1872 United States House of Representatives elections in California
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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1872 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 5, 1872. California gained one seat as a result of the 1870 census, which the Republicans won. The Democrats, however, gained a Republican-held district. (Note: The Democratic candidates here ran under the label "Liberal Republican".)
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All 4 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, 1872 | |||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Republican | 49,237 | 51.3% | 3 | 0 | |
Democratic | 46,743 | 48.7% | 1 | +1 | |
Totals | 95,980 | 100.0% | 4 | +1 |
Delegation Composition edit
Pre-election | Seats | |
Republican-Held | 3 |
Post-election | Seats | |
Republican-Held | 3 | |
Democratic-Held | 1 |
Results edit
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [1]
District 1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Charles Clayton | 11,938 | 52.3 | ||
Democratic | William Adam Piper | 10,883 | 47.7 | ||
Total votes | 22,821 | 100.0 | |||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | ||||
Republican win (new seat) |
District 2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Horace Francis Page | 13,803 | 51.9 | |
Democratic | Pasz Coggins | 12,816 | 48.1 | |
Total votes | 26,619 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | John K. Luttrell | 14,032 | 51.7 | |||
Republican | John M. Coghlan (incumbent) | 13,105 | 48.3 | |||
Total votes | 27,137 | 100.0 | ||||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sherman Otis Houghton (inc.) | 10,391 | 53.5 | |
Democratic | Edward J. Kewen | 9,012 | 46.5 | |
Total votes | 19,403 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |