| Election Name: | United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1872 |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1871 |
| Previous Year: | 1871 |
| Next Election: | United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1875 |
| Next Year: | 1875 |
| Seats For Election: | All 4 California seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 3 |
| Seats1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 49,237 |
| Percentage1: | 51.3% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 0 |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 46,743 |
| Percentage2: | 48.7% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1872 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 5, 1872. California gained one seat as a result of the 1870 census, which the Republicans won. The Democrats, however, gained a Republican-held district. (Note: The Democratic candidates here ran under the label "Liberal Republican".)
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1872 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | ||
| Republican | 49,237 | 51.3% | 3 | 0 | ||
| Democratic | 46,743 | 48.7% | 1 | +1 | ||
| Totals | 95,980 | 100.0% | 4 | +1 | ||
| Pre-election | Seats | |
| Republican-Held | 3 | |
| Post-election | Seats | |
| Republican-Held | 3 | |
| Democratic-Held | 1 | |
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: https://web.archive.org/web/20110610225300/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1872election.pdf