United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1880

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1880 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 2, 1880. Democrats gained one district.

Overview

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1880election.pdf]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =William Rosecrans
votes =21,005
percentage =51.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Horace Davis (incumbent)
votes =19,496
percentage =47.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Greenback Party
candidate =Stephen Maybell
votes =683
percentage =1.7Election box total no change
votes =41,184
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 =22,038
percentage =53.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =John R. Glasscock
votes =18,859
percentage =45.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate =Benjamin Todd
votes =180
percentage =0.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate =B. K. Lowe
votes =41
percentage =0.1Election box total no change
votes =41,118
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 =Campbell P. Berry (incumbent)
votes =21,743
percentage =51.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =George A. Knight
votes =20,494
percentage =48.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =W. A. Howe
votes =172
percentage =0.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate =A. Musselman
votes =85
percentage =0.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =A. G. Clark
votes =26
percentage =0.1Election box total no change
votes =42,520
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate =Romualdo Pacheco (incumbent)
votes =17,768
percentage =45.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =Wallace A. Leach
votes =17,577
percentage =45.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Greenback Party
candidate =J. F. Godfrey
votes =3,435
percentage =8.9Election box total no change
votes =38,780
percentage =100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

See also

*47th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1880

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1880-11-02 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]