United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1902
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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1902 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 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.
Overview
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
Pre-election | Seats | |
Republican-Held | 7 | |
Post-election | Seats | |
Republican-Held | 5 | |
Democratic-Held | 3 | |
Results
District 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James Gillett (incumbent) | 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 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 2
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 | ||||
Voter turnout | % | |||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 3
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 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 4
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 | ||||
Voter turnout | % | |||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 5
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 | ||||
Voter turnout | % | |||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 6
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 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 7
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 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 8
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 | |||
Voter turnout | % | ||||
Republican win (new seat) | |||||
See also
- 58th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1902
References
External links
- California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
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