1920 United States House of Representatives elections in California

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1920

November 2, 1920 (1920-11-02)
All 11 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Republican Democratic Prohibition Last election 6 4 1 Seats won 9 2 0 Seat change 3 2 1 Popular vote 574,594 139,169 36,675 Percentage 70.8% 17.1% 4.5%
Republican hold   Republican gain   Democratic hold

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

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1920
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	574,594	70.8%	9	+3
	Democratic	139,169	17.1%	2	−2
	Socialist	61,352	7.6%	0	0
	Prohibition	36,675	4.5%	0	−1
Totals		811,790	100.0%	11	—

Delegation composition

Pre-election		Seats
	Republican-Held	6
	Democratic-Held	4
	Prohibition-Held	1

Post-election		Seats
	Republican-Held	9
	Democratic-Held	2

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [1]

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1920

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clarence F. Lea (incumbent)	34,427	61.7
	Republican	C. A. Bodwell, Jr.	18,569	33.3
	Socialist	A. K. Gifford	2,773	5.0
Total votes			55,769	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1920

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John E. Raker (incumbent)	26,172	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1920

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles F. Curry (incumbent)	54,984	74.7
	Democratic	J. W. Struckenbruck	14,964	20.4
	Socialist	Miles William Beck	3,631	4.9
Total votes			73,579	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1920

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julius Kahn (incumbent)	50,841	84.6
	Socialist	Hugo Ernst	9,289	15.4
Total votes			60,130	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1920

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John I. Nolan (incumbent)	50,274	81.8
	Socialist	Hugo Ernst	10,952	18.2
Total votes			61,226	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1920

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John A. Elston (incumbent)	75,610	83.3
	Democratic	Maynard Shipley	15,151	16.7
Total votes			90,761	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1920

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry E. Barbour (incumbent)	57,647	87.2
	Socialist	Harry M. McKee	8,449	12.8
Total votes			66,096	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1920

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Arthur M. Free	46,823	64
	Democratic	Hugh S. Hersman (incumbent)	26,311	36
Total votes			73,134	100
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1920

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles F. Van de Water	62,952	59.7
	Prohibition	Charles H. Randall (incumbent)	36,675	34.8
	Socialist	Mary E. Garbutt	5,819	5.5
Total votes			105,446	100.0
Turnout
	Republican gain from Prohibition

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1920

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry Z. Osborne (incumbent)	97,469	82.7
	Socialist	Upton Sinclair	20,439	17.3
Total votes			117,908	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1920

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Philip D. Swing	59,425	72.9
	Democratic	Hugh L. Dickson	22,144	27.1
Total votes			81,569	100.0
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

See also

• 67th United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1920

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