1882 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1882
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  1880 November 7, 1882 (1882-11-07) 1884  

All 6 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election22
Seats won60
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4Decrease2.svg2
Popular vote262,366219,054
Percentage53.3%44.5%

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Election results by district.

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1882 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 7, 1882. California gained two seats as a result of the 1880 census, which were at-large districts for this election, becoming the new 3rd and 6th districts in 1884. Democrats won both at-large seats. Of California's existing districts, Democrats won both Republican-held districts.

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1882
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Democratic 262,36653.3%6+4
Republican 219,05444.5%0-2
Prohibition 8,4231.7%00
Greenback 3,1300.6%00
Totals492,618100.0%6+2

Delegation composition

Pre-electionSeats
 Democratic-Held2
 Republican-Held2
Post-electionSeats
 Democratic-Held6

Results

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1882
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William Rosecrans (incumbent) 22,733 59.5
Republican Paul Neumann 14,84738.8
Prohibition James M. Shafter5801.5
Greenback H. S. Fitch670.2
Total votes38,227 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1882
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Budd 20,229 50.5
Republican Horace F. Page (incumbent)19,24648.1
Prohibition J. L. Coles4781.2
Greenback F. Woodward780.2
Total votes40,031 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1882
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Barclay Henley 21,807 51.3
Republican John J. De Haven 19,47345.8
Prohibition H. S. Graves8622.0
Greenback W. Howe4010.9
Total votes42,543 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1882
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pleasant B. Tully 23,105 54.4
Republican George Lemuel Woods 18,38743.3
Prohibition M. V. Wright6501.5
Greenback Isaac Kinley3550.8
Total votes42,497 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

Districts at-large

California's At-Large congressional districts election, 1882
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John R. Glascock 87,259 26.5
Democratic Charles A. Sumner 87,233 26.5
Republican W. W. Morrow73,64722.4
Republican Henry Edgerton73,45422.3
Prohibition A. B. Hotchkiss2,7760.8
Prohibition J. Yarnell2,7220.8
Greenback Warren Chase1,1390.3
Greenback S. Maybell1,0900.3
Total votes329,320 100.0
Turnout  

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