United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1874

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1874 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, 1874. Democrats gained two districts.

Overview

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1874election.pdf]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =William Adam Piper
votes =12,417
percentage =49.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Ira P. Rankin
votes =6,791
percentage =26.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =John F. Swift
votes =6,103
percentage =24.1Election box total no change
votes =25,311
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 =Horace F. Page (incumbent)
votes =13,624
percentage =43.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Hy Larkin
votes =12,154
percentage =38.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =Charles R. Tuttle
votes =5,589
percentage =17.8Election box total no change
votes =31,367
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 =John K. Luttrell (incumbent)
votes =18,468
percentage =55.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =C. B. Denio
votes =8,284
percentage =24.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =Charles F. Reed
votes =6,761
percentage =20.2Election box total no change
votes =33,513
percentage =100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 4

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Peter D. Wigginton
votes =15,649
percentage =48.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Sherman Otis Houghton (inc.)
votes =11,090
percentage =34.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =J. S. Thompson
votes =5,343
percentage =16.7Election box total no change
votes =32,082
percentage =100.0%Election 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

*44th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1874

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1874-11-04 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]