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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1884 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 4, 1884. Republicans won both newly created districts and three of the four existing districts.
Overview[edit]
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1884 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Republican | 97,334 | 49.8% | 5 | +5 | |
| Democratic | 95,192 | 48.7% | 1 | -5 | |
| Prohibition | 2,269 | 1.2% | 0 | 0 | |
| Populist | 633 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 195,428 | 100.0% | 6 | — | |
Delegation composition[edit]
| Pre-election | Seats | |
| Democratic-Held | 6 | |
| Post-election | Seats | |
| Republican-Held | 5 | |
| Democratic-Held | 1 | |
Results[edit]
District 1[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Barclay Henley | 16,461 | 49.7 | |
| Republican | Thomas L. Carothers | 16,316 | 49.3 | |
| Prohibition | C. C. Bateman | 321 | 1.0 | |
| Total votes | 33,098 | 100.0 | ||
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| Democratic hold | ||||
District 2[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James A. Louttit | 18,327 | 49.4 | |||
| Democratic | Charles A. Sumner (incumbent) | 18,208 | 49.1 | |||
| Prohibition | Joshua B. Webster | 558 | 1.5 | |||
| Total votes | 37,093 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 3[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph McKenna | 17,435 | 55.8 | ||
| Democratic | John R. Glascock (incumbent) | 13,197 | 42.3 | ||
| Prohibition | Joshua B. Wills | 322 | 1.0 | ||
| Populist | A. B. Burns | 273 | 0.9 | ||
| Total votes | 31,227 | 100.0 | |||
| Turnout | {{{votes}}} | ||||
| Republican win (new seat) | |||||
District 4[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William W. Morrow | 15,083 | 58.8 | |||
| Democratic | R. P. Hastings | 10,422 | 40.6 | |||
| Populist | H. S. Fitch | 123 | 0.5 | |||
| Prohibition | George Herman Babcock | 15 | 0.1 | |||
| Total votes | 25,643 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 5[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles N. Felton | 17,014 | 51.7 | |||
| Democratic | Frank J. Sullivan | 15,676 | 47.6 | |||
| Prohibition | William Crowhurst | 232 | 0.7 | |||
| Total votes | 32,922 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 6[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henry Markham | 17,397 | 49.1 | ||
| Democratic | R. A. Del Valle | 16,990 | 47.9 | ||
| Prohibition | Will D. Gould | 821 | 2.3 | ||
| Populist | Isaac Kinley | 237 | 0.7 | ||
| Total votes | 35,445 | 100.0 | |||
| Turnout | {{{votes}}} | ||||
| Republican win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit]
- 49th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1884