1879 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1879
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  1876 September 3, 1879 (1879-09-03) 1880  

All 4 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election31
Seats won31
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote74,65147,915
Percentage47.6%30.6%

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Election results by district.

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1879 were elections for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred on September 3, 1879. California's delegation remained unchanged, at three Republicans and one Democrat.

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Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1879
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Horace Davis (incumbent) 20,074 48.4
Workingman's Clitus Barbour18,44944.5
Democratic Charles R. Summer2,9407.1
Total votes41,463 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1879
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Horace F. Page (incumbent) 19,386 51.9
Democratic Thomas J. Clunie 12,84734.4
Workingman's H. P. Williams5,13913.8
Total votes37,372 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1879
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Campbell P. Berry 20,019 50.2
Republican Joseph McKenna 19,80049.6
Workingman's George T. Elliott930.2
Total votes39,912 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1879
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Romualdo Pacheco 15,391 40.5
Democratic R. Wallace Leach [1] 12,10931.8
Workingman's James J. Ayers 10,52727.7
Total votes38,027 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

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References

  1. "Ventura Signal 2 October 1880 — California Digital Newspaper Collection".