United States House of Representatives elections, 1910
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The U.S. House election, 1910 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1910 which occurred in the middle of President William Howard Taft's term.
The conservative Taft contended with major factional splits within his Republican Party. The clash of the liberal and conservative wings of the Republican Party, combined with the message of unity from the Democratic Party, enough to allow the Democrats to take control of the House. The first ever socialist was also elected to Congress during this election cycle.
[edit] Overall results
| Party | Total Seats (change) | Seat percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 230 | +58 | 58.3% |
| Republican Party | 162 | -57 | 41.1% |
| Socialist Party | 1 | +1 | 0.2% |
| Independent | 1 | +1 | 0.2% |
| Totals | 394 | +3 | 100.0% |
| 80.1-100% Republican | 80.1-100% Democratic |
| 60.1-80% Republican | 60.1-80% Democratic |
| House seats by party holding plurality in state | |
| 6+ Republican gain | 6+ Democratic gain |
| 3-5 Republican gain | 3-5 Democratic gain |
| 1-2 Republican gain | 1-2 Democratic gain |
| no net change | 1-2 Socialist gain |
[edit] California
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Status | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California 1 | William F. Englebright | Republican |
|
Running | John E. Raker (D) 45.4% William F. Englebright (R) 45.1% William Morgan (S) 8.8% C. H. Essex (Proh.) 0.7% |
| California 2 | Duncan E. McKinlay | Republican |
|
Defeated in primary | William Kent (R) 50.1% I. G. Zumwalt (D) 44% W. H. Ferber (S) 5.2% Henry P. Stipp (Proh.) 0.7% |
| California 3 | Joseph R. Knowland | Republican |
|
Running | Joseph R. Knowland (R) 81.9% S. Miller (S) 15.9% James N. Christian (Proh.) 2.2% |
| California 4 | Julius Kahn | Republican |
|
Running | Julius Kahn (R) 56.5% Walter MacArthur (D) 36.8% Austin Lewis (S) 6.5% E. F. Dinsmore (Proh.) 0.2% |
| California 5 | Everis A. Hayes | Republican |
|
Running | Everis A. Hayes (R) 59.4% Thomas E. Hayden (D) 27.4% E. L. Reguin (S) 12.6% T. E. Caton (Proh.) 0.6% |
| California 6 | James C. Needham | Republican |
|
Running | James C. Needham (R) 47.3% A. L. Cowell (D) 44.2% Richard Kirk (S) 6.2% Ira E. Surface (Proh.) 2.3% |
| California 7 | James McLachlan | Republican |
|
Defeated in primary | William Stephens (R) 58.7% Lorin A. Handley (D) 21.5% Thomas W. Williams (S) 16.6% C. V. LeFontaine (Proh.) 3.2% |
| California 8 | Sylvester C. Smith | Republican |
|
Running | Sylvester C. Smith (R) 50.5% William G. Irving (D) 33.9% George A. Garrett (S) 13.1% James S. Edwards (Proh.) 2.5% |
[edit] See also
| Preceded by 1908 |
U.S. House elections | Succeeded by 1912 |
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