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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All 7 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, 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
editDistrict 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||