1906 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1906
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  1904 November 6, 1906 (1906-11-06) 1908  

All 8 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election80
Seats won80
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote155,06886,885
Percentage58.4%32.7%

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Election results by district.

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1906 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 6, 1906. All eight districts remained Republican.

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1906
PartyVotesPercentageSeats
Republican 155,06858.4%8
Democratic 86,88532.7%0
Socialist 16,0526.1%0
Prohibition 3,6861.4%0
Independence League 3,6141.4%0
Totals265,305100.0%8

Results

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1906
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William F. Englebright 18,125 95.2
Democratic F. W. Taft5392.8
Socialist J. C. Weybright3251.7
Prohibition R. L. Webb510.3
Total votes19,040 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1906
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Duncan E. McKinlay (incumbent) 23,411 51.8
Democratic W. A. Beard20,26244.8
Socialist A. J. Gaylord1,5243.4
Total votes45,197 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1906
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joseph R. Knowland (incumbent) 21,510 60.0
Democratic Hugh W. Brunk7,71621.5
Independence Charles C. Boynton3,61410.1
Socialist William McDevitt 2,5147.0
Prohibition T. H. Montgomery4821.4
Total votes35,836 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1906
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Julius Kahn (incumbent) 5,678 62.4
Democratic David S. Hirshberg3,01633.2
Socialist Oliver Everett3994.4
Total votes9,093 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1906
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Everis A. Hayes (incumbent) 22,530 53.4
Democratic Hiram G. Davis17,29541.0
Socialist Joseph Lawrence2,3435.6
Total votes42,168 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1906
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James C. Needham (incumbent) 18,928 55.6
Democratic Harry A. Greene12,86837.8
Socialist Richard Kirk1,3033.8
Prohibition Herman E. Burbank9642.8
Total votes34,063 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1906
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James McLachlan (incumbent) 22,338 56.8
Democratic Robert G. Laucks11,19728.4
Socialist Claude Riddle3,6419.2
Prohibition Levi D. Johnson2,1895.6
Total votes39,365 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1906
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sylvester C. Smith (incumbent) 22,548 55.6
Democratic Charles A. Barlow 13,99234.5
Socialist Noble A. Richardson4,0039.9
Total votes40,543 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

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