1879 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1879
All 4 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
	Election results by district.

Last updated November 02, 2025

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.

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1879
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Horace Davis (incumbent)	20,074	48.4
	Workingman's	Clitus Barbour	18,449	44.5
	Democratic	Charles A. Sumner	2,940	7.1
Total votes			41,463	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1879
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Horace F. Page (incumbent)	19,386	51.9
	Democratic	Thomas J. Clunie	12,847	34.4
	Workingman's	H. P. Williams	5,139	13.8
Total votes			37,372	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1879
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Campbell P. Berry	20,019	50.2
	Republican	Joseph McKenna	19,800	49.6
	Workingman's	George T. Elliott	93	0.2
Total votes			39,912	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1879
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Romualdo Pacheco	15,391	40.5
	Democratic	R. Wallace Leach ^[1]	12,109	31.8
	Workingman's	James J. Ayers	10,527	27.7
Total votes			38,027	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

References

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

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

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