1880 United States House of Representatives elections in California
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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1880 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, 1880. Democrats gained one district.
Overview
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Republican | 79,796 | 48.8% | 2 | -1 | |
| Democratic | 79,184 | 48.4% | 2 | +1 | |
| Greenback | 4,298 | 2.5% | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 196 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | |
| Prohibition | 126 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 163,600 | 100.0% | 4 | — | |
Delegation Composition
[edit]| Pre-election | Seats | |
| Republican-Held | 3 | |
| Democratic-Held | 1 | |
| Post-election | Seats | |
| Democratic-Held | 2 | |
| Republican-Held | 2 | |
Results
[edit]Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [1]
District 1
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Democratic | William Rosecrans | 21,005 | 51.0 | |||
| Republican | Horace Davis (incumbent) | 19,496 | 47.3 | |||
| Greenback | Stephen Maybell | 683 | 1.7 | |||
| Total votes | 41,184 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 2
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Horace F. Page (incumbent) | 22,038 | 53.6 | |
| Democratic | John R. Glascock | 18,859 | 45.9 | |
| Greenback | Benjamin Todd | 180 | 0.4 | |
| Prohibition | B. K. Lowe | 41 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 41,118 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Campbell P. Berry (incumbent) | 21,743 | 51.1 | |
| Republican | George A. Knight | 20,494 | 48.2 | |
| Independent | W. A. Howe | 172 | 0.4 | |
| Prohibition | A. Musselman | 85 | 0.2 | |
| Independent | A. G. Clark | 26 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 42,520 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Romualdo Pacheco (incumbent) | 17,768 | 45.8 | |
| Democratic | R. Wallace Leach[1] | 17,577 | 45.3 | |
| Greenback | J. F. Godfrey | 3,435 | 8.9 | |
| Total votes | 38,780 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
[edit]- 47th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1880