United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1894

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1894 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, 1894. Republicans picked up three Democratic-held districts and the lone Populist open seat.

Overview

Results

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John All Barham
votes = 15,101
percentage = 41.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas J. Geary (incumbent)
votes = 13,570
percentage = 37.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Populist Party (United States)
candidate = Roger F. Grigsby
votes = 7,246
percentage = 19.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = J. R. Gregory
votes = 790
percentage = 2.2Election box total no change
votes = 36,707
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 2

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Grove L. Johnson
votes = 19,302
percentage = 43.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Anthony Caminetti (incumbent)
votes = 15,732
percentage = 35.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Populist Party (United States)
candidate = Burdell Cornell
votes = 8,946
percentage = 20.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Elam Briggs
votes = 866
percentage = 1.9Election box total no change
votes = 44,846
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 = Samuel G. Hilborn
votes = 15,795
percentage = 45.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Warren B. English (incumbent)
votes = 13,103
percentage = 37.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Populist Party (United States)
candidate = W. A. Vann
votes = 5,162
percentage = 14.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = L. B. Scranton
votes = 637
percentage = 1.8Election box total no change
votes = 34,697
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 4

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James G. Maguire (incumbent)
votes = 14,748
percentage = 48.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas Bowles Shannon
votes = 9,785
percentage = 32.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Populist Party (United States)
candidate = B. K. Collier
votes = 5,627
percentage = 18.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Joseph Rowell
votes = 388
percentage = 1.3Election box total no change
votes = 30,548
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 = Eugene F. Loud (incumbent)
votes = 13,379
percentage = 36.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Joseph P. Kelly
votes = 8,384
percentage = 23.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Populist Party (United States)
candidate = James T. Rogers
votes = 7,820
percentage = 21.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = James Denman
votes = 6,811
percentage = 18.7Election box total no change
votes = 36,394
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 6

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James McLachlan
votes = 18,746
percentage = 44.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George S. Patton
votes = 11,693
percentage = 27.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Populist Party (United States)
candidate = W. C. Bowman
votes = 9,769
percentage = 23.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = J. E. McComas
votes = 2,120
percentage = 5.0Election box total no change
votes = 42,328
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 7

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William W. Bowers (incumbent)
votes = 18,434
percentage = 42.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = W. H. Alford
votes = 12,111
percentage = 28.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Populist Party (United States)
candidate = J. L. Gilbert
votes = 10,719
percentage = 25.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = W. H. Somers
votes = 1,669
percentage = 3.9Election box total no change
votes = 42,933
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Populist Party (United States)

See also

*54th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1894

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1894-11-06 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]