1906 United States House of Representatives elections in California

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1906 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 6, 1906. All eight districts remained Republican.

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1906

November 6, 1906 (1906-11-06)
All 8 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 8 0 Seats won 8 0 Seat change Popular vote 155,068 86,885 Percentage 58.4% 32.7%
Election results by district.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1906
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats
	Republican	155,068	58.4%	8
	Democratic	86,885	32.7%	0
	Socialist	16,052	6.1%	0
	Prohibition	3,686	1.4%	0
	Independence League	3,614	1.4%	0
Totals		265,305	100.0%	8

Results

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1906

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William F. Englebright	18,125	95.2
	Democratic	F. W. Taft	539	2.8
	Socialist	J. C. Weybright	325	1.7
	Prohibition	R. L. Webb	51	0.3
Total votes			19,040	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1906

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Duncan E. McKinlay (incumbent)	23,411	51.8
	Democratic	W. A. Beard	20,262	44.8
	Socialist	A. J. Gaylord	1,524	3.4
Total votes			45,197	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1906

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph R. Knowland (incumbent)	21,510	60.0
	Democratic	Hugh W. Brunk	7,716	21.5
	Independence	Charles C. Boynton	3,614	10.1
	Socialist	William McDevitt	2,514	7.0
	Prohibition	T. H. Montgomery	482	1.4
Total votes			35,836	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1906

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julius Kahn (incumbent)	5,678	62.4
	Democratic	David S. Hirshberg	3,016	33.2
	Socialist	Oliver Everett	399	4.4
Total votes			9,093	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1906

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Everis A. Hayes (incumbent)	22,530	53.4
	Democratic	Hiram G. Davis	17,295	41.0
	Socialist	Joseph Lawrence	2,343	5.6
Total votes			42,168	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1906

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James C. Needham (incumbent)	18,928	55.6
	Democratic	Harry A. Greene	12,868	37.8
	Socialist	Richard Kirk	1,303	3.8
	Prohibition	Herman E. Burbank	964	2.8
Total votes			34,063	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1906

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James McLachlan (incumbent)	22,338	56.8
	Democratic	Robert G. Laucks	11,197	28.4
	Socialist	Claude Riddle	3,641	9.2
	Prohibition	Levi D. Johnson	2,189	5.6
Total votes			39,365	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1906

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sylvester C. Smith (incumbent)	22,548	55.6
	Democratic	Charles A. Barlow	13,992	34.5
	Socialist	Noble A. Richardson	4,003	9.9
Total votes			40,543	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

See also

• 60th United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1906

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