The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1872 was an election for
California's delegation to the
United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the
general election of the House of Representatives on November 5, 1872. California gained one seat as a result of the 1870 census, which the Republicans won. The Democrats, however, gained a Republican-held district. (Note: The Democratic candidates here ran under the label "Liberal Republican".)
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United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1872