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1886 California U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1886 California U.S. House District 5 Election?

Charles Felton won the 1886 California U.S. House District 5 Election. Charles Felton received 16,328 popular votes (48.51%). The main challenger was F J Sullivan (48.16%).

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

Felton +0.4 pts · won by 119 votes
Charles FeltonRepublicanWINNER48.51%
16,328 votes
F J SullivanDemocratic48.16%
16,209 votes
A E Redstoneprohibition1.4%
470 votes
C Hendersonprohibition1.37%
460 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.