1908 United States House of Representatives elections in California
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1908
| country = California
| type = legislative
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1906
| previous_year = 1906
| next_election = United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1910
| next_year = 1910
| seats_for_election = All 8 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
| election_date = {{Start date|1908|11|03}}
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| last_election1 = 8
| seats1 = 8
| seat_change1 = {{steady}}
| popular_vote1 = 201,206
| percentage1 = 53.7%
| swing1 =
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| last_election2 = 0
| seats2 = 0
| seat_change2 = {{steady}}
| popular_vote2 = 135,412
| percentage2 = 36.1%
| swing2 =
| map_image = CA1906House.svg
| map_size = 250px
| map_caption = Election results by district.
}}
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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1908 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 3, 1908. All eight districts remained Republican.
Overview
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| colspan="6" | United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1908 |
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| colspan=2 style="width: 15em" |Party
! style="width: 5em" |Votes ! style="width: 7em" |Percentage ! style="width: 5em" |Seats |
| style="background-color:#FF3333; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Republican | align="right" | 201,206 | align="right" | 53.7% | align="right" | 8 |
| style="background-color:#3333FF; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Democratic | align="right" | 135,412 | align="right" | 36.1% | align="right" | 0 |
| style="background-color:#FF6060; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Socialist | align="right" | 27,314 | align="right" | 7.3% | align="right" | 0 |
| style="background-color:#FF00FF; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Prohibition | align="right" | 9,155 | align="right" | 2.4% | align="right" | 0 |
| style="background-color:#FF99FF; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Independence League | align="right" | 1,714 | align="right" | 0.5% | align="right" | 0 |
| bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
| colspan="2" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 374,801 | align="right" | 100.0% | align="right" | 8 |
Results
=District 1=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 1st congressional district election, 1908}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = William F. Englebright (incumbent)
|votes = 20,624
|percentage = 54.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = E. W. Holland
|votes = 14,031
|percentage = 36.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Party USA
|candidate = D. N. Cunningham
|votes = 2,898
|percentage = 7.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Prohibition Party
|candidate = W. P. Fassett
|votes = 546
|percentage = 1.4
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 38,099
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=District 2=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 2nd congressional district election, 1908}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Duncan E. McKinlay (incumbent)
|votes = 28,627
|percentage = 57.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = W. K. Hays
|votes = 19,193
|percentage = 38.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Party USA
|candidate = A. J. Gaylord
|votes = 2,003
|percentage = 4.0
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 49,823
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 3=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 3rd congressional district election, 1908}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Joseph R. Knowland (incumbent)
|votes = 27,857
|percentage = 64.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = George Peckham
|votes = 9,889
|percentage = 22.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Party USA
|candidate = O. W. Philbrick
|votes = 4,052
|percentage = 9.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = United States Independence Party
|candidate = John A. Sands
|votes = 923
|percentage = 2.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Prohibition Party
|candidate = T. H. Montgomery
|votes = 717
|percentage = 1.7
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 43,438
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 4=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 4th congressional district election, 1908}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Julius Kahn (incumbent)
|votes = 9,202
|percentage = 52.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = James G. Maguire
|votes = 7,497
|percentage = 42.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Party USA
|candidate = K. J. Doyle
|votes = 699
|percentage = 4.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Prohibition Party
|candidate = William N. Meserve
|votes = 60
|percentage = 0.3
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 17,458
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 5=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 5th congressional district election, 1908}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Everis A. Hayes (incumbent)
|votes = 28,127
|percentage = 49.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = George A. Tracy
|votes = 24,531
|percentage = 42.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Party USA
|candidate = E. H. Misner
|votes = 3,640
|percentage = 6.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Prohibition Party
|candidate = Walter E. Vail
|votes = 1,045
|percentage = 1.8
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 57,343
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 6=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 6th congressional district election, 1908}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = James C. Needham (incumbent)
|votes = 21,323
|percentage = 52.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Fred P. Feliz
|votes = 15,868
|percentage = 38.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Party USA
|candidate = W. M. Pattison
|votes = 2,288
|percentage = 5.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Prohibition Party
|candidate = James W. Webb
|votes = 1,509
|percentage = 3.7
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 40,988
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 7=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 7th congressional district election, 1908}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = James McLachlan (incumbent)
|votes = 37,244
|percentage = 51.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Jud R. Rush
|votes = 25,445
|percentage = 35.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Party USA
|candidate = A. R. Holston
|votes = 4,432
|percentage = 6.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Prohibition Party
|candidate = Marshall W. Atwood
|votes = 3,899
|percentage = 5.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = United States Independence Party
|candidate = F. G. Hentig
|votes = 791
|percentage = 1.1
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 71,811
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 8=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 8th congressional district election, 1908}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Sylvester C. Smith (incumbent)
|votes = 28,202
|percentage = 50.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = William G. Irving
|votes = 18,958
|percentage = 33.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Party USA
|candidate = George A. Garrett
|votes = 7,302
|percentage = 13.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Prohibition Party
|candidate = James S. Edwards
|votes = 1,379
|percentage = 2.5
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 45,831
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
== See also==
- 61st United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1908
== References==
- [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1908-11-03 California Elections Page]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070725184700/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives]
== External links==
- [http://www.joincalifornia.com/page/8 California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101219004236/http://ca.rand.org/stats/politics/sov/elect.defs.html RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions]
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