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1896 California U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1896 California U.S. House District 6 Election?

Charles Barlow won the 1896 California U.S. House District 6 Election. Charles Barlow received 24,157 popular votes (48.91%). The main challenger was James McLachlan (47.56%).

See the full head-to-head between Barlow and McLachlan

Barlow +1.3 pts · won by 663 votes
Charles Barlowpeople'sWINNER48.91%
24,157 votes
James McLachlanRepublican47.56%
23,494 votes
H Clay Needhamprohibition2.42%
1,196 votes
Job Harrimansocialist labor1.1%
542 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.