1884 United States House of Representatives elections in California

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1884 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 4, 1884. Republicans won both newly created districts and three of the four existing districts.

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1884

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All 6 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Last election06
Seats won51
Seat changeIncrease5Decrease5
Popular vote97,33495,192
Percentage49.8%48.7%

Election results by district.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1884
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican97,33449.8%5+5
Democratic95,19248.7%1-5
Prohibition2,2691.2%00
Populist6330.3%00
Totals195,428100.0%6

Delegation composition

Pre-electionSeats
 Democratic-Held6
Post-electionSeats
 Republican-Held5
 Democratic-Held1

Results

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1884
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBarclay Henley 16,461 49.7
RepublicanThomas L. Carothers16,31649.3
ProhibitionC. C. Bateman3211.0
Total votes33,098 100.0
Turnout 
Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1884
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJames A. Louttit 18,327 49.4
DemocraticCharles A. Sumner (incumbent)18,20849.1
ProhibitionJoshua B. Webster5581.5
Total votes37,093 100.0
Turnout 
Republican gain from Democratic

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1884
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJoseph McKenna 17,435 55.8
DemocraticJohn R. Glascock (incumbent)13,19742.3
ProhibitionJoshua B. Wills3221.0
PopulistA. B. Burns2730.9
Total votes31,227 100.0
Turnout 
Republican win (new seat)

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1884
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanWilliam W. Morrow 15,083 58.8
DemocraticR. P. Hastings10,42240.6
PopulistH. S. Fitch1230.5
ProhibitionGeorge Herman Babcock150.1
Total votes25,643 100.0
Turnout 
Republican gain from Democratic

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1884
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanCharles N. Felton 17,014 51.7
DemocraticFrank J. Sullivan15,67647.6
ProhibitionWilliam Crowhurst2320.7
Total votes32,922 100.0
Turnout 
Republican gain from Democratic

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1884
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanHenry Markham 17,397 49.1
DemocraticR. A. Del Valle16,99047.9
ProhibitionWill D. Gould8212.3
PopulistIsaac Kinley2370.7
Total votes35,445 100.0
Turnout 
Republican win (new seat)

See also

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