1882 United States House of Representatives elections in California

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1882 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 7, 1882. California gained two seats as a result of the 1880 census, which were at-large districts for this election, becoming the new 3rd and 6th districts in 1884. Democrats won both at-large seats. Of California's existing districts, Democrats won both Republican-held districts.

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1882

← 1880 November 7, 1882 (1882-11-07) 1884 →
All 6 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 2 2 Seats won 6 0 Seat change 4 2 Popular vote 262,366 219,054 Percentage 53.3% 44.5%
Election results by district.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1882
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	262,366	53.3%	6	+4
	Republican	219,054	44.5%	0	-2
	Prohibition	8,423	1.7%	0	0
	Greenback	3,130	0.6%	0	0
Totals		492,618	100.0%	6	+2

Delegation composition

Pre-election		Seats
	Democratic-Held	2
	Republican-Held	2

Post-election		Seats
	Democratic-Held	6

Results

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1882

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Rosecrans (incumbent)	22,733	59.5
	Republican	Paul Neumann	14,847	38.8
	Prohibition	James M. Shafter	580	1.5
	Greenback	H. S. Fitch	67	0.2
Total votes			38,227	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1882

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Budd	20,229	50.5
	Republican	Horace F. Page (incumbent)	19,246	48.1
	Prohibition	J. L. Coles	478	1.2
	Greenback	F. Woodward	78	0.2
Total votes			40,031	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1882

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barclay Henley	21,807	51.3
	Republican	John J. De Haven	19,473	45.8
	Prohibition	H. S. Graves	862	2.0
	Greenback	W. Howe	401	0.9
Total votes			42,543	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1882

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pleasant B. Tully	23,105	54.4
	Republican	George Lemuel Woods	18,387	43.3
	Prohibition	M. V. Wright	650	1.5
	Greenback	Isaac Kinley	355	0.8
Total votes			42,497	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

Districts at-large

California's At-Large congressional districts election, 1882

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John R. Glascock	87,259	26.5
	Democratic	Charles A. Sumner	87,233	26.5
	Republican	W. W. Morrow	73,647	22.4
	Republican	Henry Edgerton	73,454	22.3
	Prohibition	A. B. Hotchkiss	2,776	0.8
	Prohibition	J. Yarnell	2,722	0.8
	Greenback	Warren Chase	1,139	0.3
	Greenback	S. Maybell	1,090	0.3
Total votes			329,320	100.0
Turnout

See also

• 48th United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1882

References

• California Elections Page
• Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives

Sources

• Dubin, Michael J. (1998). United States Congressional elections, 1788-1997 : the official results of the elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1998.

External links

• California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
• RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions