Where Was Torrance in Congressional Politics? 1864-1873 CD 1

California became a state in 1850.

Until 1864, Congressional representatives were elected by an at-large, top-three voter turnout.

In the final throes of the Civil War, the state of California's population grew dramatically.

The state was finally divided into three Congressional districts.

Each seat went to a Republican:

Here is the map for Congressional District One, which includes the territory which would  become Torrance, California

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections,_1864#California

Election 1864:

Donald McRuer

Election 1867 Results

Election 1868

Election 1870

Sources:

http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=50421


1865 Election

http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=97828

Samuel Axtell

http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=50423

1864 Election

http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=97829

Where Was Torrance in Congressional Politics? 1873-1885 CD 4

Here is the following information which I have gleaned so far about the Congressional representatives for Torrance, CA over the last century and a half.

Notice that the district was immense, stretching from the southern border all the way to the southern edges of San Francisco and Sacramento.

Congressional District 4

Here are the Congressman and terms in order:

Election 1872

Sherman Otis Houghton (R)

Election 1875

Peter Dinwiddie Wigginton (Democrat)

Election 1876

Romualdo Pacheco

Election 1878

Election 1879

Election 1880

Election 1882

Pleasant Tully (Democrat)

Sources:


http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=169144

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Otis_Houghton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_D._Wigginton

Romualdo Pacheco

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_D._Wigginton