United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1898

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1898 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, 1898. Republicans took an open Democratic seat and defeated the two Populist incumbents.

Overview

Results

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John All Barham (incumbent)
votes = 19,598
percentage = 51.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Emmet Seawell
votes = 18,244
percentage = 48.2Election box total no change
votes = 37,842
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 = Marion De Vries (incumbent)
votes = 25,196
percentage = 55.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Frank D. Ryan
votes = 20,400
percentage = 44.7Election box total no change
votes = 45,596
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 = Victor H. Metcalf
votes = 20,592
percentage = 57.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John A. Jones
votes = 14,051
percentage = 39.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Labor Party of America
candidate = Thomas F. Burns
votes = 1,309
percentage = 3.6Election box total no change
votes = 35,952
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 = 13,695
percentage = 50.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James H. Barry
votes = 12,084
percentage = 44.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Labor Party of America
candidate = W. J. Martin
votes = 1,006
percentage = 3.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Joseph P. Kelly
votes = 594
percentage = 2.2Election box total no change
votes = 27,379
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 = Eugene F. Loud (incumbent)
votes = 20,254
percentage = 51.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = William Craig
votes = 17,352
percentage = 44.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Labor Party of America
candidate = E. T. Kingsley
votes = 1,532
percentage = 3.9Election box total no change
votes = 39,138
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 = Russell J. Waters
votes = 24,050
percentage = 52.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Populist Party (United States)
candidate = Charles A. Barlow (incumbent)
votes = 20,499
percentage = 44.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Labor Party
candidate = James T. Van Ransselaer
votes = 1,132
percentage = 2.5Election box total no change
votes = 45,681
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Populist Party (United States)

District 7

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James C. Needham
votes = 20,793
percentage = 50.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Populist Party (United States)
candidate = Curtis H. Castle (incumbent)
votes = 20,680
percentage = 49.9Election box total no change
votes = 41,473
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Populist Party (United States)

See also

*56th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1898

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1898-11-08 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]