1892 United States House of Representatives elections in California
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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1892 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 8, 1892. California gained one seat as a result of the 1890 census, which was won by the Populist Party. Democrats also picked up an open Republican seat.
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Election results by district. |
Overview edit
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1892 | |||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Republican | 105,040 | 43.7% | 3 | -1 | |
Democratic | 92,787 | 38.6% | 3 | +1 | |
Populist | 35,763 | 14.9% | 1 | +1 | |
Prohibition | 6,694 | 2.8% | 0 | 0 | |
Independent | 122 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 240,406 | 100.0% | 7 | +1 |
Delegation Composition edit
Pre-election | Seats | |
Republican-Held | 4 | |
Democratic-Held | 2 |
Post-election | Seats | |
Democratic-Held | 3 | |
Republican-Held | 3 | |
Populist-Held | 1 |
Results edit
District 1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Thomas J. Geary (incumbent) | 19,308 | 56.8 | |
Republican | Edward W. Davis | 13,123 | 38.6 | |
Populist | C. C. Swafford | 1,546 | 4.6 | |
Total votes | 33,977 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Anthony Caminetti (incumbent) | 20,741 | 53.3 | |
Democratic | John F. Davis | 16,781 | 43.1 | |
Prohibition | Chauncey H. Dunn | 1,307 | 3.4 | |
Independent | J. H. White | 122 | 0.3 | |
Total votes | 38,951 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Samuel G. Hilborn | 13,163 | 43.2 | |
Democratic | Warren B. English | 13,138 | 43.1 | |
Populist | J. L. Lyon | 3,495 | 11.5 | |
Prohibition | L. B. Scranton | 671 | 2.2 | |
Total votes | 30,467 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | James G. Maguire | 14,997 | 49.2 | |||
Republican | Charles O. Alexander | 13,226 | 43.4 | |||
Populist | Edgar P. Burman | 1,980 | 6.5 | |||
Prohibition | Henry Collins | 296 | 1.0 | |||
Total votes | 30,499 | 100.0 | ||||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 5 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Eugene F. Loud (incumbent) | 14,660 | 46.4 | |
Democratic | J. W. Ryland | 13,694 | 43.3 | |
Populist | Jonas J. Morrison | 2,484 | 7.9 | |
Prohibition | William Kelly | 771 | 2.4 | |
Total votes | 31,609 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 6 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Populist | Marion Cannon | 20,680 | 56.3 | ||
Republican | Hervey Lindley | 14,271 | 38.8 | ||
Prohibition | O. R. Dougherty | 1,805 | 4.9 | ||
Total votes | 36,756 | 100.0 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Populist win (new seat) |
District 7 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William W. Bowers (incumbent) | 15,856 | 41.6 | |
Democratic | Olin Welborn | 14,869 | 39.0 | |
Populist | Hiram Hamilton | 5,578 | 14.6 | |
Prohibition | M. B. Harris | 1,844 | 4.8 | |
Total votes | 38,147 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |