1898 United States House of Representatives elections in California

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1898 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 8, 1898. Republicans took an open Democratic seat and defeated the two Populist incumbents.

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1898

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All 7 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Republican Democratic Populist Last election 3 2 2 Seats won 6 1 0 Seat change 3 1 2 Popular vote 139,382 86,927 41,179 Percentage 51.0% 31.8% 15.1%
Election results by district.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1898
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	139,382	51.0%	6	+3
	Democratic	86,927	31.8%	1	-1
	Populist	41,179	15.1%	0	-2
	Socialist Labor	4,979	1.8%	0	0
	Independent	594	0.2%	0	0
Totals		273,061	100.0%	7	—

Delegation Composition

Pre-election		Seats
	Republican-Held	3
	Democratic-Held	2
	Populist-Held	2

Post-election		Seats
	Republican-Held	6
	Democratic-Held	1

Results

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John All Barham (incumbent)	19,598	51.8
	Democratic	Emmet Seawell	18,244	48.2
Total votes			37,842	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marion De Vries (incumbent)	25,196	55.3
	Republican	Frank D. Ryan	20,400	44.7
Total votes			45,596	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Victor H. Metcalf	20,592	57.3
	Democratic	John A. Jones	14,051	39.1
	Socialist Labor	Thomas F. Burns	1,309	3.6
Total votes			35,952	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julius Kahn	13,695	50.0
	Democratic	James H. Barry	12,084	44.1
	Socialist Labor	W. J. Martin	1,006	3.7
	Independent	Joseph P. Kelly	594	2.2
Total votes			27,379	100.0
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eugene F. Loud (incumbent)	20,254	51.8
	Democratic	William Craig	17,352	44.3
	Socialist Labor	E. T. Kingsley	1,532	3.9
Total votes			39,138	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Russell J. Waters	24,050	52.6
	Populist	Charles A. Barlow (incumbent)	20,499	44.9
	Socialist Labor	James T. Van Ransselaer	1,132	2.5
Total votes			45,681	100.0
Turnout
	Republican gain from Populist

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James C. Needham	20,793	50.1
	Populist	Curtis H. Castle (incumbent)	20,680	49.9
Total votes			41,473	100.0
Turnout
	Republican gain from Populist

See also

• 56th United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1898

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