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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1914 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, 1914. Republicans lost two seats, one to the Progressive Party and one to the Prohibition Party.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1916 | |||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Republican | 380,493 | 44.5% | 4 |  2
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| Democratic | 158,476 | 18.5% | 3 | 
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| Progressive | 141,571 | 16.5% | 2 |  1
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| Prohibition | 71,589 | 8.4% | 1 | 1
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| Socialist | 68,215 | 8.0% | 0 |
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| Independent | 35,403 | 4.1% | 1 |
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| Totals | 855,747 | 100.0% | 11 | — | |
Delegation composition
| Pre-election | Seats | |
| Republican-Held | 6 | |
| Democratic-Held | 3 | |
| Independent-Held | 1 | |
| Progressive-Held | 1 | |
| Post-election | Seats | |
| Republican-Held | 4 | |
| Democratic-Held | 3 | |
| Progressive-Held | 2 | |
| Independent-Held | 1 | |
| Prohibition-Held | 1 | |
Results
District 1
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Kent (incumbent) | 35,403 | 48.1 | |
| Republican | Edward H. Hart | 28,166 | 38.3 | |
| Democratic | O. F. Meldon | 7,987 | 10.8 | |
| Prohibition | Henry P. Stipp | 2,068 | 2.8 | |
| Total votes | 73,624 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Independent hold | ||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John E. Raker (incumbent) | 32,575 | 64.7 | |
| Republican | James T. Matlock | 15,716 | 31.2 | |
| Prohibition | W. P. Fassett | 2,086 | 4.1 | |
| Total votes | 50,377 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles F. Curry (incumbent) | 66,034 | 85.0 | |
| Socialist | David T. Ross | 6,752 | 8.7 | |
| Prohibition | Edwin F. Van Vlear | 4,911 | 6.3 | |
| Total votes | 77,697 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Julius Kahn (incumbent) | 41,044 | 69.1 | |
| Democratic | Henry Colombat | 13,550 | 22.8 | |
| Socialist | Allen K. Gifford | 3,928 | 6.6 | |
| Prohibition | J. C. Westenberg | 895 | 1.5 | |
| Total votes | 59,417 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John I. Nolan (incumbent) | 53,875 | 83.3 | |
| Socialist | Mads Peter Christensen | 7,366 | 11.4 | |
| Prohibition | Frederick Head | 3,410 | 5.3 | |
| Total votes | 64,651 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Progressive | John A. Elston | 36,164 | 44.4 | |||
| Republican | George H. Derrick | 30,704 | 37.7 | |||
| Socialist | Howard H. Caldwell | 11,355 | 13.9 | |||
| Prohibition | Harlow E. Wolcott | 3,211 | 3.9 | |||
| Total votes | 81,434 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Progressive gain from Republican | ||||||
District 7
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Denver S. Church (incumbent) | 39,389 | 49.9 | |
| Republican | A. M. Drew | 25,106 | 31.8 | |
| Socialist | Harry M. McKee | 7,797 | 9.9 | |
| Prohibition | Don A. Allen | 6,573 | 8.3 | |
| Total votes | 78,865 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 8
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Everis A. Hayes (incumbent) | 36,499 | 49.1 | |
| Progressive | Lewis Dan Bohnett | 33,706 | 45.3 | |
| Prohibition | Joseph Merritt Horton | 4,157 | 5.6 | |
| Total votes | 74,362 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 9
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Prohibition | Charles Hiram Randall | 28,097 | 30.9 | |||
| Progressive | Charles W. Bell (incumbent) | 27,560 | 30.3 | |||
| Republican | Frank C. Roberts | 25,176 | 27.7 | |||
| Socialist | Henry A. Hart | 10,084 | 11.1 | |||
| Total votes | 90,917 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Prohibition gain from Progressive | ||||||
District 10
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Progressive | William Stephens (incumbent) | 44,141 | 38.4 | |
| Republican | Henry Z. Osborne | 33,172 | 28.9 | |
| Democratic | Nathan Newby | 17,810 | 15.5 | |
| Socialist | Ralph L. Criswell | 14,900 | 13.0 | |
| Prohibition | Henry Clay Needham | 4,903 | 4.3 | |
| Total votes | 70,926 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Progressive hold | ||||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William Kettner (incumbent) | 47,165 | 52.7 | |
| Republican | James Carson Needham | 25,001 | 27.9 | |
| Prohibition | James S. Edwards | 11,278 | 12.7 | |
| Socialist | Casper Bauer | 6,033 | 6.7 | |
| Total votes | 89,477 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See also
- 64th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1914
References
External links
- California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
This page was last edited on 25 May 2024, at 05:35