1898 United States House of Representatives elections in California


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The 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.

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1898
← 1896 November 8, 1898 1900 →
All 7 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Republican Democratic Populist
Last election 3 2 2
Seats won 6 1 0
Seat change Increase3 Decrease1 Decrease2
Popular vote 139,382 86,927 41,179
Percentage 51.0% 31.8% 15.1%

Election results by district.

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1898
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

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Pre-election Seats
  Republican-Held 3
  Democratic-Held 2
  Populist-Held 2
Post-election Seats
  Republican-Held 6
  Democratic-Held 1