1900 United States House of Representatives elections in California

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1900

November 6, 1900 (1900-11-06)
All 7 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 6 1 Seats before 7 0 Seats won 7 0 Seat change Popular vote 157,440 120,410 Percentage 54.0% 41.3%
Election results by district.

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1900 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, 1900. California's seven-seat delegation remained all-Republican.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1900
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats
	Republican	157,440	54.0%	7
	Democratic	120,410	41.3%	0
	Socialist	8,567	2.9%	0
	Prohibition	4,130	1.4%	0
	Independent	1,116	0.4%	0
Totals		291,663	100.0%	7

Results

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1900

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Coombs	21,227	55.3
	Democratic	James F. Farraher	16,270	42.4
	Socialist	William Morgan	599	1.6
	Prohibition	Charles T. Clark	310	0.8
Total votes			38,406	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1900

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Samuel D. Woods	23,019	50.4
	Democratic	J. D. Sproul	21,851	47.9
	Socialist	W. F. Lockwood	402	0.9
	Prohibition	W. H. Barron	371	0.8
Total votes			45,643	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1900

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Victor H. Metcalf (incumbent)	22,109	58.9
	Democratic	Frank Freeman	14,408	38.4
	Socialist	R. A. Dague	596	1.6
	Prohibition	Alvin W. Holt	431	1.1
Total votes			37,544	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1900

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julius Kahn (incumbent)	17,111	55.2
	Democratic	R. Porter Ashe	11,742	37.8
	Independent	C. C. O'Donnell	1,116	3.6
	Socialist	G. B. Benham	969	3.1
	Prohibition	Joseph Rowell	84	0.3
Total votes			31,022	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1900

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eugene F. Loud (incumbent)	23,443	55.7
	Democratic	J. H. Henry	17,365	41.3
	Socialist	C. H. King	942	2.2
	Prohibition	Fred E. Caton	322	0.8
Total votes			42,072	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1900

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James McLachlan	27,081	51.8
	Democratic	William Graves	19,793	37.9
	Socialist	H. G. Wilshire	3,674	7.0
	Prohibition	James Campbell	1,693	3.2
Total votes			52,241	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1900

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James C. Needham (incumbent)	23,450	52.4
	Democratic	W. D. Crichton	18,981	42.4
	Socialist	Noble A. Richardson	1,385	3.1
	Prohibition	A. H. Hensley	919	2.1
Total votes			44,735	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

See also

• 57th United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1900

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