 2,722
percentage = 0.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Greenback Party
candidate =Warren Chase
votes = 1,139
percentage = 0.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Greenback Party
candidate =S. Maybell
votes = 1,090
percentage = 0.3Election box total no change
votes = 329,320
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =

See also

*48th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1882

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1882-11-07 California Elections Page]
* [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives]

ources

*Dubin, Michael J. (1998). "United States Congressional elections, 1788-1997 : the official results of the elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses". Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1998.

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]