1916 United States House of Representatives elections in California

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1916 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 7, 1916. The delegation's only Independent incumbent retired and the open seat was won by the Democrats.

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1916

← 1914 November 7, 1916 (1916-11-07) 1918 →
All 11 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 4 3 Seats before 5 3 Seats won 5 4 Seat change 1 Popular vote 396,345 204,381 Percentage 44.9% 23.2%   Third party Fourth party   Party Prohibition Progressive Last election 1 2 Seats before 1 1 Seats won 1 1 Seat change Popular vote 99,669 88,401 Percentage 11.3% 10.0%
Republican hold   Democratic hold   Democratic gain   Progressive hold   Prohibition hold

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1916
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	396,345	44.9%	5	0
	Democratic	204,381	23.2%	4	+1
	Prohibition	99,669	11.3%	1	0
	Progressive	88,401	10.0%	1	0
	Socialist	59,886	6.8%	0	0
	Independent	33,270	3.8%	0	-1
Totals		881,952	100.0%	11	—

Delegation composition

Pre-election		Seats
	Republican-Held	6
	Democratic-Held	3
	Progressive-Held	2
	Independent-Held	1
	Prohibition-Held	1

Post-election		Seats
	Republican-Held	6
	Democratic-Held	4
	Prohibition-Held	1
	Progressive-Held	1

Results

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1916

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clarence F. Lea	32,797	48.8
	Republican	Edward H. Hart	28,769	42.8
	Socialist	Mary M. Morgan	3,730	5.5
	Prohibition	Jay Scott Ryder	1,935	2.9
Total votes			67,231	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Independent

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1916

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John E. Raker (incumbent)	30,042	71
	Republican	Edward H. Hart	12,282	29
Total votes			42,324	100
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1916

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles F. Curry (incumbent)	48,193	66.7
	Democratic	O. W. Kennedy	16,900	23.4
	Socialist	Ben Cooper	4,455	6.2
	Prohibition	Edwin F. Van Vlear	2,694	3.7
Total votes			72,242	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1916

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julius Kahn (incumbent)	51,968	77.2
	Democratic	J. M. Fernald	10,579	15.7
	Socialist	Allen K. Gifford	3,775	5.6
	Prohibition	Henry W. Hutchinson	981	1.5
Total votes			67,303	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1916

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John I. Nolan (incumbent)	59,333	84.7
	Socialist	Charles A. Preston	6,708	9.6
	Prohibition	Frederick Head	4,046	5.8
Total votes			70,087	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1916

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	John A. Elston (incumbent)	56,520	64.6
	Republican	H. Avery Whitney	19,787	22.6
	Socialist	Luella Twining	7,588	8.7
	Prohibition	Harlow E. Wolcott	3,605	4.1
Total votes			87,500	100.0
Turnout
	Progressive hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1916

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Denver S. Church (incumbent)	38,787	51.0
	Republican	W. W. Phillips	27,676	36.4
	Socialist	Harry M. McKee	5,492	7.2
	Prohibition	J. F. Butler	4,042	5.3
Total votes			75,997	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1916

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Everis A. Hayes (incumbent)	50,659	68.6
	Progressive	George S. Walker	17,576	23.8
	Socialist	Cora Pattleton Wilson	5,564	7.5
Total votes			73,799	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1916

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Prohibition	Charles H. Randall (incumbent)	58,826	57.8
	Independent	Charles W. Bell	33,270	32.7
	Socialist	Ralph L. Criswell	9,661	9.5
Total votes			101,757	100.0
Turnout
	Prohibition hold

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1916

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry Z. Osborne	63,913	49.5
	Democratic	Rufus W. Bowden	33,225	25.7
	Progressive	Henry Stanley Benedict	14,305	11.1
	Socialist	James H. Ryckman	9,000	7.0
	Prohibition	Henry Clay Needham	8,781	6.8
Total votes			129,224	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1916

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Kettner (incumbent)	42,051	44.5
	Republican	Robert C. Harbison	33,765	35.7
	Prohibition	James S. Edwards	14,759	15.6
	Socialist	Marcus W. Robbins	3,913	4.1
Total votes			94,488	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

See also

• 65th United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1916

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