1875 United States House of Representatives elections in California

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1875 were elections for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred on September 7, 1875. Democrats gained two districts.

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1875

← 1872 September 7, 1875 (1875-09-07) 1876 →
All 4 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 1 3 Seats won 3 1 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 58,688 39,789 Percentage 48.0% 32.5%
Election results by district.

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1875

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Adam Piper	12,417	49.1
	Republican	Ira P. Rankin	6,791	26.8
	Independent	John F. Swift	6,103	24.1
Total votes			25,311	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1875

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Horace F. Page (incumbent)	13,624	43.4
	Democratic	Hy Larkin	12,154	38.8
	Independent	Charles R. Tuttle	5,589	17.8
Total votes			31,367	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1875

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John K. Luttrell (incumbent)	18,468	55.1
	Republican	C. B. Denio	8,284	24.7
	Independent	Charles F. Reed	6,761	20.2
Total votes			33,513	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1875

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter D. Wigginton	15,649	48.8
	Republican	Sherman Otis Houghton (inc.)	11,090	34.6
	Independent	J. S. Thompson	5,343	16.7
Total votes			32,082	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• 44th United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1874

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