1920 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 10
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
|election_name = United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1920
|country = California
|type = legislative
|ongoing = no
|previous_election = United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1918
|previous_year = 1918
|next_election = United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1922
|next_year = 1922
|seats_for_election = All 11 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
|election_date = {{Start date|1920|11|02}}
|party1 = Republican Party (United States)
|last_election1 = 6
|seats1 = 9
|seat_change1 = {{gain}} 3
|popular_vote1 = 556,025
|percentage1 = 68.48%
|party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
|last_election2 = 4
|seats2 = 2
|seat_change2 = {{loss}} 2
|popular_vote2 = 124,018
|percentage2 = 15.27%
|party3 = Prohibition Party
|last_election3 = 1
|seats3 = 0
|seat_change3 = {{loss}} 1
|popular_vote3 = 36,675
|percentage3 = 4.52%
|map_image = CA1920House.svg
|map_size =
|map_caption = {{leftlegend|#800|Republican hold}}{{leftlegend|#f55|Republican gain}}{{leftlegend|#008|Democratic hold}}
}}
{{ElectionsCA}}
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1920 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 2, 1920. Republicans picked up two Democratic-held districts and defeated the lone Prohibition Party incumbent.
Overview
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| colspan="6" | United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1920 |
|---|
| colspan=2 style="width: 15em" |Party
! style="width: 5em" |Votes ! style="width: 7em" |Percentage ! style="width: 5em" |Seats ! style="width: 5em" |+/– |
| style="background-color:#E81B23; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Republican | style="text-align:right;" | 556,025 | style="text-align:right;" | 68.48% | style="text-align:right;" | 9 | style="text-align:right;" | +3 |
| style="background-color:#3333FF; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Democratic | style="text-align:right;" | 124,018 | style="text-align:right;" | 15.27% | style="text-align:right;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" | −2 |
| style="background-color:#CD3700; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Socialist | style="text-align:right;" | 76,503 | style="text-align:right;" | 9.42% | style="text-align:right;" | 0 | style="text-align:right;" | 0 |
| style="background-color:#FF00FF; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Prohibition | style="text-align:right;" | 36,675 | style="text-align:right;" | 4.52% | style="text-align:right;" | 0 | style="text-align:right;" | −1 |
| style="background-color:#DCDCDC; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" | 18,569 | style="text-align:right;" | 2.29% | style="text-align:right;" | 0 | style="text-align:right;" | 0 |
| style="background-color:#DCDCDC; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Scattering | style="text-align:right;" | 133 | style="text-align:right;" | 0.02% | style="text-align:right;" | 0 | style="text-align:right;" | 0 |
| style="background-color:#EEEEEE;"
| colspan="2" align="right" | Totals | style="text-align:right;" | 811,923 | style="text-align:right;" | 100.00% | style="text-align:right;" | 11 | style="text-align:right;" | — |
Delegation composition
| class= "wikitable" |
| colspan= "2" rowspan= "1" align= "center" valign= "top" | Pre-election
| valign= "top" | Seats |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| Republican-Held | 6 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
| Democratic-Held | 4 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Prohibition Party (United States)}}" |
| Prohibition-Held | 1 |
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top" | Post-election
| style="vertical-align:top;" | Seats |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| Republican-Held | 9 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
| Democratic-Held | 2 |
Results
Final results from the Secretary of State: [https://archive.org/details/statementofvo19081922cali/page/n321/mode/2up?view=theater]
=District 1=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 1st congressional district election, 1920}}
{{Election box winning candidate no change|
|color = #3333FF
|party = Democratic{{efn|Lea was also the nominee for the Republican party, having won both the Democratic and Republican primaries.}}
|candidate = Clarence F. Lea (incumbent)
|votes = 34,427
|percentage = 61.72%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent
|candidate = C. A. Bodwell, Jr.
