1898 United States House of Representatives elections in California
1898 House elections in California
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All 7 California seats to the United States House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1898 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 8, 1898. Republicans took an open Democratic seat and defeated the two Populist incumbents.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1898 | |||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Republican | 139,382 | 51.0% | 6 | +3 | |
| Democratic | 86,927 | 31.8% | 1 | -1 | |
| Populist | 41,179 | 15.1% | 0 | -2 | |
| Socialist Labor | 4,979 | 1.8% | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 594 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 273,061 | 100.0% | 7 | — | |
Delegation Composition
| Pre-election | Seats | |
| Republican-Held | 3 | |
| Democratic-Held | 2 | |
| Populist-Held | 2 | |
| Post-election | Seats | |
| Republican-Held | 6 | |
| Democratic-Held | 1 | |
Results
District 1
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John All Barham (incumbent) | 19,598 | 51.8 | |
| Democratic | Emmet Seawell | 18,244 | 48.2 | |
| Total votes | 37,842 | 100.0 | ||
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| Republican hold | ||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Marion De Vries (incumbent) | 25,196 | 55.3 | |
| Republican | Frank D. Ryan | 20,400 | 44.7 | |
| Total votes | 45,596 | 100.0 | ||
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| Democratic hold | ||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Victor H. Metcalf | 20,592 | 57.3 | |
| Democratic | John A. Jones | 14,051 | 39.1 | |
| Socialist Labor | Thomas F. Burns | 1,309 | 3.6 | |
| Total votes | 35,952 | 100.0 | ||
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| Republican hold | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Julius Kahn | 13,695 | 50.0 | |||
| Democratic | James H. Barry | 12,084 | 44.1 | |||
| Socialist Labor | W. J. Martin | 1,006 | 3.7 | |||
| Independent | Joseph P. Kelly | 594 | 2.2 | |||
| Total votes | 27,379 | 100.0 | ||||
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| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Eugene F. Loud (incumbent) | 20,254 | 51.8 | |
| Democratic | William Craig | 17,352 | 44.3 | |
| Socialist Labor | E. T. Kingsley | 1,532 | 3.9 | |
| Total votes | 39,138 | 100.0 | ||
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| Republican hold | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Russell J. Waters | 24,050 | 52.6 | |||
| Populist | Charles A. Barlow (incumbent) | 20,499 | 44.9 | |||
| Socialist Labor | James T. Van Ransselaer | 1,132 | 2.5 | |||
| Total votes | 45,681 | 100.0 | ||||
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| Republican gain from Populist | ||||||
District 7
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Republican | James C. Needham | 20,793 | 50.1 | |||
| Populist | Curtis H. Castle (incumbent) | 20,680 | 49.9 | |||
| Total votes | 41,473 | 100.0 | ||||
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| Republican gain from Populist | ||||||
See also
- 56th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1898
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
