1904 United States House of Representatives elections in California

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1904 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, 1904. Republicans won the three Democratic-held districts, giving California an all-Republican House delegation, which it would maintain until 1910.

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1904

← 1902 November 8, 1904 (1904-11-08) 1906 →
All 8 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 5 3 Seats won 8 0 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 186,427 112,587 Percentage 56.8% 34.3%
Election results by district.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1904
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	186,427	56.8%	8	+3
	Democratic	112,587	34.3%	0	-3
	Socialist	21,635	6.6%	0	0
	Prohibition	6,405	2.0%	0	0
	Union Labor	916	0.3%	0	0
Totals		327,970	100.0%	8	—

Delegation Composition

Pre-election		Seats
	Republican-Held	5
	Democratic-Held	3

Post-election		Seats
	Republican-Held	8

Results

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Gillett (incumbent)	21,602	54.1
	Democratic	Anthony Caminetti	15,706	39.3
	Socialist	A. J. Gaylord	2,197	5.5
	Prohibition	Jarrot L. Rollins	421	1.1
Total votes			39,926	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Duncan E. McKinlay (incumbent)	22,873	51.8
	Democratic	Theodore Arlington Bell	21,640	46.6
	Socialist	J. H. White	1,524	3.3
	Prohibition	Eli P. LaCell	431	0.9
Total votes			46,468	100.0
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph R. Knowland (incumbent)	24,637	68.6
	Democratic	Henry C. McPike	7,210	20.1
	Socialist	Michael Lesser	3,617	10.1
	Prohibition	Bates Morris	471	1.3
Total votes			35,935	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julius Kahn	20,012	62.4
	Democratic	Edward J. Livernash (incumbent)	12,812	36.4
	Socialist	William E. Costley	2,267	6.4
Total votes			35,091	100.0
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Everis A. Hayes	23,701	52.3
	Democratic	William J. Wynn (incumbent)	18,025	39.7
	Socialist	F. R. Whitney	2,263	5.0
	Union Labor	Charles J. Williams	916	2.0
	Prohibition	George B. Pratt	445	1.0
Total votes			45,350	100.0
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James C. Needham (incumbent)	18,828	55.1
	Democratic	William M. Conley	13,074	38.2
	Socialist	J. L. Cobb	1,537	4.5
	Prohibition	Joel H. Smith	740	2.2
Total votes			34,079	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James McLachlan (incumbent)	31,091	64.2
	Democratic	W. O. Morton	11,259	23.3
	Socialist	F. I. Wheat	3,594	7.4
	Prohibition	John Sobieski	2,467	5.1
Total votes			48,411	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1904

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sylvester C. Smith	23,683	55.6
	Democratic	William T. Lucas	12,861	34.5
	Socialist	Noble A. Richardson	4,636	9.9
	Prohibition	Benjamin J. Cloes	1,430	3.4
Total votes			42,610	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

See also

• 59th United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1904

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