|votes = 18,569
|percentage = 33.29%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Party of America
|candidate = A. K. Gifford
|votes = 2,773
|percentage = 4.97%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party =
|candidate = Scattering
|votes = 12
|percentage = 0.02%
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 55,781
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 2=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 2nd congressional district election, 1920}}
{{Election box winning candidate no change|
|color = #3333FF
|party = Democratic{{efn|Raker was also the nominee for the Republican and Socialist parties, having won all three parties' primaries.}}
|candidate = John E. Raker (incumbent)
|votes = 26,172
|percentage = 99.91%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party =
|candidate = Scattering
|votes = 24
|percentage = 0.09%
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 26,196
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 3=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 3rd congressional district election, 1920}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Charles F. Curry (incumbent)
|votes = 54,984
|percentage = 74.73%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = J. W. Struckenbruck
|votes = 14,964
|percentage = 20.34%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Party of America
|candidate = Miles William Beck
|votes = 3,631
|percentage = 4.93%
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 73,579
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{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, 1920}}
{{Election box winning candidate no change|
|color = #E81B23
|party = Republican{{efn|Kahn was also the nominee for the Democratic party, having won both the Republican and Democratic primaries.}}
|candidate = Julius Kahn (incumbent)
|votes = 50,841
|percentage = 84.55%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Party of America
|candidate = Hugo Ernst
|votes = 9,289
|percentage = 15.45%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party =
|candidate = Scattering
|votes = 2
|percentage = 0.00%
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 60,132
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{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, 1920}}
{{Election box winning candidate no change|
|color = #E81B23
|party = Republican{{efn|Nolan was also the nominee for the Democratic party, having won both the Republican and Democratic primaries.}}
|candidate = John I. Nolan (incumbent)
|votes = 50,274
|percentage = 82.11%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Party of America
|candidate = Hugo Ernst
|votes = 10,952
|percentage = 17.89%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party =
|candidate = Scattering
|votes = 2
|percentage = 0.00%
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 61,228
|percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{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, 1920}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John A. Elston (incumbent)
|votes = 75,610
|percentage = 83.31%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Party of America
|candidate = Maynard Shipley
|votes = 15,151
|percentage = 16.69%
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 90,761
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{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, 1920}}
{{Election box winning candidate no change|
|color = #E81B23
|party = Republican{{efn|Barbour was also the nominee for the Democratic party, having won both the Republican and Democratic primaries.}}
|candidate = Henry E. Barbour (incumbent)
|votes = 57,647
|percentage = 87.17%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Party of America
|candidate = Harry M. McKee
|votes = 8,449
|percentage = 12.78%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party =
|candidate = Scattering
|votes = 34
|percentage = 0.05%
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 66,130
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{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, 1920}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Arthur M. Free
|votes = 46,823
|percentage = 64.01%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate no change|
|color = #3333FF
|party = Democratic{{efn|Hersman was also the nominee for the Socialist party, having won both the Democratic and Socialist primaries.}}
|candidate = Hugh S. Hersman (incumbent)
|votes = 26,311
|percentage = 35.97%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party =
|candidate = Scattering
|votes = 13
|percentage = 0.02%
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 73,147
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
|loser = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 9=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 9th congressional district election, 1920}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Charles F. Van de Water
|votes = 62,952
|percentage = 59.70%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change|
|color = #FF00FF
|party = Prohibition{{efn|Randall was also the nominee for the Democratic party, having won both the Prohibition and Democratic primaries.}}
|candidate = Charles H. Randall (incumbent)
|votes = 36,675
|percentage = 34.78%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Party of America
|candidate = Mary E. Garbutt
|votes = 5,819
|percentage = 5.52%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party =
|candidate = Scattering
|votes = 6
|percentage = 0.01%
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 105,452
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
|loser = Prohibition Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 10=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 10th congressional district election, 1920}}
{{Election box winning candidate no change|
|color = #E81B23
|party = Republican{{efn|Osborne was also the nominee for the Democratic and Prohibition parties, having won both all three parties' primaries}}
|candidate = Henry Z. Osborne (incumbent)
|votes = 97,469
|percentage = 82.64%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Party of America
|candidate = Upton Sinclair
|votes = 20,439
|percentage = 17.33%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party =
|candidate = Scattering
|votes = 29
|percentage = 0.02%
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 117,937
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 11=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 11th congressional district election, 1920}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Philip D. Swing
|votes = 59,425
|percentage = 72.84%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Hugh L. Dickson
|votes = 22,144
|percentage = 27.14%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party =
|candidate = Scattering
|votes = 11
|percentage = 0.01%
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 81,580
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
|loser = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
Notes
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References
- [https://archive.org/details/statementofvo19081922cali/page/n321/mode/2up?view=theater Statement of Vote]
- [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1920-11-02 California Elections Page]
- [https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1920election.pdf 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]
{{1920 United States elections}}
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