1886 United States House of Representatives elections in California
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1886 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 2, 1886. Democrats gained one district.
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All 6 California seats to the United States House of Representatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Election results by district. |
Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1886 | |||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | ||
Republican | 93,921 | 48.5% | 4 | ||
Democratic | 91,710 | 47.4% | 2 | ||
Prohibition | 5,335 | 2.7% | 0 | ||
Independent | 2,686 | 1.4% | 0 | ||
Totals | 193,652 | 100.0% | 6 |
Delegation Composition
Pre-election | Seats | |
Republican-Held | 5 | |
Democratic-Held | 1 | |
Post-election | Seats | |
Republican-Held | 4 | |
Democratic-Held | 2 | |
Results
District 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Thomas Larkin Thompson | 16,499 | 50.1 | |
Republican | Charles A. Garter | 15,526 | 47.1 | |
Prohibition | L. W. Simmons | 849 | 2.6 | |
Independent | Philip Cowen | 80 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 32,954 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Marion Biggs | 17,667 | 50.0 | |||
Republican | J. C. Campbell | 16,594 | 47.0 | |||
Prohibition | W. O. Clark | 1,076 | 3.0 | |||
Total votes | 35,337 | 100.0 | ||||
Turnout | ||||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joseph McKenna (incumbent) | 15,801 | 53.0 | |
Democratic | Henry C. McPike | 13,277 | 44.5 | |
Prohibition | W. W. Smith | 707 | 2.4 | |
Independent | W. J. Cuthbertson | 32 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 29,817 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
District 4
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William W. Morrow (incumbent) | 11,413 | 48.6 | |
Democratic | Frank McCoppin | 9,854 | 42.0 | |
Independent | Charles A. Sumner | 2,104 | 9.0 | |
Prohibition | Robert Thompson | 84 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | 23,455 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
District 5
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles N. Felton (incumbent) | 16,328 | 48.8 | |
Democratic | Frank J. Sullivan | 16,209 | 48.4 | |
Independent | Albert E. Redstone | 470 | 1.4 | |
Prohibition | C. Henderson | 460 | 1.4 | |
Total votes | 33,467 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
District 6
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William Vandever | 18,259 | 47.3 | |
Democratic | Joseph D. Lynch | 18,204 | 47.1 | |
Prohibition | W. A. Harris | 2,159 | 5.6 | |
Total votes | 38,622 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
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See also
- 50th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1886
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