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1884 California U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1884 California U.S. House District 5 Election?

Charles Felton won the 1884 California U.S. House District 5 Election. Charles Felton received 17,014 popular votes (51.61%). The main challenger was F J Sullivan (47.55%).

See the full head-to-head between Felton and Sullivan

Felton +4.1 pts · won by 1,338 votes
Charles FeltonRepublicanWINNER51.61%
17,014 votes
F J SullivanDemocratic47.55%
15,676 votes
William Crowhurstprohibition0.7%
232 votes
M Leversonunknown0.05%
17 votes
McGrewunknown0.03%
10 votes
Merramunknown0.02%
6 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.