United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1868

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1868 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 3, 1868. California's delegation remained at two Democrats and one Republican.

Overview

Results

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Samuel Beach Axtell (incumbent)
votes =23,632
percentage =54.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Frank M. Pixley
votes =20,081
percentage =45.9Election box total no change
votes =43,713
percentage =100.0
change = Election 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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Aaron Augustus Sargent
votes =18,264
percentage =54.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =James W. Coffroth
votes =15,124
percentage =45.3Election box total no change
votes =33,388
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 =James A. Johnson (incumbent)
votes =15,792
percentage =50.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Chancellor Hartson
votes =15,528
percentage =49.6Election box total no change
votes =31,320
percentage =100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

See also

*41st United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1868

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1868-11-03 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]