1920 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1920
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All 11 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
 
Party Republican Democratic Prohibition
Last election641
Seats won920
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote556,025124,01836,675
Percentage68.48%15.27%4.52%
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  Republican hold
  Republican gain
  Democratic hold

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1920 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 2, 1920. Republicans picked up two Democratic-held districts and defeated the lone Prohibition Party incumbent.

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1920
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 556,02568.48%9+3
Democratic 124,01815.27%2−2
Socialist 76,5039.42%00
Prohibition 36,6754.52%0−1
Independent 18,5692.29%00
Scattering1330.02%00
Totals811,923100.00%11—

Delegation composition

Pre-electionSeats
 Republican-Held6
 Democratic-Held4
 Prohibition-Held1
Post-electionSeats
 Republican-Held9
 Democratic-Held2

Results

Final results from the Secretary of State:

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1920
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic [a] Clarence F. Lea (incumbent) 34,427 61.72%
Independent C. A. Bodwell, Jr.18,56933.29%
Socialist A. K. Gifford2,7734.97%
Scattering120.02%
Total votes55,781 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1920
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic [b] John E. Raker (incumbent) 26,172 99.91%
Scattering240.09%
Total votes26,196 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1920
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles F. Curry (incumbent) 54,984 74.73%
Democratic J. W. Struckenbruck14,96420.34%
Socialist Miles William Beck3,6314.93%
Total votes73,579 100.00%
Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1920
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican [c] Julius Kahn (incumbent) 50,841 84.55%
Socialist Hugo Ernst 9,28915.45%
Scattering20.00%
Total votes60,132 100.00%
Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1920
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican [d] John I. Nolan (incumbent) 50,274 82.11%
Socialist Hugo Ernst 10,95217.89%
Scattering20.00%
Total votes61,228 100.0%
Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1920
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John A. Elston (incumbent) 75,610 83.31%
Socialist Maynard Shipley 15,15116.69%
Total votes90,761 100.00%
Republican hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1920
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican [e] Henry E. Barbour (incumbent) 57,647 87.17%
Socialist Harry M. McKee8,44912.78%
Scattering340.05%
Total votes66,130 100.00%
Republican hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1920
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Arthur M. Free 46,823 64.01%
Democratic [f] Hugh S. Hersman (incumbent) 26,311 35.97%
Scattering130.02%
Total votes73,147 100.00%
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1920
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles F. Van de Water 62,952 59.70%
Prohibition [g] Charles H. Randall (incumbent)36,67534.78%
Socialist Mary E. Garbutt5,8195.52%
Scattering60.01%
Total votes105,452 100.00%
Republican gain from Prohibition

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1920
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican [h] Henry Z. Osborne (incumbent) 97,469 82.64%
Socialist Upton Sinclair 20,43917.33%
Scattering290.02%
Total votes117,937 100.00%
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1920
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Philip D. Swing 59,425 72.84%
Democratic Hugh L. Dickson22,14427.14%
Scattering110.01%
Total votes81,580 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Lea was also the nominee for the Republican party, having won both the Democratic and Republican primaries.
  2. ↑ Raker was also the nominee for the Republican and Socialist parties, having won all three parties' primaries.
  3. ↑ Kahn was also the nominee for the Democratic party, having won both the Republican and Democratic primaries.
  4. ↑ Nolan was also the nominee for the Democratic party, having won both the Republican and Democratic primaries.
  5. ↑ Barbour was also the nominee for the Democratic party, having won both the Republican and Democratic primaries.
  6. ↑ Hersman was also the nominee for the Socialist party, having won both the Democratic and Socialist primaries.
  7. ↑ Randall was also the nominee for the Democratic party, having won both the Prohibition and Democratic primaries.
  8. ↑ Osborne was also the nominee for the Democratic and Prohibition parties, having won both all three parties' primaries

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