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1896 California U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1896 California U.S. House District 2 Election?

Marion Devries won the 1896 California U.S. House District 2 Election. Marion Devries received 24,434 popular votes (55.5%). The main challenger was Grove Johnson (42.28%).

See the full head-to-head between Devries and Johnson

Devries +13.2 pts · won by 5,821 votes
Marion DevriesDemocraticWINNER55.5%
24,434 votes
Grove JohnsonRepublican42.28%
18,613 votes
F E Coulterprohibition2.21%
974 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.