United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1902

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1902 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 4, 1902. California gained one seat as a result of the 1900 Census, which Republicans won. However, of the existing districts, Democrats won three Republican-held districts.

Overview

Results

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James Gillett (incumbent)
votes = 21,268
percentage = 50.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Anthony Caminetti
votes = 19,696
percentage = 46.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = M. F. Shore
votes = 810
percentage = 1.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = W. O. Clark
votes = 362
percentage = 0.9Election box total no change
votes = 42,136
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Theodore A. Bell
votes = 21,536
percentage = 49.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Frank Coombs (incumbent)
votes = 21,181
percentage = 48.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = G. H. Rogers
votes = 731
percentage = 1.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = W. P. Fassett
votes = 367
percentage = 0.8Election box total no change
votes = 43,815
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 3

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Victor H. Metcalf (incumbent)
votes = 20,532
percentage = 66.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Calvin B. White
votes = 8,574
percentage = 27.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = M. W. Wilkins
votes = 1,556
percentage = 5.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = T. H. Montgomery
votes = 338
percentage = 1.1Election box total no change
votes = 31,000
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Edward J. Livernash
votes = 16,146
percentage = 49.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Julius Kahn (incumbent)
votes = 16,005
percentage = 48.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = William Costley
votes = 616
percentage = 1.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Joseph Rowell
votes = 69
percentage = 0.2Election box total no change
votes = 16,836
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 5

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = William J. Wynn
votes = 22,712
percentage = 56.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Eugene F. Loud (incumbent)
votes = 16,577
percentage = 41.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Joseph Lawrence
votes = 620
percentage = 1.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Fred E. Caton
votes = 301
percentage = 0.8Election box total no change
votes = 40,210
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 6

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James C. Needham (incumbent)
votes = 17,268
percentage = 53.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Gaston M. Ashe
votes = 13,732
percentage = 42.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = J. L. Cobb
votes = 815
percentage = 2.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Joel H. Smith
votes = 466
percentage = 1.4Election box total no change
votes = 32,281
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 = 19,407
percentage = 64.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Carl A. Johnson
votes = 8,075
percentage = 27.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = George H. Hewes
votes = 1,261
percentage = 4.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Frederick F. Wheeler
votes = 1,195
percentage = 4.0Election box total no change
votes = 30,638
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 = Milton J. Daniels
votes = 20,135
percentage = 55.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = William E. Smythe
votes = 15,819
percentage = 40.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Noble A. Richardson
votes = 2,091
percentage = 5.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Ellsworth Leonardson
votes = 762
percentage = 2.0Election box total no change
votes = 38,807
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage = Election box new seat win
winner = Republican Party (United States)

See also

*58th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1902

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1902-11-04 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]