United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1900

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1900 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, 1900. California's seven-seat delegation remained all-Republican.

Overview

Results

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Frank Coombs
votes = 21,227
percentage = 55.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James F. Farraher
votes = 16,270
percentage = 42.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = William Morgan
votes = 599
percentage = 1.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Charles T. Clark
votes = 310
percentage = 0.8Election box total no change
votes = 38,406
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 2

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Samuel D. Woods
votes = 23,019
percentage = 50.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = J. D. Sproul
votes = 21,851
percentage = 47.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = W. F. Lockwood
votes = 402
percentage = 0.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = W. H. Barron
votes = 371
percentage = 0.8Election box total no change
votes = 45,643
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 3

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Victor H. Metcalf (incumbent)
votes = 22,109
percentage = 58.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Frank Freeman
votes = 14,408
percentage = 38.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = R. A. Dague
votes = 596
percentage = 1.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Alvin W. Holt
votes = 431
percentage = 1.1Election box total no change
votes = 37,544
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 4

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Julius Kahn (incumbent)
votes = 17,111
percentage = 55.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = R. Porter Ashe
votes = 11,742
percentage = 37.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = C. C. O'Donnell
votes = 1,116
percentage = 3.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = G. B. Benham
votes = 969
percentage = 3.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Joseph Rowell
votes = 84
percentage = 0.3Election box total no change
votes = 31,022
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 5

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Eugene F. Loud (incumbent)
votes = 23,443
percentage = 55.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = J. H. Henry
votes = 17,365
percentage = 41.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = C. H. King
votes = 942
percentage = 2.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Fred E. Caton
votes = 322
percentage = 0.8Election box total no change
votes = 42,072
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 6

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James McLachlan
votes = 27,081
percentage = 51.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = William Graves
votes = 19,793
percentage = 37.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = H. G. Wilshire
votes = 3,674
percentage = 7.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = James Campbell
votes = 1,693
percentage = 3.2Election box total no change
votes = 52,241
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 7

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James C. Needham (incumbent)
votes = 23,450
percentage = 52.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = W. D. Crichton
votes = 18,981
percentage = 42.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Noble A. Richardson
votes = 1,385
percentage = 3.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = A. H. Hensley
votes = 919
percentage = 2.1Election box total no change
votes = 44,735
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

See also

*57th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1900

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1900-11-06 California Elections Page]
* [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives]

External links

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/page/8 California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)]
* [http://ca.rand.org/stats/politics/sov/elect.defs.html RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions]