Battle of Honey Springs

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1871 were elections for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred on September 6, 1871. Republicans gained both Democratic districts.

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [1]

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1871
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sherman Otis Houghton	25,971	51.6
	Democratic	Lawrence Archer	24,374	48.4
Total votes			50,345	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1871
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Aaron Augustus Sargent (inc.)	18,065	54.0
	Democratic	James W. Coffroth	15,382	46.0
Total votes			33,447	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1871
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John M. Coghlan	18,503	51.7
	Democratic	George Pearce	17,309	48.3
Total votes			35,812	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican gain from Democratic

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