1890 United States House of Representatives elections in California
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All 6 California seats to the United States House of Representatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1890 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, 1890. Republicans picked up one Democratic-held district.
Overview
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Republican | 128,061 | 51.1% | 4 | +1 | |
| Democratic | 114,869 | 45.8% | 2 | -1 | |
| Prohibition | 5,625 | 2.2% | 0 | 0 | |
| Socialist | 2,066 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 250,621 | 100.0% | 6 | — | |
Delegation Composition
[edit]| Pre-election | Seats | |
| Democratic-Held | 3 | |
| Republican-Held | 3 | |
| Post-election | Seats | |
| Republican-Held | 4 | |
| Democratic-Held | 2 | |
Results
[edit]District 1
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Thomas J. Geary | 19,334 | 49.3 | |
| Republican | John All Barham | 19,153 | 48.8 | |
| Prohibition | L. B. Scranton | 759 | 1.9 | |
| Total votes | 39,246 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Anthony Caminetti | 18,644 | 49.0 | |
| Republican | George G. Blanchard | 18,485 | 48.6 | |
| Prohibition | J. S. Witherell | 912 | 2.4 | |
| Total votes | 38,041 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 3
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Joseph McKenna (incumbent) | 20,834 | 55.4 | |
| Democratic | John P. Irish | 15,997 | 42.5 | |
| Prohibition | O. O. Felkner | 774 | 2.1 | |
| Total votes | 37,605 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 4
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | John T. Cutting | 13,196 | 49.2 | |
| Democratic | Robert Ferral | 12,091 | 45.1 | |
| Socialist | Thomas V. Cator | 1,492 | 5.6 | |
| Prohibition | Joseph Rowell | 50 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 26,829 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 5
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Republican | Eugene F. Loud | 22,871 | 52.8 | |||
| Democratic | Thomas J. Clunie (incumbent) | 19,899 | 45.9 | |||
| Socialist | E. F. Howe | 574 | 1.3 | |||
| Total votes | 43,344 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 6
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | William W. Bowers | 33,522 | 51.1 | |
| Democratic | W. J. Curtis | 28,904 | 44.1 | |
| Prohibition | O. R. Dougherty | 3,130 | 4.8 | |
| Total votes | 65,556 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
[edit]- 52nd United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1890