1894 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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1894 United States House of Representatives elections in California
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  1892 November 6, 1894 (1894-11-06) 1896  

All 7 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
 
Party Republican Democratic Populist
Last election331
Seats before241
Seats won610
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4Decrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote106,97292,91155,289
Percentage39.8%34.6%20.6%

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Election results by district.

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1894 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 6, 1894. Republicans picked up three Democratic-held districts and the lone Populist open seat.

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1894
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 106,97239.8%6+3
Democratic 92,91134.6%1-2
Populist 55,28920.6%0-1
Prohibition 13,2814.9%00
Totals268,453100.0%7

Delegation Composition

Pre-electionSeats
 Democratic-Held4
 Republican-Held2
 Populist-Held1
Post-electionSeats
 Republican-Held6
 Democratic-Held1

Results

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1894
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John All Barham 15,101 41.1
Democratic Thomas J. Geary (incumbent)13,57037.0
Populist Roger F. Grigsby7,24619.7
Prohibition J. R. Gregory7902.2
Total votes36,707 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1894
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Grove L. Johnson 19,302 43.0
Democratic Anthony Caminetti (incumbent)15,73235.1
Populist Burdell Cornell8,94620.0
Prohibition Elam Briggs8661.9
Total votes44,846 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1894
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Samuel G. Hilborn 15,795 45.5
Democratic Warren B. English (incumbent)13,10337.8
Populist W. A. Vann5,16214.9
Prohibition L. B. Scranton6371.8
Total votes34,697 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1894
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James G. Maguire (incumbent) 14,748 48.3
Republican Thomas Bowles Shannon 9,78532.0
Populist B. K. Collier5,62718.4
Prohibition Joseph Rowell3881.3
Total votes30,548 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1894
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Eugene F. Loud (incumbent) 13,379 36.8
Democratic Joseph P. Kelly8,38423.0
Populist James T. Rogers7,82021.5
Prohibition James Denman6,81118.7
Total votes36,394 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1894
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James McLachlan 18,746 44.3
Democratic George S. Patton 11,69327.6
Populist W. C. Bowman9,76923.1
Prohibition J. E. McComas2,1205.0
Total votes42,328 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Populist

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1894
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William W. Bowers (incumbent) 18,434 42.9
Democratic W. H. Alford12,11128.2
Populist J. L. Gilbert10,71925.0
Prohibition W. H. Somers1,6693.9
Total votes42,933 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

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