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United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1880

← 1879 November 2, 1880 (1880-11-02) 1882 →

All 4 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 3 1
Seats won 2 2
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1
Popular vote 79,796 79,184
Percentage 48.8% 48.4%

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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1880 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, 1880. Democrats gained one district.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1880
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Republican 79,796 48.8% 2 -1
Democratic 79,184 48.4% 2 +1
Greenback 4,298 2.5% 0 0
Independent 196 0.1% 0 0
Prohibition 126 0.1% 0 0
Totals 163,600 100.0% 4

Delegation Composition

Pre-election Seats
  Republican-Held 3
  Democratic-Held 1
Post-election Seats
  Democratic-Held 2
  Republican-Held 2

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1880
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Rosecrans 21,005 51.0
Republican Horace Davis (incumbent) 19,496 47.3
Greenback Stephen Maybell 683 1.7
Total votes 41,184 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1880
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Horace F. Page (incumbent) 22,038 53.6
Democratic John R. Glascock 18,859 45.9
Greenback Benjamin Todd 180 0.4
Prohibition B. K. Lowe 41 0.1
Total votes 41,118 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1880
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Campbell P. Berry (incumbent) 21,743 51.1
Republican George A. Knight 20,494 48.2
Independent W. A. Howe 172 0.4
Prohibition A. Musselman 85 0.2
Independent A. G. Clark 26 0.1
Total votes 42,520 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1880
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Romualdo Pacheco (incumbent) 17,768 45.8
Democratic R. Wallace Leach 17,577 45.3
Greenback J. F. Godfrey 3,435 8.9
Total votes 38,780 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

See also

References

  1. "Ventura Signal 2 October 1880 — California Digital Newspaper Collection".

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