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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, 1880PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– 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
Democratic Party (United States)
William Rosecrans
21,005
51.0
Republican Party (United States)
Horace Davis (incumbent)
19,496
47.3
Greenback Party
Stephen Maybell
683
1.7
41,184
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
Republican Party (United States)
District 2
California's 2nd congressional district election, 1880
Republican Party (United States)
Horace F. Page (incumbent)
22,038
53.6
Democratic Party (United States)
John R. Glascock
18,859
45.9
Greenback Party
Benjamin Todd
180
0.4
Prohibition Party
B. K. Lowe
41
0.1
41,118
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
District 3
California's 3rd congressional district election, 1880
Democratic Party (United States)
Campbell P. Berry (incumbent)
21,743
51.1
Republican Party (United States)
George A. Knight
20,494
48.2
Independent (politician)
W. A. Howe
172
0.4
Prohibition Party
A. Musselman
85
0.2
Independent (politician)
A. G. Clark
26
0.1
42,520
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
District 4
California's 4th congressional district election, 1880
Republican Party (United States)
Romualdo Pacheco (incumbent)
17,768
45.8
Democratic Party (United States)
R. Wallace Leachhttps://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=VS18801002.2.18&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- Ventura Signal 2 October 1880 — California Digital Newspaper Collection
17,577
45.3
Greenback Party
John F. Godfrey
3,435
8.9
38,780
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
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
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
1880
United States House of Representatives
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