United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1914

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1914 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 3, 1914. Republicans lost two seats, one to the Progressive Party and one to the Prohibition Party.

Delegation composition

Results

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = William Kent (incumbent)
votes = 35,403
percentage = 48.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Edward H. Hart
votes = 28,166
percentage = 38.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = O. F. Meldon
votes = 7,987
percentage = 10.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Henry P. Stipp
votes = 2,068
percentage = 2.8Election box total no change
votes = 73,624
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Independent (politician)

District 2

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John E. Raker (incumbent)
votes = 32,575
percentage = 64.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James T. Matlock
votes = 15,716
percentage = 31.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = W. P. Fassett
votes = 2,086
percentage = 4.1Election box total no change
votes = 50,377
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 = 66,034
percentage = 85.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = David T. Ross
votes = 6,752
percentage = 8.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Edwin F. Van Vlear
votes = 4,911
percentage = 6.3Election box total no change
votes = 77,697
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 = 41,044
percentage = 69.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Henry Colombat
votes = 13,550
percentage = 22.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Allen K. Gifford
votes = 3,928
percentage = 6.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = J. C. Westenberg
votes = 895
percentage = 1.5Election box total no change
votes = 59,417
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 = 53,875
percentage = 83.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Mads Peter Christensen
votes = 7,366
percentage = 11.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Frederick Head
votes = 3,410
percentage = 5.3Election box total no change
votes = 64,651
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 = Progressive Party (United States, 1912)
candidate = John A. Elston
votes = 36,164
percentage = 44.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = George H. Derrick
votes = 30,704
percentage = 37.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Howard H. Caldwell
votes = 11,355
percentage = 13.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Harlow E. Wolcott
votes = 3,211
percentage = 3.9Election box total no change
votes = 81,434
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Progressive Party (United States, 1912)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

District 7

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Denver S. Church (incumbent)
votes = 39,389
percentage = 49.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = A. M. Drew
votes = 25,106
percentage = 31.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Harry M. McKee
votes = 7,797
percentage = 9.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Don A. Allen
votes = 6,573
percentage = 8.3Election box total no change
votes = 78,865
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 = 36,499
percentage = 49.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1912)
candidate = Lewis Dan Bohnett
votes = 33,706
percentage = 45.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Joseph Merritt Horton
votes = 4,157
percentage = 5.6Election box total no change
votes = 74,362
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 Hiram Randall
votes = 28,097
percentage = 30.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1912)
candidate = Charles W. Bell (incumbent)
votes = 27,560
percentage = 30.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Frank C. Roberts
votes = 25,176
percentage = 27.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Henry A. Hart
votes = 10,084
percentage = 11.1Election box total no change
votes = 90,917
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Prohibition Party
loser = Republican Party (United States)

District 10

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1912)
candidate = William Stephens (incumbent)
votes = 44,141
percentage = 38.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Henry Z. Osborne
votes = 33,172
percentage = 28.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Nathan Newby
votes = 17,810
percentage = 15.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Ralph L. Criswell
votes = 14,900
percentage = 13.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Henry Clay Needham
votes = 4,903
percentage = 4.3Election box total no change
votes = 70,926
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Progressive Party (United States, 1912)

District 11

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = William Kettner (incumbent)
votes = 47,165
percentage = 52.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James Carson Needham
votes = 25,001
percentage = 27.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = James S. Edwards
votes = 11,278
percentage = 12.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Casper Bauer
votes = 6,033
percentage = 6.7Election box total no change
votes = 89,477
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

See also

*64th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1914

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1914-11-03 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]