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1896 California U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1896 California U.S. House District 5 Election?

Eugene Loud won the 1896 California U.S. House District 5 Election. Eugene Loud received 19,351 popular votes (48.58%). The main challenger was William Kelly (26.35%).

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Loud +22.2 pts · won by 8,857 votes
Eugene LoudRepublicanWINNER48.58%
19,351 votes
William KellyDemocratic26.35%
10,494 votes
A B KinnePeople'S22.16%
8,825 votes
Henry DanielsSocialist Labor1.9%
757 votes
T H LawsonProhibition1.01%
404 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 September 25, 2026.