1888 United States House of Representatives elections in California

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1888 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 6, 1888. Republicans and Democrats each swapped a district.

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1888

← 1886 November 6, 1888 (1888-11-06) 1890 →
All 6 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 4 2 Seats won 4 2 Seat change Popular vote 126,646 116,069 Percentage 51.0% 46.7%
Election results by district.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1888
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats
	Republican	126,646	51.0%	4
	Democratic	116,069	46.7%	2
	Prohibition	3,945	1.6%	0
	Independent	1,517	0.6%	0
	Socialist	173	0.1%	0
	Know-Nothing	150	0.1%	0
Totals		248,500	100.0%	6

Results

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1888

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. De Haven	19,345	49.9
	Democratic	Thomas Larkin Thompson (inc.)	19,019	49.0
	Independent	W. D. Reynolds	428	1.1
Total votes			38,792	100.0
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1888

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marion Biggs (incumbent)	19,064	50.6
	Republican	John A. Eagon	17,541	46.6
	Prohibition	S. M. McLean	913	2.4
	Independent	J. F. McSwain	138	0.4
Total votes			37,656	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1888

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph McKenna (incumbent)	19,912	56.0
	Democratic	Ben Morgan	14,633	41.2
	Prohibition	W. W. Smith	657	1.9
	Independent	S. Solon Hall	338	1.0
Total votes			35,540	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1888

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William W. Morrow (incumbent)	14,217	50.8
	Democratic	Robert Ferral	13,624	48.6
	Socialist	Frank M. Pixley	173	0.6
Total votes			28,014	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1888

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Clunie	20,276	49.3
	Republican	Timothy Guy Phelps	20,225	49.2
	Independent	Henry French	613	1.5
Total votes			41,114	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1888

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Vandever (incumbent)	35,406	52.5
	Democratic	Reel B. Terry	29,453	43.7
	Prohibition	J. G. Miller	2,375	3.5
	Know Nothing	Alfred Daggett	150	0.2
Total votes			67,384	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

See also

• 51st United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1888

References

• California Elections Page
• Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives

External links

• California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
• RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions