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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1882 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 7, 1882. California gained two seats as a result of the 1880 census, which were at-large districts for this election, becoming the new 3rd and 6th districts in 1884. Democrats won both at-large seats. Of California's existing districts, Democrats won both Republican-held districts.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1882 | |||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Democratic | 262,366 | 53.3% | 6 | +4 | |
| Republican | 219,054 | 44.5% | 0 | -2 | |
| Prohibition | 8,423 | 1.7% | 0 | 0 | |
| Greenback | 3,130 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 492,618 | 100.0% | 6 | +2 | |
Delegation composition
| Pre-election | Seats | |
| Democratic-Held | 2 | |
| Republican-Held | 2 | |
| Post-election | Seats | |
| Democratic-Held | 6 | |
Results
District 1
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William Rosecrans (incumbent) | 22,733 | 59.5 | |
| Republican | Paul Neumann | 14,847 | 38.8 | |
| Prohibition | James M. Shafter | 580 | 1.5 | |
| Greenback | H. S. Fitch | 67 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 38,227 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James Budd | 20,229 | 50.5 | |||
| Republican | Horace F. Page (incumbent) | 19,246 | 48.1 | |||
| Prohibition | J. L. Coles | 478 | 1.2 | |||
| Greenback | F. Woodward | 78 | 0.2 | |||
| Total votes | 40,031 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Barclay Henley | 21,807 | 51.3 | |
| Republican | John J. De Haven | 19,473 | 45.8 | |
| Prohibition | H. S. Graves | 862 | 2.0 | |
| Greenback | W. Howe | 401 | 0.9 | |
| Total votes | 42,543 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Pleasant B. Tully | 23,105 | 54.4 | |||
| Republican | George Lemuel Woods | 18,387 | 43.3 | |||
| Prohibition | M. V. Wright | 650 | 1.5 | |||
| Greenback | Isaac Kinley | 355 | 0.8 | |||
| Total votes | 42,497 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Districts at-large
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John R. Glascock | 87,259 | 26.5 | |
| Democratic | Charles A. Sumner | 87,233 | 26.5 | |
| Republican | W. W. Morrow | 73,647 | 22.4 | |
| Republican | Henry Edgerton | 73,454 | 22.3 | |
| Prohibition | A. B. Hotchkiss | 2,776 | 0.8 | |
| Prohibition | J. Yarnell | 2,722 | 0.8 | |
| Greenback | Warren Chase | 1,139 | 0.3 | |
| Greenback | S. Maybell | 1,090 | 0.3 | |
| Total votes | 329,320 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
See also
- 48th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1882
References
Sources
- Dubin, Michael J. (1998). United States Congressional elections, 1788-1997 : the official results of the elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1998.
External links
- California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
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