1890 United States House of Representatives elections in California

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1890

November 4, 1890 (1890-11-04)
All 6 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 4 2 Seats before 3 3 Seats won 4 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 128,061 114,869 Percentage 51.1% 45.8%
Election results by district.

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1890 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 4, 1890. Republicans picked up one Democratic-held district.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1890
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	128,061	51.1%	4	+1
	Democratic	114,869	45.8%	2	-1
	Prohibition	5,625	2.2%	0	0
	Socialist	2,066	0.8%	0	0
Totals		250,621	100.0%	6	—

Delegation composition

Pre-election		Seats
	Democratic-Held	3
	Republican-Held	3

Post-election		Seats
	Republican-Held	4
	Democratic-Held	2

Results

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1890

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Geary	19,334	49.3
	Republican	John All Barham	19,153	48.8
	Prohibition	L. B. Scranton	759	1.9
Total votes			39,246	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1890

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anthony Caminetti	18,644	49.0
	Republican	George G. Blanchard	18,485	48.6
	Prohibition	J. S. Witherell	912	2.4
Total votes			38,041	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1890

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph McKenna (incumbent)	20,834	55.4
	Democratic	John P. Irish	15,997	42.5
	Prohibition	O. O. Felkner	774	2.1
Total votes			37,605	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1890

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John T. Cutting	13,196	49.2
	Democratic	Robert Ferral	12,091	45.1
	Socialist	Thomas V. Cator	1,492	5.6
	Prohibition	Joseph Rowell	50	0.2
Total votes			26,829	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1890

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eugene F. Loud	22,871	52.8
	Democratic	Thomas J. Clunie (incumbent)	19,899	45.9
	Socialist	E. F. Howe	574	1.3
Total votes			43,344	100.0
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1890

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William W. Bowers	33,522	51.1
	Democratic	W. J. Curtis	28,904	44.1
	Prohibition	O. R. Dougherty	3,130	4.8
Total votes			65,556	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

See also

• 52nd United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1890

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