1864 United States House of Representatives elections in California

1864 United States House of Representatives elections in California

November 8, 1864
All 3 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 3 0 Seats won 3 0 Seat change Popular vote 62,039 43,045 Percentage 59.0% 41.0%
Results:      Republican hold

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1864 were elections 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 8, 1864. California's all-Republican delegation was unchanged. This was the first election in which California was divided into districts. Formerly, all three seats were elected at-large.

Results

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1864

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald C. McRuer	20,370	58.9
	Democratic	Joseph B. Crockett	14,191	41.1
Total votes			34,561	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1864

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Higby (incumbent)	23,414	61.6
	Democratic	James W. Coffroth	14,581	38.4
Total votes			37,995	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1864

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Bidwell	18,255	56.1
	Democratic	Jack Temple	14,273	43.9
Total votes			32,528	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

See also

• 39th United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1864

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