United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1870

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1870 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 8, 1870. Republicans gained both Democratic districts.

Overview

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1870election.pdf]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Sherman Otis Houghton
votes =25,971
percentage =51.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Lawrence Archer
votes =24,374
percentage =48.4Election box total no change
votes =50,345
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 =Aaron Augustus Sargent (inc.)
votes =18,065
percentage =54.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =James W. Coffroth
votes =15,382
percentage =46.0Election box total no change
votes =33,447
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =John M. Coghlan
votes =18,503
percentage =51.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =George Pearce
votes =17,309
percentage =48.3Election box total no change
votes =35,812
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

*42nd United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1870

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1870-11-08 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]