United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1878

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1878 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 5, 1878. California's delegation remained unchanged, at three Republicans and one Democrat.

Overview

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1878election.pdf]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Horace Davis (incumbent)
votes =20,074
percentage =48.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =Clitus Barbour
votes =18,449
percentage =44.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Charles R. Summer
votes =2,940
percentage =7.1Election box total no change
votes =41,463
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Horace F. Page (incumbent)
votes =19,386
percentage =51.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Thomas J. Clunie
votes =12,847
percentage =34.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =H. P. Williams
votes =5,139
percentage =13.8Election box total no change
votes =37,372
percentage =100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 3

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Campbell P. Berry
votes =20,019
percentage =50.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Joseph McKenna
votes =19,800
percentage =49.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Workingmen Party
candidate =George T. Elliott
votes =93
percentage =0.2Election box total no change
votes =39,912
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Romualdo Pacheco
votes =15,391
percentage =40.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Wallace A. Leach
votes =12,109
percentage =31.8
change = Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party
candidate =James J. Ayres
votes =10,527
percentage =27.7Election box total no change
votes =38,027
percentage =100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

See also

*46th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1878

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1878-11-05 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]