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1890 California U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1890 California U.S. House District 1 Election?

Thomas Geary won the 1890 California U.S. House District 1 Election. Thomas Geary received 19,334 popular votes (49.28%). The main challenger was J A Barham (48.73%).

See the full head-to-head between Geary and Barham

Geary +0.6 pts · won by 217 votes
Thomas GearyDemocraticWINNER49.28%
19,334 votes
J A BarhamRepublican48.73%
19,117 votes
L B Scrantonprohibition1.93%
759 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.