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The 1902 elections for the United States House of Representatives occurred in the middle of President Theodore Roosevelt's first term, about a year after the assassination of President William McKinley in September 1901.
Due to the increase in the size of the House, both Roosevelt's Republican Party and the opposition Democratic Party gained seats. The Democrats increased their share of the House, but not by enough to regain control. With a stable economy and no cornerstone issue, Democratic gains can mostly be linked to the effects of redistricting. Many of the new seats were in areas that featured a high number of immigrants, either Eastern and Southern Europeans industrial workers or Northern European farmers. New immigrant groups trended Democratic. The Populist Party disappeared from the House, with its supporters almost unanimously switching to the Democratic Party. Notable freshmen included future Vice President and Speaker John Nance Garner (D-Texas).
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| Party | Total seats |
Change | Seat percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 207 | 7 | 53.6% |
| Democratic | 176 | 25 | 45.6% |
| Independent | 3 | 3 | 0.8% |
| Totals | 386 | 29 | 100.0% |
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California 1 | Samuel D. Woods Redistricted from the 2nd district |
Republican | 1900 | Retired Republican hold |
James N. Gillett (R) 50.5% Thomas S. Ford (D) 46.7% M. E. Shore (S) 1.9% W. O. Clark (Proh.) 0.9% |
| California 2 | Frank Coombs Redistricted from the 1st district |
Republican | 1900 | Lost re-election Democratic gain |
Theodore A. Bell (D) 49.2% Frank Coombs (R) 48.3% G. H. Rogers (S) 1.7% W. P. Fassett (Proh.) 0.8% |
| California 3 | Victor H. Metcalf | Republican | 1898 | Re-elected | Victor H. Metcalf (R) 66.2% Calvin B. White (D) 27.7% M. W. Wilkins (S) 5% T. H. Montgomery (Proh.) 1.1% |
| California 4 | Julius Kahn | Republican | 1898 | Lost re-election Democratic gain |
Edward J. Livernash (D) 49.2% Julius Kahn (R) 48.7% William Costley (S) 1.9% Joseph Rowell (Proh.) 0.2% |
| California 5 | Eugene F. Loud | Republican | 1890 | Lost re-election Democratic gain |
William J. Wynn (D) 56.5% Eugene F. Loud (R) 41.2% Joseph Lawrence (S) 1.5% Frank W. Caton (Proh.) 0.7% |
| California 6 | James C. Needham Redistricted from the 7th district |
Republican | 1898 | Re-elected | James C. Needham (R) 53.5% Gaston N. Ashe (D) 42.5% J. L. