United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1872

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1872 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, 1872. California gained one seat as a result of the 1870 Census, which the Republicans won. The Democrats, however, gained a Republican-held district. (Note: The Democratic candidates here actually ran under the label "Liberal Republican".)

Overview

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1872election.pdf]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Charles Clayton
votes =11,938
percentage =52.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =William Adam Piper
votes =10,883
percentage =47.7Election box total no change
votes =22,821
percentage =100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box new seat win
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 2

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Horace Francis Page
votes =13,803
percentage =51.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Pasz Coggins
votes =12,816
percentage =48.1Election box total no change
votes =26,619
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
votes =14,032
percentage =51.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =John M. Coghlan (incumbent)
votes =13,105
percentage =48.3Election box total no change
votes =27,137
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 4

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Sherman Otis Houghton (inc.)
votes =10,391
percentage =53.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Edward J. Kewen
votes =9,012
percentage =46.5Election box total no change
votes =19,403
percentage =100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

See also

*43rd United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1872

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1872-11-05 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]