United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1876

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1876 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, 1876. Republicans gained two districts.

Overview

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1876election.pdf]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Horace Davis
votes =22,134
percentage =53.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =William Adam Piper (incumbent)
votes =19,363
percentage =46.7Election box total no change
votes =41,497
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Horace F. Page (incumbent)
votes =20,815
percentage =56.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =G. J. Carpenter
votes =15,916
percentage =43.3Election box total no change
votes =36,731
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 =John K. Luttrell (incumbent)
votes =19,846
percentage =51.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Joseph McKenna
votes =18,990
percentage =48.9Election box total no change
votes =38,836
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 =19,104
percentage =50.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Peter D. Wigginton (incumbent)
votes =19,103
percentage =50.0Election box total no change
votes =38,207
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)

See also

*45th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1876

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1876-11-07 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]