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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1918 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, 1918. Democrats and Republicans swapped seats, leaving California's House delegation unchanged at 6 Republicans, 4 Democrats, and 1 Prohibition incumbent.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1918 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | ||
| Republican | 355,004 | 56.7% | 6 | ||
| Democratic | 178,139 | 28.4% | 4 | ||
| Prohibition | 56,424 | 9.0% | 1 | ||
| Socialist | 36,855 | 5.9% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 626,422 | 100.0% | 11 | ||
Results
District 1
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clarence F. Lea (incumbent) | 42,063 | 100.0 | |
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John E. Raker (incumbent) | 28,249 | 100.0 | |
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles F. Curry (incumbent) | 51,690 | 91.6 | |
| Socialist | Allen K. Gifford | 4,746 | 8.4 | |
| Total votes | 56,436 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Julius Kahn (incumbent) | 38,278 | 86.6 | |
| Socialist | Hugo Ernst | 5,913 | 13.4 | |
| Total votes | 43,191 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John I. Nolan (incumbent) | 40,375 | 87 | |
| Socialist | Thomas F. Feeley | 6,032 | 13 | |
| Total votes | 46,407 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John A. Elston (incumbent) | 59,082 | 88.4 | |
| Socialist | Luella Twining | 7,721 | 11.6 | |
| Total votes | 66,803 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 7
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henry E. Barbour | 33,476 | 52.1 | |||
| Democratic | Henry Hawson | 30,745 | 47.9 | |||
| Total votes | 64,221 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 8
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hugh S. Hersman | 31,167 | 53 | |||
| Republican | Everis A. Hayes (incumbent) | 27,641 | 47 | |||
| Total votes | 58,808 | 100 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 9
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prohibition | Charles H. Randall (incumbent) | 38,782 | 53.0 | |
| Republican | Montaville Flowers | 31,689 | 43.3 | |
| Socialist | Grace Silver Henry | 2,718 | 3.7 | |
| Total votes | 73,189 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Prohibition hold | ||||
District 10
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henry Z. Osborne (incumbent) | 72,773 | 88.2 | |
| Socialist | James H. Ryckman | 9,725 | 11.8 | |
| Total votes | 82,498 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William Kettner (incumbent) | 45,915 | 72.2 | |
| Prohibition | Stella B. Irvine | 17,642 | 27.8 | |
| Total votes | 63,557 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See also
- 66th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1918
References
External links
- California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
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