1906 United States House of Representatives elections in California

Summary

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1906 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 6, 1906. All eight districts remained Republican.

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1906

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All 8 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 8 0
Seats won 8 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 155,068 86,885
Percentage 58.4% 32.7%

Election results by district.

Overview edit

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1906
Party Votes Percentage Seats
Republican 155,068 58.4% 8
Democratic 86,885 32.7% 0
Socialist 16,052 6.1% 0
Prohibition 3,686 1.4% 0
Independence League 3,614 1.4% 0
Totals 265,305 100.0% 8

Results edit

District 1 edit

California's 1st congressional district election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William F. Englebright 18,125 95.2
Democratic F. W. Taft 539 2.8
Socialist J. C. Weybright 325 1.7
Prohibition R. L. Webb 51 0.3
Total votes 19,040 100.0
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Republican hold

District 2 edit

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duncan E. McKinlay (incumbent) 23,411 51.8
Democratic W. A. Beard 20,262 44.8
Socialist A. J. Gaylord 1,524 3.4
Total votes 45,197 100.0
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Republican hold

District 3 edit

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph R. Knowland (incumbent) 21,510 60.0
Democratic Hugh W. Brunk 7,716 21.5
Independence Charles C. Boynton 3,614 10.1
Socialist William McDevitt 2,514 7.0
Prohibition T. H. Montgomery 482 1.4
Total votes 35,836 100.0
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Republican hold

District 4 edit

California's 4th congressional district election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Julius Kahn (incumbent) 5,678 62.4
Democratic David S. Hirshberg 3,016 33.2
Socialist Oliver Everett 399 4.4
Total votes 9,093 100.0
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Republican hold

District 5 edit

California's 5th congressional district election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Everis A. Hayes (incumbent) 22,530 53.4
Democratic Hiram G. Davis 17,295 41.0
Socialist Joseph Lawrence 2,343 5.6
Total votes 42,168 100.0
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Republican hold

District 6 edit

California's 6th congressional district election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James C. Needham (incumbent) 18,928 55.6
Democratic Harry A. Greene 12,868 37.8
Socialist Richard Kirk 1,303 3.8
Prohibition Herman E. Burbank 964 2.8
Total votes 34,063 100.0
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Republican hold

District 7 edit

California's 7th congressional district election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James McLachlan (incumbent) 22,338 56.8
Democratic Robert G. Laucks 11,197 28.4
Socialist Claude Riddle 3,641 9.2
Prohibition Levi D. Johnson 2,189 5.6
Total votes 39,365 100.0
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Republican hold

District 8 edit

California's 8th congressional district election, 1906
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sylvester C. Smith (incumbent) 22,548 55.6
Democratic Charles A. Barlow 13,992 34.5
Socialist Noble A. Richardson 4,003 9.9
Total votes 40,543 100.0
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Republican hold

See also edit

References edit

  • California Elections Page
  • Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives

External links edit

  • California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
  • RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions