The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1916 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 7, 1916. The delegation's only Independent incumbent retired and the open seat was won by the Democrats.
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| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1916 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Republican | 452,865 | 53.3% | 6 | 0 | |
| Democratic | 204,381 | 24.0% | 4 | +1 | |
| Prohibition | 99,669 | 11.7% | 1 | 0 | |
| Socialist | 59,886 | 7.0% | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 33,270 | 3.9% | 0 | -1 | |
| Progressive | 31,881 | 3.8% | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 850,071 | 100.0% | 11 | — | |
| Pre-election | Seats |
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| Republican-Held | 6 | |
| Democratic-Held | 3 | |
| Independent-Held | 1 | |
| Prohibition-Held | 1 | |
| Post-election | Seats |
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| Republican-Held | 6 | |
| Democratic-Held | 4 | |
| Prohibition-Held | 1 | |
| California's 1st congressional district election, 1916 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |||
| Democratic | Clarence F. Lea | 32,797 | 48.8% | |||
| Republican | Edward H. Hart | 28,769 | 42.8% | |||
| Socialist | Mary M. Morgan | 3,730 | 5.5% | |||
| Prohibition | Jay Scott Ryder | 1,935 | 2.9% | |||
| Totals | 67,231 | 100.0% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Democratic gain from Independent | ||||||
| California's 2nd congressional district election, 1916 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | John E. Raker (incumbent) | 30,042 | 71% | |
| Republican | Edward H. Hart | 12,282 | 29% | |
| Totals | 42,324 | 100% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| California's 3rd congressional district election, 1916 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Charles F. Curry (incumbent) | 48,193 | 66.7% | |
| Democratic | O. W. Kennedy | 16,900 | 23.4% | |
| Socialist | Ben Cooper | 4,455 | 6.2% | |
| Prohibition | Edwin F. Van Vlear | 2,694 | 3.7% | |
| Totals | 72,242 | 100.0% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| California's 4th congressional district election, 1916 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Julius Kahn (incumbent) | 51,968 | 77.2% | |
| Democratic | J. M. Fernald | 10,579 | 15.7% | |
| Socialist | Allen K. Gifford | 3,775 | 5.6% | |
| Prohibition | Henry W. Hutchinson | 981 | 1.5% | |
| Totals | 67,303 | 100.0% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| California's 5th congressional district election, 1916 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | John I. Nolan (incumbent) | 59,333 | 84.7% | |
| Socialist | Charles A. Preston | 6,708 | 9.6% | |
| Prohibition | Frederick Head | 4,046 | 5.8% | |
| Totals | 70,087 | 100.0% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| California's 6th congressional district election, 1916 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | John A. Elston (incumbent) | 56,520 | 64.6% | |
| Republican | H. Avery Whitney | 19,787 | 22.6% | |
| Socialist | Luella Twining | 7,588 | 8.7% | |
| Prohibition | Harlow E. Wolcott | 3,605 | 4.1% | |
| Totals | 87,500 | 100.0% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| California's 7th congressional district election, 1916 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Denver S. Church | 38,787 | 51.0% | |
| Republican | W. W. Phillips | 27,676 | 36.4% | |
| Socialist | Harry M. McKee | 5,492 | 7.2% | |
| Prohibition | J. F. Butler | 4,042 | 5.3% | |
| Totals | 75,997 | 100.0% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| California's 8th congressional district election, 1916 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Everis A. Hayes (incumbent) | 50,659 | 68.6% | |
| Progressive | George S. Walker | 17,576 | 23.8% | |
| Socialist | Cora Pattleton Wilson | 5,564 | 7.5% | |
| Totals | 73,799 | 100.0% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| California's 9th congressional district election, 1916 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Prohibition | Charles H. Randall (incumbent) | 58,826 | 57.8% | |
| Independent | Charles W. Bell | 33,270 | 32.7% | |
| Socialist | Ralph L. Criswell | 9,661 | 9.5% | |
| Totals | 101,757 | 100.0% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Prohibition hold | ||||
| California's 10th congressional district election, 1916 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Henry Z. Osborne | 63,913 | 49.5% | |
| Democratic | Rufus W. Bowden | 33,225 | 25.7% | |
| Progressive | Henry Stanley Benedict | 14,305 | 11.1% | |
| Socialist | James H. Ryckman | 9,000 | 7.0% | |
| Prohibition | Henry Clay Needham | 8,781 | 6.8% | |
| Totals | 129,224 | 100.0% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| California's 11th congressional district election, 1916 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | William Kettner (incumbent) | 42,051 | 44.5% | |
| Republican | Robert C. Harbison | 33,765 | 35.7% | |
| Prohibition | James S. Edwards | 14,759 | 15.6% | |
| Socialist | Marcus W. Robbins | 3,913 | 4.1% | |
| Totals | 94,488 | 100.0% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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