1880 United States House of Representatives elections in California explained

Election Name:United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1880
Country:California
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1879
Previous Year:1879
Next Election:United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1882
Next Year:1882
Seats For Election:All 4 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:3
Seats1:2
Seat Change1:1
Popular Vote1:79,796
Percentage1:48.8%
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election2:1
Seats2:2
Seat Change2:1
Popular Vote2:79,184
Percentage2:48.4%
Map Size:250px

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1880 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 2, 1880. Democrats gained one district.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1880
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican79,79648.8%2-1
Democratic79,18448.4%2+1
Greenback4,2982.5%00
Independent1960.1%00
Prohibition1260.1%00
Totals163,600100.0%4

Delegation Composition

Pre-electionSeats
 Republican-Held3
 Democratic-Held1
Post-electionSeats
 Democratic-Held2
 Republican-Held2

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: https://web.archive.org/web/20110610225022/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1880election.pdf

District 4

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