United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1916

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1916 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 7, 1916. The delegation's only Independent incumbent retired and the open seat was won by the Democrats.

Overview

Results

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Clarence F. Lea
votes = 32,797
percentage = 48.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Edward H. Hart
votes = 28,769
percentage = 42.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Mary M. Morgan
votes = 3,730
percentage = 5.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Jay Scott Ryder
votes = 1,935
percentage = 2.9Election box total no change
votes = 67,231
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Independent (politician)

District 2

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John E. Raker (incumbent)
votes = 30,042
percentage = 71Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Edward H. Hart
votes = 12,282
percentage = 29Election box total no change
votes = 42,324
percentage = 100Election 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 = 48,193
percentage = 66.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = O. W. Kennedy
votes = 16,900
percentage = 23.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Ben Cooper
votes = 4,455
percentage = 6.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Edwin F. Van Vlear
votes = 2,694
percentage = 3.7Election box total no change
votes = 72,242
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 = 51,968
percentage = 77.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = J. M. Fernald
votes = 10,579
percentage = 15.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Allen K. Gifford
votes = 3,775
percentage = 5.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Henry W. Hutchinson
votes = 981
percentage = 1.5Election box total no change
votes = 67,303
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 = 59,333
percentage = 84.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Charles A. Preston
votes = 6,708
percentage = 9.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Frederick Head
votes = 4,046
percentage = 5.8Election box total no change
votes = 70,087
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 = 56,520
percentage = 64.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = H. Avery Whitney
votes = 19,787
percentage = 22.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Luella Twining
votes = 7,588
percentage = 8.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Harlow E. Wolcott
votes = 3,605
percentage = 4.1Election box total no change
votes = 87,500
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Denver S. Church
votes = 38,787
percentage = 51.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = W. W. Phillips
votes = 27,676
percentage = 36.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Harry M. McKee
votes = 5,492
percentage = 7.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = J. F. Butler
votes = 4,042
percentage = 5.3Election box total no change
votes = 75,997
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 8

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Everis A. Hayes (incumbent)
votes = 50,659
percentage = 68.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1912)
candidate = George S. Walker
votes = 17,576
percentage = 23.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Cora Pattleton Wilson
votes = 5,564
percentage = 7.5Election box total no change
votes = 73,799
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 9

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Charles H. Randall (incumbent)
votes = 58,826
percentage = 57.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Charles W. Bell
votes = 33,270
percentage = 32.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Ralph L. Criswell
votes = 9,661
percentage = 9.5Election box total no change
votes = 101,757
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
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
votes = 63,913
percentage = 49.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Rufus W. Bowden
votes = 33,225
percentage = 25.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1912)
candidate = Henry Stanley Benedict
votes = 14,305
percentage = 11.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = James H. Ryckman
votes = 9,000
percentage = 7.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Henry Clay Needham
votes = 8,781
percentage = 6.8Election box total no change
votes = 129,224
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 = 42,051
percentage = 44.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert C. Harbison
votes = 33,765
percentage = 35.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = James S. Edwards
votes = 14,759
percentage = 15.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Marcus W. Robbins
votes = 3,913
percentage = 4.1Election box total no change
votes = 94,488
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

See also

*65th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1916

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1916-11-07 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]