1912 United States House of Representatives elections in California

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1912 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, 1912. California gained three seats as a result of the 1910 census, all of which were won by Republicans. Of California's existing districts, Republicans lost three, two to Democrats and one to a Republican-turned-Progressive.

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1912

November 5, 1912 (1912-11-05)
All 11 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Republican Democratic Progressive Last election 7 1 did not contest Seats before 6 1 0 Seats won 6 3 1 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 243,585 178,094 51,762 Percentage 40.4% 29.6% 8.6%   Fourth party   Party Independent Last election 0 Seats before 1 Seat change Popular vote 20,341 Percentage 3.4%
Republican hold   Republican gain (new seats)   Democratic hold   Democratic gain   Progressive hold   Independent hold

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1912
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	243,585	40.4%	6	0
	Democratic	178,094	29.6%	3	+2
	Socialist	107,551	17.9%	0	0
	Progressive	51,762	8.6%	1	+1
	Prohibition	21,309	3.5%	0	0
	Independent	20,341	3.4%	1	0
Totals		602,301	100.0%	11	+3

Delegation composition

Pre-election		Seats
	Republican-Held	6
	Democratic-Held	1
	Independent-Held	1

Post-election		Seats
	Republican-Held	6
	Democratic-Held	3
	Independent-Held	1
	Progressive-Held	1

Results

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1912

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	William Kent (incumbent)	20,341	48.1
	Democratic	I. G. Zumwalt	18,756	34.4
	Republican	Edward H. Hart	10,585	19.4
	Socialist	Joseph Bredsteen	4,892	9.0
Total votes			54,574	100.0
Turnout
	Independent hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1912

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John E. Raker (incumbent)	23,467	62.6
	Republican	Frank M. Rutherford	10,178	27.2
	Socialist	J. C. Williams	3,818	10.2
Total votes			37,463	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1912

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles F. Curry	31,060	58.8
	Democratic	Gilbert M. Ross	15,197	28.8
	Socialist	William L. Wilson	6,522	12.4
Total votes			52,779	100.0
Turnout
	Republican win (new seat)

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1912

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julius Kahn (incumbent)	25,515	56.1
	Democratic	Bert Schlesinger	14,884	32.7
	Socialist	Norman W. Pendleton	5,090	11.2
Total votes			45,489	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1912

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John I. Nolan	27,902	83.3
	Democratic	Stephen V. Costello	18,516	34.7
	Socialist	E. L. Requin	6,962	13.0
Total votes			53,380	100.0
Turnout
	Republican win (new seat)

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1912

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph R. Knowland (incumbent)	35,219	53.7
	Socialist	J. Stitt Wilson	26,234	40.0
	Democratic	Hiram A. Luttrell	4,135	6.3
Total votes			65,588	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1912

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Denver S. Church	23,752	44.0
	Republican	James C. Needham (incumbent)	22,994	42.7
	Socialist	J. S. Cato	7,171	13.3
Total votes			53,917	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1912

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Everis A. Hayes (incumbent)	29,861	50.9
	Democratic	James B. Holohan	20,620	35.2
	Progressive	Robert Whitaker	8,125	13.9
Total votes			58,606	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1912

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles W. Bell	28,845	47.2
	Democratic	Thomas H. Kirk	14,571	23.9
	Socialist	Ralph L. Criswell	11,123	18.2
	Prohibition	George S. Yarnall	6,510	10.7
Total votes			61,049	100.0
Turnout
	Republican win (new seat)

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1912

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	William Stephens (incumbent)	43,637	53.4
	Democratic	George Ringo	17,890	21.9
	Socialist	Fred C. Wheeler	17,126	21.0
	Prohibition	Emory D. Martindale	2,995	3.7
Total votes			81,648	100.0
Turnout
	Progressive gain from Republican

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1912

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Kettner	24,822	42.7
	Republican	Samuel C. Evans	21,426	36.8
	Socialist	Noble A. Richardson	7,059	12.1
	Prohibition	Helen M. Stoddard	4,842	8.3
Total votes			46,248	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• 63rd United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1912

References

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

External links

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