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United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1888
All 6 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
	Election results by district.

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1888 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 6, 1888. Republicans and Democrats each swapped a district.

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United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1888
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats
	Republican	126,646	51.0%	4
	Democratic	116,069	46.7%	2
	Prohibition	3,945	1.6%	0
	Independent	1,517	0.6%	0
	Socialist	173	0.1%	0
	Know-Nothing	150	0.1%	0
Totals		248,500	100.0%	6

California's 1st congressional district election, 1888
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. De Haven	19,345	49.9
	Democratic	Thomas Larkin Thompson (inc.)	19,019	49.0
	Independent	W. D. Reynolds	428	1.1
Total votes			38,792	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican gain from Democratic

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1888
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marion Biggs (incumbent)	19,064	50.6
	Republican	John A. Eagon	17,541	46.6
	Prohibition	S. M. McLean	913	2.4
	Independent	J. F. McSwain	138	0.4
Total votes			37,656	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1888
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph McKenna (incumbent)	19,912	56.0
	Democratic	Ben Morgan	14,633	41.2
	Prohibition	W. W. Smith	657	1.9
	Independent	S. Solon Hall	338	1.0
Total votes			35,540	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

California's 4th congressional district election, 1888
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William W. Morrow (incumbent)	14,217	50.8
	Democratic	Robert Ferral	13,624	48.6
	Socialist	Frank M. Pixley	173	0.6
Total votes			28,014	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

California's 5th congressional district election, 1888
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Clunie	20,276	49.3
	Republican	Timothy Guy Phelps	20,225	49.2
	Independent	Henry French	613	1.5
Total votes			41,114	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic gain from Republican

California's 6th congressional district election, 1888
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Vandever (incumbent)	35,406	52.5
	Democratic	Reel B. Terry	29,453	43.7
	Prohibition	J. G. Miller	2,375	3.5
	Know Nothing	Alfred Daggett	150	0.2
Total votes			67,384	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold