United States House of Representatives elections, 1864
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The U.S. House election, 1864 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1864 which coincided with the re-election of President Abraham Lincoln.

In the middle of the Civil War, the opposition Democratic Party was divided between peace and war factions and lacked a coherent message. Lincoln's Republican Party gained a decisive majority. The Republicans built an even stronger majority through their alliance with the Unionist Party of pro-war former Democrats.

Overall results

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Party Total seats (change) Seat percentage
Republican Party 136 +50 70.5%
Democratic Party 38 -34 19.7%
Unionist Party 18 -7 9.3%
Independent 1 -1 0.5%
Totals 193 +8 100.0%

California

Note: This was the first election in which California elected representatives from congressional districts.

District Opponent
California 1 Donald C. McRuer (R) 58.2%
Joseph B. Crockett (D) 41.8%
California 2 William Higby (R) 61.3%
James W. Coffroth (D) 38.7%
California 3 John Bidwell (R) 55.8%
Jackson Temple (D) 44.2%

See also

Preceded by
1862
U.S. House elections Succeeded by
1866
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