1886 United States House of Representatives elections in California

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1886 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, 1886. Democrats gained one district.

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1886

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All 6 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Last election51
Seats won42
Seat changeDecrease1Increase1
Popular vote93,92191,710
Percentage48.5%47.4%

Election results by district.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1886
PartyVotesPercentageSeats
Republican93,92148.5%4
Democratic91,71047.4%2
Prohibition5,3352.7%0
Independent2,6861.4%0
Totals193,652100.0%6

Delegation Composition

Pre-electionSeats
 Republican-Held5
 Democratic-Held1
Post-electionSeats
 Republican-Held4
 Democratic-Held2

Results

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1886
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticThomas Larkin Thompson 16,499 50.1
RepublicanCharles A. Garter15,52647.1
ProhibitionL. W. Simmons8492.6
IndependentPhilip Cowen800.2
Total votes32,954 100.0
Turnout 
Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1886
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMarion Biggs 17,667 50.0
RepublicanJ. C. Campbell16,59447.0
ProhibitionW. O. Clark1,0763.0
Total votes35,337 100.0
Turnout 
Democratic gain from Republican

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1886
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJoseph McKenna (incumbent) 15,801 53.0
DemocraticHenry C. McPike13,27744.5
ProhibitionW. W. Smith7072.4
IndependentW. J. Cuthbertson320.1
Total votes29,817 100.0
Turnout 
Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1886
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanWilliam W. Morrow (incumbent) 11,413 48.6
DemocraticFrank McCoppin9,85442.0
IndependentCharles A. Sumner2,1049.0
ProhibitionRobert Thompson840.4
Total votes23,455 100.0
Turnout 
Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1886
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanCharles N. Felton (incumbent) 16,328 48.8
DemocraticFrank J. Sullivan16,20948.4
IndependentAlbert E. Redstone4701.4
ProhibitionC. Henderson4601.4
Total votes33,467 100.0
Turnout 
Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1886
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanWilliam Vandever 18,259 47.3
DemocraticJoseph D. Lynch18,20447.1
ProhibitionW. A. Harris2,1595.6
Total votes38,622 100.0
Turnout 
Republican hold

See also

References