United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1908

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1908 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, 1908. All eight districts remained Republican.

Overview

Results

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William F. Englebright (incumbent)
votes = 20,624
percentage = 54.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = E. W. Holland
votes = 14,031
percentage = 36.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = D. N. Cunningham
votes = 2,898
percentage = 7.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = W. P. Fassett
votes = 546
percentage = 1.4Election box total no change
votes = 38,099
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 2

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Duncan E. McKinlay (incumbent)
votes = 28,627
percentage = 57.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = W. K. Hays
votes = 19,193
percentage = 38.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = A. J. Gaylord
votes = 2,003
percentage = 4.0Election box total no change
votes = 49,823
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 = 27,857
percentage = 64.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George Peckham
votes = 9,889
percentage = 22.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = O. W. Philbrick
votes = 4,052
percentage = 9.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = United States Independence Party
candidate = John A. Sands
votes = 923
percentage = 2.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = T. H. Montgomery
votes = 717
percentage = 1.7Election box total no change
votes = 43,438
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 = 9,202
percentage = 52.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James G. Maguire
votes = 7,497
percentage = 42.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = K. J. Doyle
votes = 699
percentage = 4.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = William N. Meserve
votes = 60
percentage = 0.3Election box total no change
votes = 17,458
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 = 28,127
percentage = 49.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George A. Tracy
votes = 24,531
percentage = 42.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = E. H. Misner
votes = 3,640
percentage = 6.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Walter E. Vail
votes = 1,045
percentage = 1.8Election box total no change
votes = 57,343
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 = 21,323
percentage = 52.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Fred P. Feliz
votes = 15,868
percentage = 38.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = W. M. Pattison
votes = 2,288
percentage = 5.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = James W. Webb
votes = 1,509
percentage = 3.7Election box total no change
votes = 40,988
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 = James McLachlan (incumbent)
votes = 37,244
percentage = 51.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jud R. Rush
votes = 25,445
percentage = 35.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = A. R. Holston
votes = 4,432
percentage = 6.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Marshall W. Atwood
votes = 3,899
percentage = 5.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = United States Independence Party
candidate = F. G. Hentig
votes = 791
percentage = 1.1Election box total no change
votes = 71,811
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
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

*61st United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1908

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1908-11-03 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]