1888_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California
1888 United States House of Representatives elections in California
1888 House elections in California
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1888 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 6, 1888. Republicans and Democrats each swapped a district.
Quick Facts All 6 California seats to the United States House of Representatives, Majority party ...
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More information United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1888, Party ...
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | ||
Republican | 126,646 | 51.0% | 4 | ||
Democratic | 116,069 | 46.7% | 2 | ||
Prohibition | 3,945 | 1.6% | 0 | ||
Independent | 1,517 | 0.6% | 0 | ||
Socialist | 173 | 0.1% | 0 | ||
Know-Nothing | 150 | 0.1% | 0 | ||
Totals | 248,500 | 100.0% | 6 |
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District 1
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | John J. De Haven | 19,345 | 49.9 | |||
Democratic | Thomas Larkin Thompson (inc.) | 19,019 | 49.0 | |||
Independent | W. D. Reynolds | 428 | 1.1 | |||
Total votes | 38,792 | 100.0 | ||||
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District 2
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Marion Biggs (incumbent) | 19,064 | 50.6 | |
Republican | John A. Eagon | 17,541 | 46.6 | |
Prohibition | S. M. McLean | 913 | 2.4 | |
Independent | J. F. McSwain | 138 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | 37,656 | 100.0 | ||
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District 3
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joseph McKenna (incumbent) | 19,912 | 56.0 | |
Democratic | Ben Morgan | 14,633 | 41.2 | |
Prohibition | W. W. Smith | 657 | 1.9 | |
Independent | S. Solon Hall | 338 | 1.0 | |
Total votes | 35,540 | 100.0 | ||
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District 4
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William W. Morrow (incumbent) | 14,217 | 50.8 | |
Democratic | Robert Ferral | 13,624 | 48.6 | |
Socialist | Frank M. Pixley | 173 | 0.6 | |
Total votes | 28,014 | 100.0 | ||
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District 5
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Thomas J. Clunie | 20,276 | 49.3 | |||
Republican | Timothy Guy Phelps | 20,225 | 49.2 | |||
Independent | Henry French | 613 | 1.5 | |||
Total votes | 41,114 | 100.0 | ||||
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District 6
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William Vandever (incumbent) | 35,406 | 52.5 | |
Democratic | Reel B. Terry | 29,453 | 43.7 | |
Prohibition | J. G. Miller | 2,375 | 3.5 | |
Know Nothing | Alfred Daggett | 150 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 67,384 | 100.0 | ||
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Republican hold | ||||
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