United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1918

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1918 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, 1918. Democrats and Republicans swapped seats, leaving California's House delegation unchanged at 6 Republicans, 4 Democrats, and 1 Prohibition incumbent.

Overview

Results

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Clarence F. Lea (incumbent)
votes = 42,063
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 = 28,249
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
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 = 51,690
percentage = 91.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Allen K. Gifford
votes = 4,746
percentage = 8.4Election box total no change
votes = 56,436
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
votes =
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 = 38,278
percentage = 86.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Hugo Ernst
votes = 5,913
percentage = 13.4Election box total no change
votes = 43,191
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 candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John I. Nolan (incumbent)
votes = 40,375
percentage = 87Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Thomas F. Feeley
votes = 6,032
percentage = 13Election box total no change
votes = 46,407
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 = 59,082
percentage = 88.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Luella Twining
votes = 7,721
percentage = 11.6Election box total no change
votes = 66,803
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
votes =
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
votes = 33,476
percentage = 52.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Henry Hawson
votes = 30,745
percentage = 47.9Election box total no change
votes = 64,221
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)

District 8

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Hugh S. Hersman
votes = 31,167
percentage = 53Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Everis A. Hayes (incumbent)
votes = 27,641
percentage = 47Election box total no change
votes = 58,808
percentage = 100Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

District 9

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Charles H. Randall (incumbent)
votes = 38,782
percentage = 53.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Montaville Flowers
votes = 31,689
percentage = 43.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Grace Silver Henry
votes = 2,718
percentage = 3.7Election box total no change
votes = 73,189
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Prohibition Party

District 10

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Henry Z. Osborne (incumbent)
votes = 72,773
percentage = 88.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = James H. Ryckman
votes = 9,725
percentage = 11.8Election box total no change
votes = 82,498
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = William Kettner (incumbent)
votes = 45,915
percentage = 72.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Stella B. Irvine
votes = 17,642
percentage = 27.8Election box total no change
votes = 63,557
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

See also

*66th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1918

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1918-11-05 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]