United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1920

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1920 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 2, 1920. Republicans picked up two Democratic-held districts and defeated the lone Prohibition Party incumbent.

Overview

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1920election.pdf]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Clarence F. Lea (incumbent)
votes = 34,427
percentage = 61.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = C. A. Bodwell, Jr.
votes = 18,569
percentage = 33.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = A. K. Gifford
votes = 2,773
percentage = 5.0Election box total no change
votes = 55,769
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 2

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John E. Raker (incumbent)
votes = 26,172
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 3

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles F. Curry (incumbent)
votes = 54,984
percentage = 74.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = J. W. Struckenbruck
votes = 14,964
percentage = 20.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Miles William Beck
votes = 3,631
percentage = 4.9Election box total no change
votes = 73,579
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 4

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Julius Kahn (incumbent)
votes = 50,841
percentage = 84.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Hugo Ernst
votes = 9,289
percentage = 15.4Election box total no change
votes = 60,130
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 5

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John I. Nolan (incumbent)
votes = 50,274
percentage = 81.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Hugo Ernst
votes = 10,952
percentage = 18.2Election box total no change
votes = 61,226
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 6

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John A. Elston (incumbent)
votes = 75,610
percentage = 83.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Maynard Shipley
votes = 15,151
percentage = 16.7Election box total no change
votes = 90,761
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 7

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Henry E. Barbour (incumbent)
votes = 57,647
percentage = 87.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Harry M. McKee
votes = 8,449
percentage = 12.8Election box total no change
votes = 66,096
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 8

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Arthur M. Free
votes = 46,823
percentage = 64Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Hugh S. Hersman (incumbent)
votes = 26,311
percentage = 36Election box total no change
votes = 73,134
percentage = 100Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

District 9

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles F. Van de Water
votes = 62,952
percentage = 59.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Charles H. Randall (incumbent)
votes = 36,675
percentage = 34.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Mary E. Garbutt
votes = 5,819
percentage = 5.5Election box total no change
votes = 105,446
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Prohibition Party

District 10

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Henry Z. Osborne (incumbent)
votes = 97,469
percentage = 82.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Upton Sinclair
votes = 20,439
percentage = 17.3Election box total no change
votes = 117,908
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 11

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Philip D. Swing
votes = 59,425
percentage = 72.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Hugh L. Dickson
votes = 22,144
percentage = 27.1Election box total no change
votes = 81,569
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

See also

*67th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1920

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1920-11-02 California Elections Page]
* [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives]

External links

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/page/8 California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)]
* [http://ca.rand.org/stats/politics/sov/elect.defs.html RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions]