The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1872 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 5, 1872. California gained one seat as a result of the 1870 census, which the Republicans won. The Democrats, however, gained a Republican-held district. (Note: The Democratic candidates here ran under the label "Liberal Republican".)
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All 4 California seats to the United States House of Representatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Election results by district. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1872 | |||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Republican | 49,237 | 51.3% | 3 | 0 | |
| Democratic | 46,743 | 48.7% | 1 | +1 | |
| Totals | 95,980 | 100.0% | 4 | +1 | |
Delegation Composition
| Pre-election | Seats | |
| Republican-Held | 3 | |
| Post-election | Seats | |
| Republican-Held | 3 | |
| Democratic-Held | 1 | |
Results
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [1]
District 1
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Charles Clayton | 11,938 | 52.3 | ||
| Democratic | William Adam Piper | 10,883 | 47.7 | ||
| Total votes | 22,821 | 100.0 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican win (new seat) | |||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Horace Francis Page | 13,803 | 51.9 | |
| Democratic | Pasz Coggins | 12,816 | 48.1 | |
| Total votes | 26,619 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Democratic | John K. Luttrell | 14,032 | 51.7 | |||
| Republican | John M. Coghlan (incumbent) | 13,105 | 48.3 | |||
| Total votes | 27,137 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Sherman Otis Houghton (inc.) | 10,391 | 53.5 | |
| Democratic | Edward J. Kewen | 9,012 | 46.5 | |
| Total votes | 19,403 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
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