The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1894 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 6, 1894. Republicans picked up three Democratic-held districts and the lone Populist open seat.
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All 7 California seats to the United States House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Election results by district. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overview
edit| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1894 | |||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Republican | 106,972 | 39.8% | 6 | +3 | |
| Democratic | 92,911 | 34.6% | 1 | -2 | |
| Populist | 55,289 | 20.6% | 0 | -1 | |
| Prohibition | 13,281 | 4.9% | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 268,453 | 100.0% | 7 | — | |
Delegation Composition
edit| Pre-election | Seats | |
| Democratic-Held | 4 | |
| Republican-Held | 2 | |
| Populist-Held | 1 | |
| Post-election | Seats | |
| Republican-Held | 6 | |
| Democratic-Held | 1 | |
Results
editDistrict 1
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Republican | John All Barham | 15,101 | 41.1 | |||
| Democratic | Thomas J. Geary (incumbent) | 13,570 | 37.0 | |||
| Populist | Roger F. Grigsby | 7,246 | 19.7 | |||
| Prohibition | J. R. Gregory | 790 | 2.2 | |||
| Total votes | 36,707 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 2
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Republican | Grove L. Johnson | 19,302 | 43.0 | |||
| Democratic | Anthony Caminetti (incumbent) | 15,732 | 35.1 | |||
| Populist | Burdell Cornell | 8,946 | 20.0 | |||
| Prohibition | Elam Briggs | 866 | 1.9 | |||
| Total votes | 44,846 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 3
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Republican | Samuel G. Hilborn | 15,795 | 45.5 | |||
| Democratic | Warren B. English (incumbent) | 13,103 | 37.8 | |||
| Populist | W. A. Vann | 5,162 | 14.9 | |||
| Prohibition | L. B. Scranton | 637 | 1.8 | |||
| Total votes | 34,697 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 4
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James G. Maguire (incumbent) | 14,748 | 48.3 | |
| Republican | Thomas Bowles Shannon | 9,785 | 32.0 | |
| Populist | B. K. Collier | 5,627 | 18.4 | |
| Prohibition | Joseph Rowell | 388 | 1.3 | |
| Total votes | 30,548 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 5
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Eugene F. Loud (incumbent) | 13,379 | 36.8 | |
| Democratic | Joseph P. Kelly | 8,384 | 23.0 | |
| Populist | James T. Rogers | 7,820 | 21.5 | |
| Prohibition | James Denman | 6,811 | 18.7 | |
| Total votes | 36,394 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 6
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Republican | James McLachlan | 18,746 | 44.3 | |||
| Democratic | George S. Patton | 11,693 | 27.6 | |||
| Populist | W. C. Bowman | 9,769 | 23.1 | |||
| Prohibition | J. E. McComas | 2,120 | 5.0 | |||
| Total votes | 42,328 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Republican gain from Populist | ||||||
District 7
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | William W. Bowers (incumbent) | 18,434 | 42.9 | |
| Democratic | W. H. Alford | 12,111 | 28.2 | |
| Populist | J. L. Gilbert | 10,719 | 25.0 | |
| Prohibition | W. H. Somers | 1,669 | 3.9 | |
| Total votes | 42,933 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||