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TheUnited States House of Representatives elections in California, 1912 was an election forCalifornia's delegation to theUnited States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of thegeneral 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.
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Independenthold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| Republicanwin (new seat) | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| Republicanwin (new seat) | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| Republicanwin (new seat) | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Progressivegain fromRepublican | ||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||||
