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The U.S. House election, 1878 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1878 which occurred in the middle of President Rutherford B. Hayes' term.
With a sour economy as the nation's pressing issue, both major parties lost seats to the new Greenback Party, which was established to promote the long-term use of paper money as a solution to stop enormous economic fluctuations. The Democratic Party remained the largest party, but lost its majority. However, it allied with several independent politicians and was able to remain in power.
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| Party | Total seats | Change | Seat percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 141 | 14 | 48.1% |
| Republican Party | 132 | 4 | 45.0% |
| Greenback Party | 13 | +13 | 4.4% |
| Independent | 7 | +5 | 2.3% |
| Totals | 293 | +0 | 100.0% |
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Status | Opponent |
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| California 1 | Horace Davis | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected | Horace Davis (R) 48.4% Clitus Barbour (Workingmen) 44.5% Charles A. Sumner (D) 7.1% |
| California 2 | Horace F. Page | Republican | 1872 | Incumbent re-elected | Horace F. Page (R) 51.9% Thomas J. Clunie (D) 34.4% H. B. Williams (Workingmen) 13.8% |
| California 3 | John K. Luttrell | Democratic | 1872 | Incumbent retired Democratic hold |
Campbell P. Berry (D) 50.1% Joseph McKenna (R) 49.6% G. T. Elliott (Workingmen) 0.3% |
| California 4 | Romualdo Pacheco | Republican | 1876 | Incumbent re-elected | Romualdo Pacheco (R) 40.5% Wallace Leach (D) 31.8% James J. Ayers (Workingmen) 27.7% |
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