United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1866

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1866 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, 1866. Democrats gained two districts.

Overview

Results

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Samuel Beach Axtell
votes =18,793
percentage =57.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Timothy Guy Phelps
votes =13,989
percentage =42.7Election box total no change
votes =32,782
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 2

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =William Higby (incumbent)
votes =16,053
percentage =52.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =James W. Coffroth
votes =14,786
percentage =48.0Election box total no change
votes =30,839
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
votes =14,767
percentage =50.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Chancellor Hartson
votes =14,394
percentage =49.4Election box total no change
votes =29,161
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)

See also

*40th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1866

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1866-11-05 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]