United States House of Representatives elections, 1892
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The U.S. House election, 1892 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1892 which coincided with the election of Grover Cleveland as President for the second time, defeating incumbent Benjamin Harrison.
In spite of this, Harrison's Republican Party gained back some of the seats that had been lost in 1890 to the Democratic Party, but was still deep in the minority. The Republican pickups were a result of a number of Republican-friendly Northern districts reverting to form after voting Democratic in the previous election cycle. The third party Populists, who had high support among farmers and laborers in the South and West, also gained a few seats.
[edit] Overall results
| Party | Total Seats (change) | Seat percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 218 | -20 | 61.2% |
| Republican Party | 124 | +38 | 34.8% |
| Populist Party | 11 | +3 | 3.0% |
| Independent | 2 | +2 | 0.5% |
| Silver Party | 1 | +1 | 0.2% |
| Totals | 356 | +24 | 100.0% |
| 80.1-100% Republican | 80.1-100% Democratic |
| 60.1-80% Republican | 60.1-80% Democratic |
| 60.1-80% Populist | 80.1-100% Populist |
| House seats by party holding plurality in state | |
| 6+ Republican gain | 6+ Democratic gain |
| 3-5 Republican gain | 3-5 Democratic gain |
| 1-2 Republican gain | 1-2 Democratic gain |
| no net change | 1-2 Populist gain |
[edit] California
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Status | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California 1 | Thomas J. Geary | Democratic |
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Running | Thomas J. Geary (D) 56.8% E. W. Davis (R) 38.6% C. C. Swafford (PP) 4.6% |
| California 2 | Anthony Caminetti | Democratic |
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Running | Anthony Caminetti (D) 53.2% John F. Davis (R) 43.1% C. H. Dunn (Proh.) 3.4% J. H. White (I) 0.3% |
| California 3 | Samuel G. Hilborn | Republican |
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Running | Samuel G. Hilborn (R) 43.2% Warren B. English (D) 43.1% J. L. Lyons (PP) 11.5% L. B. Scranton (Proh.) 2.2% |
| California 4 | John T. Cutting | Republican |
|
Retiring | James G. Maguire (D) 49.2% Charles O. Alexander (R) 43.4% Edgar P. Burman (PP) 6.5% Henry Collins (Proh.) 1% |
| California 5 | Eugene F. Loud | Republican |
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Running | Eugene F. Loud (R) 46.4% J. W. Ryland (D) 43.3% Jonas Morrison (PP) 7.9% William Kelly (Proh.) 2.4% |
| California 6 | None (District created) | Marion Cannon (PP) 56.3% Hervey Lindley (R) 38.8% O. R. Dougherty (Proh.) 4.9% |
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| California 7 | William W. Bowers | Republican |
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Running | William W. Bowers (R) 41.6% Olin Wellborn (D) 39% Hiram Hamilton (PP) 14.6% M. B. Harris (Proh.) 4.8% |
[edit] See also
| Preceded by 1890 |
U.S. House elections | Succeeded by 1894 |
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