United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1902
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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1902 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 4, 1902. California gained one seat as a result of the 1900 Census, which Republicans won. However, of the existing districts, Democrats won three Republican-held districts.
Contents
Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1902 | |||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Republican | 152,373 | 52.36% | 5 | –2 | |
Democratic | 126,290 | 43.40% | 3 | +3 | |
Socialist | 8,500 | 2.92% | 0 | 0 | |
Prohibition | 3,860 | 1.33% | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 291,023 | 100.00% | 8 | — |
Delegation Composition
Pre-election | Seats |
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Republican-Held | 7 |
Post-election | Seats |
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Republican-Held | 5 | |
Democratic-Held | 3 |
Results
District 1
California's 1st congressional district election, 1902 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | James Gillett (incumbent) | 21,268 | 50.5 | |
Democratic | Anthony Caminetti | 19,696 | 46.7 | |
Socialist | M. F. Shore | 810 | 1.9 | |
Prohibition | W. O. Clark | 362 | 0.9 | |
Total votes | 42,136 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold |
District 2
California's 2nd congressional district election, 1902 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Democratic | Theodore A. Bell | 21,536 | 49.2 | |||
Republican | Frank Coombs (incumbent) | 21,181 | 48.3 | |||
Socialist | G. H. Rogers | 731 | 1.7 | |||
Prohibition | W. P. Fassett | 367 | 0.8 | |||
Total votes | 43,815 | 100.0 | ||||
Voter turnout | % | |||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 3
California's 3rd congressional district election, 1902 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Victor H. Metcalf (incumbent) | 20,532 | 66.2 | |
Democratic | Calvin B. White | 8,574 | 27.7 | |
Socialist | M. W. Wilkins | 1,556 | 5.0 | |
Prohibition | T. H. Montgomery | 338 | 1.1 | |
Total votes | 31,000 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold |
District 4
California's 4th congressional district election, 1902 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Democratic | Edward J. Livernash | 16,146 | 49.2 | |||
Republican | Julius Kahn (incumbent) | 16,005 | 48.7 | |||
Socialist | William Costley | 616 | 1.9 | |||
Prohibition | Joseph Rowell | 69 | 0.2 | |||
Total votes | 16,836 | 100.0 | ||||
Voter turnout | % | |||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 5
California's 5th congressional district election, 1902 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Democratic | William J. Wynn | 22,712 | 56.5 | |||
Republican | Eugene F. Loud (incumbent) | 16,577 | 41.2 | |||
Socialist | Joseph Lawrence | 620 | 1.5 | |||
Prohibition | Fred E. Caton | 301 | 0.8 | |||
Total votes | 40,210 | 100.0 | ||||
Voter turnout | % | |||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 6
California's 6th congressional district election, 1902 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | James C. Needham (incumbent) | 17,268 | 53.5 | |
Democratic | Gaston M. Ashe | 13,732 | 42.5 | |
Socialist | J. L. Cobb | 815 | 2.5 | |
Prohibition | Joel H. Smith | 466 | 1.4 | |
Total votes | 32,281 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold |
District 7
California's 7th congressional district election, 1902 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | James McLachlan (incumbent) | 19,407 | 64.8 | |
Democratic | Carl A. Johnson | 8,075 | 27.0 | |
Socialist | George H. Hewes | 1,261 | 4.2 | |
Prohibition | Frederick F. Wheeler | 1,195 | 4.0 | |
Total votes | 30,638 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold |
District 8
California's 8th congressional district election, 1902 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Republican | Milton J. Daniels | 20,135 | 55.6 | ||
Democratic | William E. Smythe | 15,819 | 40.8 | ||
Socialist | Noble A. Richardson | 2,091 | 5.4 | ||
Prohibition | Ellsworth Leonardson | 762 | 2.0 | ||
Total votes | 38,807 | 100.0 | |||
Voter turnout | % | ||||
Republican win (new seat) |
See also
- 58th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1902