United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1926

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1926 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, 1926. Republicans gained one seat.

Overview

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1926election.pdf]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Clarence F. Lea (incumbent)
votes = 60,207
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 2

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent)
votes = 32,264
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

District 3

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles F. Curry (incumbent)
votes = 72,912
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 4

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Florence Prag Kahn (incumbent)
votes = 37,353
percentage = 63.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Chauncey F. Tramutulo
votes = 18,210
percentage = 32.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Harry W. Hutton
votes = 2,960
percentage = 5.1Election box total no change
votes = 58,523
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 5

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Richard J. Welch (incumbent)
votes = 47,694
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 6

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Albert E. Carter (incumbent)
votes = 91,995
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 7

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Henry E. Barbour
votes = 73,271
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 8

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Arthur M. Free (incumbent)
votes = 60,384
percentage = 67.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Philip G. Sheehy
votes = 28,836
percentage = 32.3Election box total no change
votes = 89,220
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 9

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William E. Evans (incumbent)
votes = 102,270
percentage = 59.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Charles H. Randall
votes = 61,719
percentage = 35.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Charles F. Conley
votes = 7,943
percentage = 4.6Election box total no change
votes = 171,932
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 10

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Joe Crail (incumbent)
votes = 144,677
percentage = 93.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = N. Jackson Wright
votes = 21,997
percentage = 13.2Election box total no change
votes = 166,674
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 11

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Philip D. Swing (incumbent)
votes = 89,726
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

See also

*70th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1926

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1926-11-02 California Elections Page]
* [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives]

External links

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/page/8 California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)]
* [http://ca.rand.org/stats/politics/sov/elect.defs.html RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions]