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.
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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, 1888 | |||||
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| 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
editDistrict 1
edit| 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
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| 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
edit| 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 | ||||