1898 United States House of Representatives elections in California
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Article ImagesThe United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1898 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 8, 1898. Republicans took an open Democratic seat and defeated the two Populist incumbents.
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All 7 California seats to the United States House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election results by district. |
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1898 | |||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Republican | 139,382 | 51.0% | 6 | +3 | |
Democratic | 86,927 | 31.8% | 1 | -1 | |
Populist | 41,179 | 15.1% | 0 | -2 | |
Socialist Labor | 4,979 | 1.8% | 0 | 0 | |
Independent | 594 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 273,061 | 100.0% | 7 | — |
Delegation Composition
Pre-election | Seats | |
Republican-Held | 3 | |
Democratic-Held | 2 | |
Populist-Held | 2 |
Post-election | Seats | |
Republican-Held | 6 | |
Democratic-Held | 1 |