1896 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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1896 United States House of Representatives elections in California
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  1894 November 3, 1896 (1896-11-03) 1898  

All 7 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
 
Party Republican Democratic Populist
Last election610
Seats won322
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Increase2.svg1Increase2.svg2
Popular vote128,94186,44953,662
Percentage46.4%31.1%19.3%

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Election results by district.

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1896 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 3, 1896. Republicans lost one seat to the Democrats and two to the Populists.

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1896
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 128,94146.4%3-3
Democratic 86,44931.1%2+1
Populist 53,66219.3%2+2
Prohibition 4,2511.5%00
Socialist Labor 2,6541.0%00
Independent 2,1390.8%00
Totals278,096100.0%7

Delegation Composition

Pre-electionSeats
 Republican-Held6
 Democratic-Held1
Post-electionSeats
 Republican-Held3
 Democratic-Held2
 Populist-Held2

Results

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1896
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John All Barham (incumbent) 17,826 49.7
Democratic Fletcher A. Cutler16,32845.5
Populist George W. Montieth1,4974.2
Prohibition B. F. Taylor2490.7
Total votes35,900 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1896
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marion De Vries 24,434 55.5
Republican Grove L. Johnson (incumbent)18,61342.3
Prohibition F. E. Coulter9742.2
Total votes44,021 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1896
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Samuel G. Hilborn (incumbent) 19,778 54.0
Democratic Warren B. English 16,11944.0
Socialist Labor John H. Eustice3871.1
Prohibition W. Shafer3270.9
Total votes36,611 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1896
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James G. Maguire (incumbent) 19,074 61.0
Republican Thomas B. O'Brien10,94035.0
Socialist Labor E. T. Kingsley9683.0
Prohibition Joseph Rowell2991.0
Total votes31,281 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1896
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Eugene F. Loud (incumbent) 19,351 48.6
Democratic Joseph P. Kelly10,49426.3
Populist A. B. Kinne8,82522.2
Socialist Labor Henry Daniels7571.9
Prohibition T. H. Lawson4041.0
Total votes39,831 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1896
PartyCandidateVotes%
Populist Charles A. Barlow 24,157 48.9
Republican James McLachlan (incumbent)23,49447.6
Prohibition Henry Clay Needham1,1962.4
Socialist Labor Job Harriman5421.1
Total votes49,389 100.0
Turnout  
Populist gain from Republican

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1896
PartyCandidateVotes%
Populist Curtis H. Castle 19,183 46.7
Republican William W. Bowers (incumbent)18,93946.1
Independent William H. "Billy" Carlson 2,1395.2
Prohibition James W. Webb8022.0
Total votes41,063 100.0
Turnout  
Populist gain from Republican

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