The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1886 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, 1886. Democrats gained one district.
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All 6 California seats to the United States House of Representatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election results by district. |
Overview edit
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1886 | |||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | ||
Republican | 93,921 | 48.5% | 4 | ||
Democratic | 91,710 | 47.4% | 2 | ||
Prohibition | 5,335 | 2.7% | 0 | ||
Independent | 2,686 | 1.4% | 0 | ||
Totals | 193,652 | 100.0% | 6 |
Delegation Composition edit
Pre-election | Seats | |
Republican-Held | 5 | |
Democratic-Held | 1 |
Post-election | Seats | |
Republican-Held | 4 | |
Democratic-Held | 2 |
Results edit
District 1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Thomas Larkin Thompson | 16,499 | 50.1 | |
Republican | Charles A. Garter | 15,526 | 47.1 | |
Prohibition | L. W. Simmons | 849 | 2.6 | |
Independent | Philip Cowen | 80 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 32,954 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Marion Biggs | 17,667 | 50.0 | |||
Republican | J. C. Campbell | 16,594 | 47.0 | |||
Prohibition | W. O. Clark | 1,076 | 3.0 | |||
Total votes | 35,337 | 100.0 | ||||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joseph McKenna (incumbent) | 15,801 | 53.0 | |
Democratic | Henry C. McPike | 13,277 | 44.5 | |
Prohibition | W. W. Smith | 707 | 2.4 | |
Independent | W. J. Cuthbertson | 32 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 29,817 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William W. Morrow (incumbent) | 11,413 | 48.6 | |
Democratic | Frank McCoppin | 9,854 | 42.0 | |
Independent | Charles A. Sumner | 2,104 | 9.0 | |
Prohibition | Robert Thompson | 84 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | 23,455 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 5 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles N. Felton (incumbent) | 16,328 | 48.8 | |
Democratic | Frank J. Sullivan | 16,209 | 48.4 | |
Independent | Albert E. Redstone | 470 | 1.4 | |
Prohibition | C. Henderson | 460 | 1.4 | |
Total votes | 33,467 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 6 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William Vandever | 18,259 | 47.3 | |
Democratic | Joseph D. Lynch | 18,204 | 47.1 | |
Prohibition | W. A. Harris | 2,159 | 5.6 | |
Total votes | 38,622 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |