United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1910

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1910 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 8, 1910. Complete Republican dominance of California's congressional delegation ended when Democrats narrowly won one district.

Overview

Results

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John E. Raker
votes = 16,704
percentage = 45.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William F. Englebright (incumbent)
votes = 16,570
percentage = 45.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = William Morgan
votes = 3,231
percentage = 8.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = C. H. Essex
votes = 259
percentage = 0.7Election box total no change
votes = 37,064
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

District 2

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William Kent
votes = 25,346
percentage = 50.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = I. G. Zumwalt
votes = 22,229
percentage = 44.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = W. H. Ferber
votes = 2,647
percentage = 5.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Henry P. Stipp
votes = 329
percentage = 0.7Election box total no change
votes = 50,451
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 3

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Joseph R. Knowland* (incumbent)
votes = 34,291
percentage = 81.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = S. Miller
votes = 6,653
percentage = 15.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = James N. Christian
votes = 906
percentage = 2.2Election box total no change
votes = 41,850
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

*Knowland was the nominee for both the Republican and Democratic Parties

District 4

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Julius Kahn (incumbent)
votes = 10,188
percentage = 56.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Walter MacArthur
votes = 6,636
percentage = 36.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Austin Lewis
votes = 1,178
percentage = 6.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = E. F. Dinsmore
votes = 35
percentage = 0.2Election box total no change
votes = 18,037
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 = Everis A. Hayes (incumbent)
votes = 33,265
percentage = 59.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas E. Hayden
votes = 15,345
percentage = 27.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = E. L. Reguin
votes = 7,052
percentage = 12.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = T. E. Caton
votes = 359
percentage = 0.6Election box total no change
votes = 56,021
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 = James C. Needham (incumbent)
votes = 19,717
percentage = 47.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = A. L. Cowell
votes = 18,408
percentage = 44.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Richard Kirk
votes = 2,568
percentage = 6.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Ira E. Surface
votes = 951
percentage = 2.3Election box total no change
votes = 41,644
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 = William Stephens (incumbent)
votes = 36,435
percentage = 58.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Lorin A. Handley
votes = 13,340
percentage = 21.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Thomas V. Williams
votes = 10,305
percentage = 16.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = C. V. LeFontaine
votes = 1,990
percentage = 3.2Election box total no change
votes = 62,070
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 = Sylvester C. Smith (incumbent)
votes = 28,202
percentage = 50.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = William G. Irving
votes = 18,958
percentage = 33.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = George A. Garrett
votes = 7,302
percentage = 13.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = James S. Edwards
votes = 1,379
percentage = 2.5Election box total no change
votes = 45,831
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

See also

*62nd United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1910

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1910-11-08 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]