1896 United States House of Representatives elections in California
1896 House elections in California
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All 7 California seats to the United States House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1896 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 3, 1896. Republicans lost one seat to the Democrats and two to the Populists.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1896 | |||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Republican | 128,941 | 46.4% | 3 | -3 | |
| Democratic | 86,449 | 31.1% | 2 | +1 | |
| Populist | 53,662 | 19.3% | 2 | +2 | |
| Prohibition | 4,251 | 1.5% | 0 | 0 | |
| Socialist Labor | 2,654 | 1.0% | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 2,139 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 278,096 | 100.0% | 7 | — | |
Delegation Composition
| Pre-election | Seats | |
| Republican-Held | 6 | |
| Democratic-Held | 1 | |
| Post-election | Seats | |
| Republican-Held | 3 | |
| Democratic-Held | 2 | |
| Populist-Held | 2 | |
Results
District 1
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John All Barham (incumbent) | 17,826 | 49.7 | |
| Democratic | Fletcher A. Cutler | 16,328 | 45.5 | |
| Populist | George W. Montieth | 1,497 | 4.2 | |
| Prohibition | B. F. Taylor | 249 | 0.7 | |
| Total votes | 35,900 | 100.0 | ||
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| Republican hold | ||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Marion De Vries | 24,434 | 55.5 | |||
| Republican | Grove L. Johnson (incumbent) | 18,613 | 42.3 | |||
| Prohibition | F. E. Coulter | 974 | 2.2 | |||
| Total votes | 44,021 | 100.0 | ||||
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| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Samuel G. Hilborn (incumbent) | 19,778 | 54.0 | |
| Democratic | Warren B. English | 16,119 | 44.0 | |
| Socialist Labor | John H. Eustice | 387 | 1.1 | |
| Prohibition | W. Shafer | 327 | 0.9 | |
| Total votes | 36,611 | 100.0 | ||
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| Republican hold | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James G. Maguire (incumbent) | 19,074 | 61.0 | |
| Republican | Thomas B. O'Brien | 10,940 | 35.0 | |
| Socialist Labor | E. T. Kingsley | 968 | 3.0 | |
| Prohibition | Joseph Rowell | 299 | 1.0 | |
| Total votes | 31,281 | 100.0 | ||
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| Democratic hold | ||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Eugene F. Loud (incumbent) | 19,351 | 48.6 | |
| Democratic | Joseph P. Kelly | 10,494 | 26.3 | |
| Populist | A. B. Kinne | 8,825 | 22.2 | |
| Socialist Labor | Henry Daniels | 757 | 1.9 | |
| Prohibition | T. H. Lawson | 404 | 1.0 | |
| Total votes | 39,831 | 100.0 | ||
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| Republican hold | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Populist | Charles A. Barlow | 24,157 | 48.9 | |||
| Republican | James McLachlan (incumbent) | 23,494 | 47.6 | |||
| Prohibition | Henry Clay Needham | 1,196 | 2.4 | |||
| Socialist Labor | Job Harriman | 542 | 1.1 | |||
| Total votes | 49,389 | 100.0 | ||||
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| Populist gain from Republican | ||||||
District 7
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Populist | Curtis H. Castle | 19,183 | 46.7 | |||
| Republican | William W. Bowers (incumbent) | 18,939 | 46.1 | |||
| Independent | William H. "Billy" Carlson | 2,139 | 5.2 | |||
| Prohibition | James W. Webb | 802 | 2.0 | |||
| Total votes | 41,063 | 100.0 | ||||
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| Populist gain from Republican | ||||||
See also
- 55th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1896
References
- California Elections Page
- Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives
External links
- California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
