1918 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1918
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  1916 November 5, 1918 (1918-11-05) 1920  

All 11 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
 
Party Republican Democratic Prohibition
Last election541
Seats before641
Seats won641
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote355,004178,13956,424
Percentage56.7%28.4%9.0%

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  Republican hold
  Republican gain
  Democratic hold
  Democratic gain
  Prohibition hold

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1918 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 5, 1918. Democrats and Republicans swapped seats, leaving California's House delegation unchanged at 6 Republicans, 4 Democrats, and 1 Prohibition incumbent.

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United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1918
PartyVotesPercentageSeats
Republican 355,00456.7%6
Democratic 178,13928.4%4
Prohibition 56,4249.0%1
Socialist 36,8555.9%0
Totals626,422100.0%11

Results

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1918
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Clarence F. Lea (incumbent) 42,063 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1918
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John E. Raker (incumbent) 28,249 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1918
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles F. Curry (incumbent) 51,690 91.6
Socialist Allen K. Gifford4,7468.4
Total votes56,436 100.0
Turnout
Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1918
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Julius Kahn (incumbent) 38,278 86.6
Socialist Hugo Ernst5,91313.4
Total votes43,191 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1918
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John I. Nolan (incumbent)40,37587
Socialist Thomas F. Feeley6,03213
Total votes46,407 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1918
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John A. Elston (incumbent) 59,082 88.4
Socialist Luella Twining 7,72111.6
Total votes66,803 100.0
Turnout
Republican hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1918
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Henry E. Barbour 33,476 52.1
Democratic Henry Hawson30,74547.9
Total votes64,221 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1918
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Hugh S. Hersman 31,167 53
Republican Everis A. Hayes (incumbent)27,64147
Total votes58,808 100
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1918
PartyCandidateVotes%
Prohibition Charles H. Randall (incumbent) 38,782 53.0
Republican Montaville Flowers31,68943.3
Socialist Grace Silver Henry2,7183.7
Total votes73,189 100.0
Turnout
Prohibition hold

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1918
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Henry Z. Osborne (incumbent) 72,773 88.2
Socialist James H. Ryckman9,72511.8
Total votes82,498 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1918
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William Kettner (incumbent) 45,915 72.2
Prohibition Stella B. Irvine17,64227.8
Total votes63,557 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

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