1892 United States House of Representatives elections in California

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1892 was an election for

. Democrats also picked up an open Republican seat.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1892
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	105,040	43.7%	3	-1
	Democratic	92,787	38.6%	3	+1
	Populist	35,763	14.9%	1	+1
	Prohibition	6,694	2.8%	0	0
	Independent	122	0.1%	0	0
Totals		240,406	100.0%	7	+1

Delegation Composition

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

Post-election		Seats
	Democratic-Held	3
	Republican-Held	3
	Populist-Held	1

Results

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Geary (incumbent)	19,308	56.8
	Republican	Edward W. Davis	13,123	38.6
	Populist	C. C. Swafford	1,546	4.6
Total votes			33,977	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anthony Caminetti (incumbent)	20,741	53.3
	Democratic	John F. Davis	16,781	43.1
	Prohibition	Chauncey H. Dunn	1,307	3.4
	Independent	J. H. White	122	0.3
Total votes			38,951	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Samuel G. Hilborn	13,163	43.2
	Democratic	Warren B. English	13,138	43.1
	Populist	J. L. Lyon	3,495	11.5
	Prohibition	L. B. Scranton	671	2.2
Total votes			30,467	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James G. Maguire	14,997	49.2
	Republican	Charles O. Alexander	13,226	43.4
	Populist	Edgar P. Burman	1,980	6.5
	Prohibition	Henry Collins	296	1.0
Total votes			30,499	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eugene F. Loud (incumbent)	14,660	46.4
	Democratic	J. W. Ryland	13,694	43.3
	Populist	Jonas J. Morrison	2,484	7.9
	Prohibition	William Kelly	771	2.4
Total votes			31,609	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Populist	Marion Cannon	20,680	56.3
	Republican	Hervey Lindley	14,271	38.8
	Prohibition	O. R. Dougherty	1,805	4.9
Total votes			36,756	100.0
Turnout
	Populist win (new seat)

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William W. Bowers (incumbent)	15,856	41.6
	Democratic	Olin Welborn	14,869	39.0
	Populist	Hiram Hamilton	5,578	14.6
	Prohibition	M. B. Harris	1,844	4.8
Total votes			38,147	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

See also

• 53rd United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1892

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