1872 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1872
All 4 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
	Election results by district.

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".)

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1872
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

Pre-election		Seats
	Republican-Held	3

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

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [1]

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1872
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Clayton	11,938	52.3
	Democratic	William Adam Piper	10,883	47.7
Total votes			22,821	100.0
Turnout
	Republican win (new seat)

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1872
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Horace Francis Page	13,803	51.9
	Democratic	Pasz Coggins	12,816	48.1
Total votes			26,619	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1872
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John K. Luttrell	14,032	51.7
	Republican	John M. Coghlan (incumbent)	13,105	48.3
Total votes			27,137	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1872
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sherman Otis Houghton (inc.)	10,391	53.5
	Democratic	Edward J. Kewen	9,012	46.5
Total votes			19,403	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

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