The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1912 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 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 Progressive.
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| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1912 | |||||
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| 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 |
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| Republican-Held | 6 | |
| Democratic-Held | 1 | |
| Independent-Held | 1 | |
| Post-election | Seats |
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| Republican-Held | 6 | |
| Democratic-Held | 3 | |
| Independent-Held | 1 | |
| Progressive-Held | 1 | |
| California's 1st congressional district election, 1912 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| 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% | |
| Totals | 54,574 | 100.0% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Independent hold | ||||
| California's 2nd congressional district election, 1912 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| 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% | |
| Totals | 37,463 | 100.0% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| California's 3rd congressional district election, 1912 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Republican | Charles F. Curry | 31,060 | 58.8% | ||
| Democratic | Gilbert M. Ross | 15,197 | 28.8% | ||
| Socialist | William L. Wilson | 6,522 | 12.4% | ||
| Totals | 52,779 | 100.0% | |||
| Voter turnout | % | ||||
| Republican win (new seat) | |||||
| California's 4th congressional district election, 1912 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Julius Kahn (incumbent) | 25,515 | 56.1% | |
| Democratic | Bert Schlesinger | 14,884 | 32.7% | |
| Socialist | Norman W. Pendleton | 5,090 | 11.2% | |
| Totals | 45,489 | 100.0% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| California's 5th congressional district election, 1912 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Republican | John I. Nolan | 27,902 | 83.3% | ||
| Socialist | Stephen V. Costello | 18,516 | 34.7% | ||
| Prohibition | E. L. Requin | 6,962 | 13.0% | ||
| Totals | 53,380 | 100.0% | |||
| Voter turnout | % | ||||
| Republican win (new seat) | |||||
| California's 6th congressional district election, 1912 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| 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% | |
| Totals | 65,588 | 100.0% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| California's 7th congressional district election, 1912 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Denver S. Church (incumbent) | 23,752 | 44.0% | |
| Republican | James C. Needham | 22,994 | 42.7% | |
| Socialist | J. S. Cato | 7,171 | 13.3% | |
| Totals | 53,917 | 100.0% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| California's 8th congressional district election, 1912 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Everis A. Hayes (incumbent) | 29,861 | 50.9% | |
| Democratic | James B. Holohan | 20,620 | 35.2% | |
| Progressive | Robert Whitaker | 8,125 | 13.9% | |
| Totals | 58,606 | 100.0% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| California's 9th congressional district election, 1912 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 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% | ||
| Totals | 61,049 | 100.0% | |||
| Voter turnout | % | ||||
| Republican win (new seat) | |||||
| California's 10th congressional district election, 1912 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| 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% | |
| Totals | 81,648 | 100.0% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Progressive hold | ||||
| California's 11th congressional district election, 1912 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |||
| 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% | |||
| Totals | 46,248 | 100.0% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
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