1880 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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.

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1880

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All 4 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Last election31
Seats won22
Seat changeDecrease1Increase1
Popular vote79,79679,184
Percentage48.8%48.4%

Election results by district.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1880
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican79,79648.8%2-1
Democratic79,18448.4%2+1
Greenback4,2982.5%00
Independent1960.1%00
Prohibition1260.1%00
Totals163,600100.0%4

Delegation Composition

Pre-electionSeats
 Republican-Held3
 Democratic-Held1
Post-electionSeats
 Democratic-Held2
 Republican-Held2

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [1]

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1880
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticWilliam Rosecrans 21,005 51.0
RepublicanHorace Davis (incumbent)19,49647.3
GreenbackStephen Maybell6831.7
Total votes41,184 100.0
Turnout 
Democratic gain from Republican

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1880
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanHorace F. Page (incumbent) 22,038 53.6
DemocraticJohn R. Glasscock18,85945.9
GreenbackBenjamin Todd1800.4
ProhibitionB. K. Lowe410.1
Total votes41,118 100.0
Turnout 
Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1880
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticCampbell P. Berry (incumbent) 21,743 51.1
RepublicanGeorge A. Knight20,49448.2
IndependentW. A. Howe1720.4
ProhibitionA. Musselman850.2
IndependentA. G. Clark260.1
Total votes42,520 100.0
Turnout 
Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1880
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRomualdo Pacheco (incumbent) 17,768 45.8
DemocraticR. Wallace Leach[1]17,57745.3
GreenbackJ. F. Godfrey3,4358.9
Total votes38,780 100.0
Turnout 
Republican hold

See also

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