1910 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1910
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  1908 November 8, 1910 (1910-11-08) 1912  

All 8 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election80
Seats won71
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote204,014111,620
Percentage56.2%30.8%

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Election results by district.

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1910 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, 1910. Complete Republican dominance of California's congressional delegation ended when Democrats narrowly won one district.

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1910
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 204,01456.2%7-1
Democratic 111,62030.8%1+1
Socialist 40,93611.3%00
Prohibition 6,2081.7%00
Totals362,778100.0%8

Delegation composition

Pre-electionSeats
 Republican-Held8
Post-electionSeats
 Republican-Held7
 Democratic-Held1

Results

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1910
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John E. Raker 16,704 45.4
Republican William F. Englebright (incumbent)16,57045.1
Socialist William Morgan3,2318.8
Prohibition C. H. Essex2590.7
Total votes37,064 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1910
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William Kent 25,346 50.1
Democratic I. G. Zumwalt22,22944.0
Socialist W. H. Ferber2,6475.2
Prohibition Henry P. Stipp3290.7
Total votes50,451 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1910
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joseph R. Knowland* (incumbent) 34,291 81.9
Socialist S. Miller6,65315.9
Prohibition James N. Christian9062.2
Total votes41,850 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1910
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Julius Kahn (incumbent) 10,188 56.5
Democratic Walter MacArthur6,63636.8
Socialist Austin Lewis1,1786.5
Prohibition E. F. Dinsmore350.2
Total votes18,037 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1910
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Everis A. Hayes (incumbent) 33,265 59.4
Democratic Thomas E. Hayden15,34527.4
Socialist E. L. Reguin7,05212.6
Prohibition T. E. Caton3590.6
Total votes56,021 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1910
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James C. Needham (incumbent) 19,717 47.3
Democratic A. L. Cowell18,40844.2
Socialist Richard Kirk2,5686.2
Prohibition Ira E. Surface9512.3
Total votes41,644 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1910
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William Stephens (incumbent) 36,435 58.7
Democratic Lorin A. Handley13,34021.5
Socialist Thomas V. Williams10,30516.6
Prohibition C. V. LeFontaine1,9903.2
Total votes62,070 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1910
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sylvester C. Smith (incumbent) 28,202 50.5
Democratic William G. Irving18,95833.9
Socialist George A. Garrett7,30213.1
Prohibition James S. Edwards1,3792.5
Total votes45,831 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

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