United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1920

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United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1920
← 1918 November 2, 1920 (1920-11-02) 1922 →
All 11 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Republican Democratic Prohibition
Last election 6 4 1
Seats won 9 2 0
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 574,594 139,169 36,675
Percentage 70.8% 17.1% 4.5%
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     Republican hold     Republican gain     Democratic hold

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1920
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Republican 574,594 70.8% 9 +3
Democratic 139,169 17.1% 2 −2
Socialist 61,352 7.6% 0 0
Prohibition 36,675 4.5% 0 −1
Totals 811,790 100.0% 11 —

Delegation composition

Pre-election Seats
  Republican-Held 6
  Democratic-Held 4
  Prohibition-Held 1
Post-election Seats
  Republican-Held 9
  Democratic-Held 2

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [1]

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clarence F. Lea (incumbent) 34,427 61.7
Republican C. A. Bodwell, Jr. 18,569 33.3
Socialist A. K. Gifford 2,773 5.0
Total votes 55,769 100.0
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John E. Raker (incumbent) 26,172 100.0
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles F. Curry (incumbent) 54,984 74.7
Democratic J. W. Struckenbruck 14,964 20.4
Socialist Miles William Beck 3,631 4.9
Total votes 73,579 100.0
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Julius Kahn (incumbent) 50,841 84.6
Socialist Hugo Ernst 9,289 15.4
Total votes 60,130 100.0
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John I. Nolan (incumbent) 50,274 81.8
Socialist Hugo Ernst 10,952 18.2
Total votes 61,226 100.0
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John A. Elston (incumbent) 75,610 83.3
Democratic Maynard Shipley 15,151 16.7
Total votes 90,761 100.0
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry E. Barbour (incumbent) 57,647 87.2
Socialist Harry M. McKee 8,449 12.8
Total votes 66,096 100.0
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Arthur M. Free 46,823 64
Democratic Hugh S. Hersman (incumbent) 26,311 36
Total votes 73,134 100
Voter turnout  %
Republican gain from Democratic

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles F. Van de Water 62,952 59.7
Prohibition Charles H. Randall (incumbent) 36,675 34.8
Socialist Mary E. Garbutt 5,819 5.5
Total votes 105,446 100.0
Voter turnout  %
Republican gain from Prohibition

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry Z. Osborne (incumbent) 97,469 82.7
Socialist Upton Sinclair 20,439 17.3
Total votes 117,908 100.0
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Philip D. Swing 59,425 72.9
Democratic Hugh L. Dickson 22,144 27.1
Total votes 81,569 100.0
Voter turnout  %
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

References

External links

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