United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1904

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1904 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, 1904. Republicans won the three Democratic-held districts, giving California an all-Republican House delegation, which it would maintain until 1910.

Overview

Results

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James Gillett (incumbent)
votes = 21,602
percentage = 54.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Anthony Caminetti
votes = 15,706
percentage = 39.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = A. J. Gaylord
votes = 2,197
percentage = 5.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Jarrot L. Rollins
votes = 421
percentage = 1.1Election box total no change
votes = 39,926
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 = 22,873
percentage = 51.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Theodore Arlington Bell
votes = 21,640
percentage = 46.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = J. H. White
votes = 1,524
percentage = 3.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Eli P. LaCell
votes = 431
percentage = 0.9Election box total no change
votes = 46,468
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 3

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Joseph R. Knowland (incumbent)
votes = 24,637
percentage = 68.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Henry C. McPike
votes = 7,210
percentage = 20.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = M. Lesser
votes = 3,617
percentage = 10.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Bates Morris
votes = 471
percentage = 1.3Election box total no change
votes = 35,935
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
votes = 20,012
percentage = 62.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Edward J. Livernash (incumbent)
votes = 12,812
percentage = 36.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = William Costley
votes = 2,267
percentage = 6.4Election box total no change
votes = 35,091
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 5

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Everis A. Hayes
votes = 23,701
percentage = 52.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = William J. Wynn (incumbent)
votes = 18,025
percentage = 39.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Union Labor Party
candidate = F. R. Whitney
votes = 2,263
percentage = 5.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Charles J. Williams
votes = 916
percentage = 2.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = George B. Pratt
votes = 445
percentage = 1.0Election box total no change
votes = 45,350
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 6

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James C. Needham (incumbent)
votes = 18,828
percentage = 55.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = William M. Conley
votes = 13,074
percentage = 38.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = J. L. Cobb
votes = 1,537
percentage = 4.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Joel H. Smith
votes = 740
percentage = 2.2Election box total no change
votes = 34,079
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 = 31,091
percentage = 64.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = W. O. Morton
votes = 11,259
percentage = 23.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = F. I. Wheat
votes = 3,594
percentage = 7.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = John Sobieski
votes = 2,467
percentage = 5.1Election box total no change
votes = 48,411
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 = 23,683
percentage = 55.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = William T. Lucas
votes = 12,861
percentage = 34.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Noble A. Richardson
votes = 4,636
percentage = 9.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Benjamin J. Cloes
votes = 1,430
percentage = 3.4Election box total no change
votes = 42,610
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

See also

*59th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1904

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1904-11-08 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]