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1896 California U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1896 California U.S. House District 1 Election?

John Barham won the 1896 California U.S. House District 1 Election. John Barham received 17,826 popular votes (49.65%). The main challenger was Fletcher A Cutler (45.48%).

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Barham +4.2 pts · won by 1,498 votes
John BarhamRepublicanWINNER49.65%
17,826 votes
Fletcher A CutlerDemocratic45.48%
16,328 votes
George Wilfried Monteithpeople's4.17%
1,497 votes
B F Taylorprohibition0.69%
249 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.