United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1896

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1896

1894 ← November 3, 1896 (1896-11-03) → 1898

All 7 California seats to the United States House of Representatives   Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Republican Democratic Populist Last election 6 1 0 Seats won 3 2 2 Seat change 3 1 2 Popular vote 128,941 86,449 53,662 Percentage 46.4% 31.1% 19.3%

Election results by district.

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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1896 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 3, 1896. Republicans lost one seat to the Democrats and two to the Populists.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1896
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	128,941	46.4%	3	-3
	Democratic	86,449	31.1%	2	+1
	Populist	53,662	19.3%	2	+2
	Prohibition	4,251	1.5%	0	0
	Socialist Labor	2,654	1.0%	0	0
	Independent	2,139	0.8%	0	0
Totals		278,096	100.0%	7	—

Delegation Composition

Pre-election		Seats
	Republican-Held	6
	Democratic-Held	1

Post-election		Seats
	Republican-Held	3
	Democratic-Held	2
	Populist-Held	2

Results

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	John All Barham (incumbent)	17,826	49.7%
	Democratic	Fletcher A. Cutler	16,328	45.5%
	Populist	George W. Montieth	1,497	4.2%
	Prohibition	B. F. Taylor	249	0.7%
Totals			35,900	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Marion De Vries	24,434	55.5%
	Republican	Grove L. Johnson (incumbent)	18,613	42.3%
	Prohibition	F. E. Coulter	974	2.2%
Totals			44,021	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Samuel G. Hilborn (incumbent)	19,778	54.0%
	Democratic	Warren B. English	16,119	44.0%
	Socialist Labor	John H. Eustice	387	1.1%
	Prohibition	W. Shafer	327	0.9%
Totals			36,611	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	James G. Maguire (incumbent)	19,074	61.0%
	Republican	Thomas B. O'Brien	10,940	35.0%
	Socialist Labor	E. T. Kingsley	968	3.0%
	Prohibition	Joseph Rowell	299	1.0%
Totals			31,281	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Eugene F. Loud (incumbent)	19,351	48.6%
	Democratic	Joseph P. Kelly	10,494	26.3%
	Populist	A. B. Kinne	8,825	22.2%
	Socialist Labor	Henry Daniels	757	1.9%
	Prohibition	T. H. Lawson	404	1.0%
Totals			39,831	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Populist	Charles A. Barlow	24,157	48.9%
	Republican	James McLachlan (incumbent)	23,494	47.6%
	Prohibition	Henry Clay Needham	1,196	2.4%
	Socialist Labor	Job Harriman	542	1.1%
Totals			49,389	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Populist gain from Republican

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Populist	Curtis H. Castle	19,183	46.7%
	Republican	William W. Bowers (incumbent)	18,939	46.1%
	Independent	William H. "Billy" Carlson	2,139	5.2%
	Prohibition	James W. Webb	802	2.0%
Totals			41,063	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Populist gain from Republican

See also

• 55th United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1896

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