1912 United States House of Representatives elections in California
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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1912 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, 1912. California gained three seats as a result of the 1910 census, all of which were won by Republicans. Of California's existing districts, Republicans lost three, two to Democrats and one to a Republican-turned-Progressive.
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Republican hold Republican gain (new seats) Democratic hold Democratic gain Progressive hold Independent hold |
Overview edit
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1912 | |||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Republican | 243,585 | 40.4% | 6 | 0 | |
Democratic | 178,094 | 29.6% | 3 | +2 | |
Socialist | 107,551 | 17.9% | 0 | 0 | |
Progressive | 51,762 | 8.6% | 1 | +1 | |
Prohibition | 21,309 | 3.5% | 0 | 0 | |
Independent | 20,341 | 3.4% | 1 | 0 | |
Totals | 602,301 | 100.0% | 11 | +3 |
Delegation composition edit
Pre-election | Seats | |
Republican-Held | 6 | |
Democratic-Held | 1 | |
Independent-Held | 1 |
Post-election | Seats | |
Republican-Held | 6 | |
Democratic-Held | 3 | |
Independent-Held | 1 | |
Progressive-Held | 1 |
Results edit
District 1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | William Kent (incumbent) | 20,341 | 48.1 | |
Democratic | I. G. Zumwalt | 18,756 | 34.4 | |
Republican | Edward H. Hart | 10,585 | 19.4 | |
Socialist | Joseph Bredsteen | 4,892 | 9.0 | |
Total votes | 54,574 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Independent hold |
District 2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John E. Raker (incumbent) | 23,467 | 62.6 | |
Republican | Frank M. Rutherford | 10,178 | 27.2 | |
Socialist | J. C. Williams | 3,818 | 10.2 | |
Total votes | 37,463 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Charles F. Curry | 31,060 | 58.8 | ||
Democratic | Gilbert M. Ross | 15,197 | 28.8 | ||
Socialist | William L. Wilson | 6,522 | 12.4 | ||
Total votes | 52,779 | 100.0 | |||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | ||||
Republican win (new seat) |
District 4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Julius Kahn (incumbent) | 25,515 | 56.1 | |
Democratic | Bert Schlesinger | 14,884 | 32.7 | |
Socialist | Norman W. Pendleton | 5,090 | 11.2 | |
Total votes | 45,489 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 5 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | John I. Nolan | 27,902 | 83.3 | ||
Democratic | Stephen V. Costello | 18,516 | 34.7 | ||
Socialist | E. L. Requin | 6,962 | 13.0 | ||
Total votes | 53,380 | 100.0 | |||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | ||||
Republican win (new seat) |
District 6 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joseph R. Knowland (incumbent) | 35,219 | 53.7 | |
Socialist | J. Stitt Wilson | 26,234 | 40.0 | |
Democratic | Hiram A. Luttrell | 4,135 | 6.3 | |
Total votes | 65,588 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 7 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Denver S. Church | 23,752 | 44.0 | |
Republican | James C. Needham (incumbent) | 22,994 | 42.7 | |
Socialist | J. S. Cato | 7,171 | 13.3 | |
Total votes | 53,917 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 8 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Everis A. Hayes (incumbent) | 29,861 | 50.9 | |
Democratic | James B. Holohan | 20,620 | 35.2 | |
Progressive | Robert Whitaker | 8,125 | 13.9 | |
Total votes | 58,606 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 9 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Charles W. Bell | 28,845 | 47.2 | ||
Democratic | Thomas H. Kirk | 14,571 | 23.9 | ||
Socialist | Ralph L. Criswell | 11,123 | 18.2 | ||
Prohibition | George S. Yarnall | 6,510 | 10.7 | ||
Total votes | 61,049 | 100.0 | |||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | ||||
Republican win (new seat) |
District 10 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressive | William Stephens (incumbent) | 43,637 | 53.4 | |
Democratic | George Ringo | 17,890 | 21.9 | |
Socialist | Fred C. Wheeler | 17,126 | 21.0 | |
Prohibition | Emory D. Martindale | 2,995 | 3.7 | |
Total votes | 81,648 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Progressive gain from Republican |
District 11 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | William Kettner | 24,822 | 42.7 | |||
Republican | Samuel C. Evans | 21,426 | 36.8 | |||
Socialist | Noble A. Richardson | 7,059 | 12.1 | |||
Prohibition | Helen M. Stoddard | 4,842 | 8.3 | |||
Total votes | 46,248 | 100.0 | ||||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||||
Democratic gain from Republican |