1902 United States House of Representatives elections in California
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An election was held for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1902. California gained one seat as a result of the 1900 census, which Republicans won. However, of the existing districts, Democrats won three Republican-held districts.
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Election results by district. |
Overview edit
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1902 | |||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Republican | 152,373 | 52.36% | 5 | –2 | |
Democratic | 126,290 | 43.40% | 3 | +3 | |
Socialist | 8,500 | 2.92% | 0 | 0 | |
Prohibition | 3,860 | 1.33% | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 291,023 | 100.00% | 8 | — |
Delegation composition edit
Pre-election | Seats | |
Republican-Held | 7 |
Post-election | Seats | |
Republican-Held | 5 | |
Democratic-Held | 3 |
Results edit
District 1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James Gillett | 21,268 | 50.5 | |
Democratic | Anthony Caminetti | 19,696 | 46.7 | |
Socialist | M. F. Shore | 810 | 1.9 | |
Prohibition | W. O. Clark | 362 | 0.9 | |
Total votes | 42,136 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Theodore A. Bell | 21,536 | 49.2 | |||
Republican | Frank Coombs (incumbent) | 21,181 | 48.3 | |||
Socialist | G. H. Rogers | 731 | 1.7 | |||
Prohibition | W. P. Fassett | 367 | 0.8 | |||
Total votes | 43,815 | 100.0 | ||||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Victor H. Metcalf (incumbent) | 20,532 | 66.2 | |
Democratic | Calvin B. White | 8,574 | 27.7 | |
Socialist | M. W. Wilkins | 1,556 | 5.0 | |
Prohibition | T. H. Montgomery | 338 | 1.1 | |
Total votes | 31,000 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Edward J. Livernash | 16,146 | 49.2 | |||
Republican | Julius Kahn (incumbent) | 16,005 | 48.7 | |||
Socialist | William Costley | 616 | 1.9 | |||
Prohibition | Joseph Rowell | 69 | 0.2 | |||
Total votes | 16,836 | 100.0 | ||||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 5 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | William J. Wynn | 22,712 | 56.5 | |||
Republican | Eugene F. Loud (incumbent) | 16,577 | 41.2 | |||
Socialist | Joseph Lawrence | 620 | 1.5 | |||
Prohibition | Fred E. Caton | 301 | 0.8 | |||
Total votes | 40,210 | 100.0 | ||||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 6 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James C. Needham (incumbent) | 17,268 | 53.5 | |
Democratic | Gaston M. Ashe | 13,732 | 42.5 | |
Socialist | J. L. Cobb | 815 | 2.5 | |
Prohibition | Joel H. Smith | 466 | 1.4 | |
Total votes | 32,281 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 7 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James McLachlan (incumbent) | 19,407 | 64.8 | |
Democratic | Carl A. Johnson | 8,075 | 27.0 | |
Socialist | George H. Hewes | 1,261 | 4.2 | |
Prohibition | Frederick F. Wheeler | 1,195 | 4.0 | |
Total votes | 30,638 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 8 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Milton J. Daniels | 20,135 | 55.6 | ||
Democratic | William E. Smythe | 15,819 | 40.8 | ||
Socialist | Noble A. Richardson | 2,091 | 5.4 | ||
Prohibition | Ellsworth Leonardson | 762 | 2.0 | ||
Total votes | 38,807 | 100.0 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Republican win (new seat) |