1908 United States House of Representatives elections in California

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1908
	November 3, 1908
	November 3, 1908
All 8 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
	Election results by district.

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1908 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 3, 1908. All eight districts remained Republican.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1908
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats
	Republican	201,206	53.7%	8
	Democratic	135,412	36.1%	0
	Socialist	27,314	7.3%	0
	Prohibition	9,155	2.4%	0
	Independence League	1,714	0.5%	0
Totals		374,801	100.0%	8

Results

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William F. Englebright (incumbent)	20,624	54.1
	Democratic	E. W. Holland	14,031	36.8
	Socialist	D. N. Cunningham	2,898	7.6
	Prohibition	W. P. Fassett	546	1.4
Total votes			38,099	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Duncan E. McKinlay (incumbent)	28,627	57.5
	Democratic	W. K. Hays	19,193	38.5
	Socialist	A. J. Gaylord	2,003	4.0
Total votes			49,823	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph R. Knowland (incumbent)	27,857	64.1
	Democratic	George Peckham	9,889	22.8
	Socialist	O. W. Philbrick	4,052	9.3
	Independence League	John A. Sands	923	2.1
	Prohibition	T. H. Montgomery	717	1.7
Total votes			43,438	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julius Kahn (incumbent)	9,202	52.7
	Democratic	James G. Maguire	7,497	42.9
	Socialist	K. J. Doyle	699	4.0
	Prohibition	William N. Meserve	60	0.3
Total votes			17,458	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Everis A. Hayes (incumbent)	28,127	49.1
	Democratic	George A. Tracy	24,531	42.8
	Socialist	E. H. Misner	3,640	6.3
	Prohibition	Walter E. Vail	1,045	1.8
Total votes			57,343	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James C. Needham (incumbent)	21,323	52.0
	Democratic	Fred P. Feliz	15,868	38.7
	Socialist	W. M. Pattison	2,288	5.6
	Prohibition	James W. Webb	1,509	3.7
Total votes			40,988	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James McLachlan (incumbent)	37,244	51.9
	Democratic	Jud R. Rush	25,445	35.4
	Socialist	A. R. Holston	4,432	6.2
	Prohibition	Marshall W. Atwood	3,899	5.4
	Independence League	F. G. Hentig	791	1.1
Total votes			71,811	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sylvester C. Smith	28,202	50.5
	Democratic	William G. Irving	18,958	33.9
	Socialist	George A. Garrett	7,302	13.1
	Prohibition	James S. Edwards	1,379	2.5
Total votes			45,831	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

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