1886 United States House of Representatives elections in California

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1886

November 2, 1886 (1886-11-02)
All 6 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 5 1 Seats won 4 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 93,921 91,710 Percentage 48.5% 47.4%
Election results by district.

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.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1886
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats
	Republican	93,921	48.5%	4
	Democratic	91,710	47.4%	2
	Prohibition	5,335	2.7%	0
	Independent	2,686	1.4%	0
Totals		193,652	100.0%	6

Delegation Composition

Pre-election		Seats
	Republican-Held	5
	Democratic-Held	1

Post-election		Seats
	Republican-Held	4
	Democratic-Held	2

Results

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1886

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Larkin Thompson	16,499	50.1
	Republican	Charles A. Garter	15,526	47.1
	Prohibition	L. W. Simmons	849	2.6
	Independent	Philip Cowen	80	0.2
Total votes			32,954	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1886

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marion Biggs	17,667	50.0
	Republican	J. C. Campbell	16,594	47.0
	Prohibition	W. O. Clark	1,076	3.0
Total votes			35,337	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1886

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph McKenna (incumbent)	15,801	53.0
	Democratic	Henry C. McPike	13,277	44.5
	Prohibition	W. W. Smith	707	2.4
	Independent	W. J. Cuthbertson	32	0.1
Total votes			29,817	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1886

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William W. Morrow (incumbent)	11,413	48.6
	Democratic	Frank McCoppin	9,854	42.0
	Independent	Charles A. Sumner	2,104	9.0
	Prohibition	Robert Thompson	84	0.4
Total votes			23,455	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1886

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles N. Felton (incumbent)	16,328	48.8
	Democratic	Frank J. Sullivan	16,209	48.4
	Independent	Albert E. Redstone	470	1.4
	Prohibition	C. Henderson	460	1.4
Total votes			33,467	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1886

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Vandever	18,259	47.3
	Democratic	Joseph D. Lynch	18,204	47.1
	Prohibition	W. A. Harris	2,159	5.6
Total votes			38,622	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

See also

• 50th United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1886

References

• California Elections Page
• Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives

External links

• California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
• RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions