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1872 California U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1872 California U.S. House District 3 Election?

John Luttrell won the 1872 California U.S. House District 3 Election. John Luttrell received 14,032 popular votes (51.67%). The main challenger was J M Coghlan (48.28%).

See the full head-to-head between Luttrell and Coghlan

Luttrell +3.4 pts · won by 922 votes
John LuttrellRepublicanWINNER51.67%
14,032 votes
J M CoghlanRepublican48.28%
13,110 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.