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1886 California U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1886 California U.S. House District 3 Election?

Joseph McKenna won the 1886 California U.S. House District 3 Election. Joseph McKenna received 15,801 popular votes (52.99%). The main challenger was H C McPike (44.52%).

See the full head-to-head between McKenna and McPike

McKenna +8.5 pts · won by 2,524 votes
Joseph McKennaRepublicanWINNER52.99%
15,801 votes
H C McPikeDemocratic44.52%
13,277 votes
W W Smithprohibition2.37%
707 votes
W J CuthbertsonIndependent0.11%
32 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.