United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1884

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

Results

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Barclay Henley
votes =16,461
percentage =49.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Thomas L. Carothers
votes =16,316
percentage =49.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate =C. C. Bateman
votes =321
percentage =1.0Election box total no change
votes =33,098
percentage =100.0Election 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 =James A. Louttit
votes =18,327
percentage =49.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Charles A. Sumner (incumbent)
votes =18,208
percentage =49.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate =Joshua B. Webster
votes =558
percentage =1.5Election box total no change
votes =37,093
percentage =100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

District 3

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Joseph McKenna
votes =17,435
percentage =55.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =John R. Glascock (incumbent)
votes =13,197
percentage =42.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate =Joshua B. Wills
votes =322
percentage =1.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Populist Party (United States)
candidate =A. B. Burns
votes =273
percentage =0.9Election box total no change
votes =31,227
percentage =100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box new seat win
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 4

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =William W. Morrow
votes =15,083
percentage =58.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =R. P. Hastings
votes =10,422
percentage =40.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Populist Party (United States)
candidate =H. S. Fitch
votes =123
percentage =0.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate =George Herman Babcock
votes =15
percentage =0.1Election box total no change
votes =25,643
percentage =100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

District 5

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Charles N. Felton
votes =17,014
percentage =51.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Frank J. Sullivan
votes =15,676
percentage =47.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate =William Crowhurst
votes =232
percentage =0.7Election box total no change
votes =32,922
percentage =100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

District 6

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Henry Markham
votes =17,397
percentage =49.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =R. A. Del Valle
votes =16,990
percentage =47.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate =Will D. Gould
votes =821
percentage =2.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Populist Party (United States)
candidate =Isaac Kinley
votes =237
percentage =0.7Election box total no change
votes =35,445
percentage =100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box new seat win
winner = Republican Party (United States)

See also

*49th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1884

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1884-11-04 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]