1910 United States House of Representatives elections in California

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1910
	November 8, 1910
	November 8, 1910
All 8 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
	Election results by district.

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1910 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 8, 1910. Complete Republican dominance of California's congressional delegation ended when Democrats narrowly won one district.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1910
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	204,014	56.2%	7	-1
	Democratic	111,620	30.8%	1	+1
	Socialist	40,936	11.3%	0	0
	Prohibition	6,208	1.7%	0	0
Totals		362,778	100.0%	8	—

Delegation composition

Pre-election		Seats
	Republican-Held	8

Post-election		Seats
	Republican-Held	7
	Democratic-Held	1

Results

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John E. Raker	16,704	45.4
	Republican	William F. Englebright (incumbent)	16,570	45.1
	Socialist	William Morgan	3,231	8.8
	Prohibition	C. H. Essex	259	0.7
Total votes			37,064	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Kent	25,346	50.1
	Democratic	I. G. Zumwalt	22,229	44.0
	Socialist	W. H. Ferber	2,647	5.2
	Prohibition	Henry P. Stipp	329	0.7
Total votes			50,451	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	*Joseph R. Knowland (incumbent)**	34,291	81.9
	Socialist	S. Miller	6,653	15.9
	Prohibition	James N. Christian	906	2.2
Total votes			41,850	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

Knowland was the nominee for both the Republican and Democratic Parties

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julius Kahn (incumbent)	10,188	56.5
	Democratic	Walter MacArthur	6,636	36.8
	Socialist	Austin Lewis	1,178	6.5
	Prohibition	E. F. Dinsmore	35	0.2
Total votes			18,037	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Everis A. Hayes (incumbent)	33,265	59.4
	Democratic	Thomas E. Hayden	15,345	27.4
	Socialist	E. L. Reguin	7,052	12.6
	Prohibition	T. E. Caton	359	0.6
Total votes			56,021	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James C. Needham (incumbent)	19,717	47.3
	Democratic	A. L. Cowell	18,408	44.2
	Socialist	Richard Kirk	2,568	6.2
	Prohibition	Ira E. Surface	951	2.3
Total votes			41,644	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Stephens (incumbent)	36,435	58.7
	Democratic	Lorin A. Handley	13,340	21.5
	Socialist	Thomas V. Williams	10,305	16.6
	Prohibition	C. V. LeFontaine	1,990	3.2
Total votes			62,070	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sylvester C. Smith (incumbent)	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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