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1886 California U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1886 California U.S. House District 6 Election?

William Vandever won the 1886 California U.S. House District 6 Election. William Vandever received 18,259 popular votes (47.25%). The main challenger was Joe D Lynch (47.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Vandever and Lynch

Vandever +0.1 pts · won by 55 votes
William VandeverRepublicanWINNER47.25%
18,259 votes
Joe D LynchDemocratic47.1%
18,204 votes
W H Harrisprohibition5.59%
2,159 votes
I Kinleyunknown0.04%
15 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.