1880 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1880
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  1879 November 2, 1880 (1880-11-02) 1882  

All 4 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election31
Seats won22
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote79,79679,184
Percentage48.8%48.4%

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Election results by district.

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.

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1880
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 79,79648.8%2-1
Democratic 79,18448.4%2+1
Greenback 4,2982.5%00
Independent 1960.1%00
Prohibition 1260.1%00
Totals163,600100.0%4

Delegation Composition

Pre-electionSeats
 Republican-Held3
 Democratic-Held1
Post-electionSeats
 Democratic-Held2
 Republican-Held2

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1880
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William Rosecrans 21,005 51.0
Republican Horace Davis (incumbent)19,49647.3
Greenback Stephen Maybell 6831.7
Total votes41,184 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1880
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Horace F. Page (incumbent) 22,038 53.6
Democratic John R. Glascock 18,85945.9
Greenback Benjamin Todd1800.4
Prohibition B. K. Lowe410.1
Total votes41,118 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1880
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Campbell P. Berry (incumbent) 21,743 51.1
Republican George A. Knight20,49448.2
Independent W. A. Howe1720.4
Prohibition A. Musselman850.2
Independent A. G. Clark260.1
Total votes42,520 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1880
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Romualdo Pacheco (incumbent) 17,768 45.8
Democratic R. Wallace Leach [1] 17,57745.3
Greenback John F. Godfrey 3,4358.9
Total votes38,780 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

See also

References

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