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United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1912
All 11 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
	Republican hold Republican gain (new seats) Democratic hold Democratic gain Progressive hold Independent hold

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1912 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 5, 1912. California gained three seats as a result of the 1910 census, all of which were won by Republicans. Of California's existing districts, Republicans lost three, two to Democrats and one to a Republican-turned-Progressive.

Overview edit

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1912
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	243,585	40.4%	6	0
	Democratic	178,094	29.6%	3	+2
	Socialist	107,551	17.9%	0	0
	Progressive	51,762	8.6%	1	+1
	Prohibition	21,309	3.5%	0	0
	Independent	20,341	3.4%	1	0
Totals		602,301	100.0%	11	+3

Delegation composition edit

Pre-election		Seats
	Republican-Held	6
	Democratic-Held	1
	Independent-Held	1

Post-election		Seats
	Republican-Held	6
	Democratic-Held	3
	Independent-Held	1
	Progressive-Held	1

Results edit

District 1 edit

California's 1st congressional district election, 1912
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	William Kent (incumbent)	20,341	48.1
	Democratic	I. G. Zumwalt	18,756	34.4
	Republican	Edward H. Hart	10,585	19.4
	Socialist	Joseph Bredsteen	4,892	9.0
Total votes			54,574	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Independent hold

District 2 edit

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1912
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John E. Raker (incumbent)	23,467	62.6
	Republican	Frank M. Rutherford	10,178	27.2
	Socialist	J. C. Williams	3,818	10.2
Total votes			37,463	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

District 3 edit

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1912
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles F. Curry	31,060	58.8
	Democratic	Gilbert M. Ross	15,197	28.8
	Socialist	William L. Wilson	6,522	12.4
Total votes			52,779	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican win (new seat)

District 4 edit

California's 4th congressional district election, 1912
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julius Kahn (incumbent)	25,515	56.1
	Democratic	Bert Schlesinger	14,884	32.7
	Socialist	Norman W. Pendleton	5,090	11.2
Total votes			45,489	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

District 5 edit

California's 5th congressional district election, 1912
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John I. Nolan	27,902	83.3
	Democratic	Stephen V. Costello	18,516	34.7
	Socialist	E. L. Requin	6,962	13.0
Total votes			53,380	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican win (new seat)

District 6 edit

California's 6th congressional district election, 1912
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph R. Knowland (incumbent)	35,219	53.7
	Socialist	J. Stitt Wilson	26,234	40.0
	Democratic	Hiram A. Luttrell	4,135	6.3
Total votes			65,588	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

District 7 edit

California's 7th congressional district election, 1912
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Denver S. Church	23,752	44.0
	Republican	James C. Needham (incumbent)	22,994	42.7
	Socialist	J. S. Cato	7,171	13.3
Total votes			53,917	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 8 edit

California's 8th congressional district election, 1912
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Everis A. Hayes (incumbent)	29,861	50.9
	Democratic	James B. Holohan	20,620	35.2
	Progressive	Robert Whitaker	8,125	13.9
Total votes			58,606	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

District 9 edit

California's 9th congressional district election, 1912
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles W. Bell	28,845	47.2
	Democratic	Thomas H. Kirk	14,571	23.9
	Socialist	Ralph L. Criswell	11,123	18.2
	Prohibition	George S. Yarnall	6,510	10.7
Total votes			61,049	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican win (new seat)

District 10 edit

California's 10th congressional district election, 1912
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	William Stephens (incumbent)	43,637	53.4
	Democratic	George Ringo	17,890	21.9
	Socialist	Fred C. Wheeler	17,126	21.0
	Prohibition	Emory D. Martindale	2,995	3.7
Total votes			81,648	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Progressive gain from Republican

District 11 edit

California's 11th congressional district election, 1912
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Kettner	24,822	42.7
	Republican	Samuel C. Evans	21,426	36.8
	Socialist	Noble A. Richardson	7,059	12.1
	Prohibition	Helen M. Stoddard	4,842	8.3
Total votes			46,248	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic gain from Republican