1868 United States House of Representatives elections in California

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1868 were elections 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 3, 1868. California's delegation remained at two Democrats and one Republican.

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1868

November 3, 1868
All 3 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 2 1 Seats won 2 1 Seat change Popular vote 54,548 53,873 Percentage 50.3% 49.7%
Democratic hold   Republican hold

Results

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1868

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Samuel Beach Axtell (incumbent)	23,632	54.1
	Republican	Frank M. Pixley	20,081	45.9
Total votes			43,713	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1868

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Aaron Augustus Sargent	18,264	54.7
	Democratic	James W. Coffroth	15,124	45.3
Total votes			33,388	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1868

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James A. Johnson (incumbent)	15,792	50.4
	Republican	Chancellor Hartson	15,528	49.6
Total votes			31,320	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

See also

• 41st United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1868

References

• California Elections Page
• Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives

External links

• California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
• RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions