1880 United States House of Representatives elections in California

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1880

November 2, 1880 (1880-11-02)
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 1 1 Popular vote 79,796 79,184 Percentage 48.8% 48.4%
Election results by district.

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: [1]

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[1]	17,577	45.3
	Greenback	J. F. Godfrey	3,435	8.9
Total votes			38,780	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

See also

• 47th United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1880

References

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

• 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