During the 1890 United States House of Representatives elections, only one of the six districts incumbent representatives was reelected, and that was Joseph McKenna   (August 10, 1843  November 21, 1926) who is an American politician who served in all three branches of the U.S. federal government, while three of the incumbent representatives retired.
California 1 Incumbent resigned October 1, 1890.
New member elected.
Democratic gain. California 2 California 3 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold. Incumbent re-elected. California 4 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold. California 5 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain. California 6 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold. After two unsuccessful attempts, McKenna was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1885 and served for four terms. In 1897 he was appointed the 42nd Attorney General of the United States by President William McKinley, and served in that capacity until 1898. He was then appointed an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to succeed Justice Stephen J. Field. 
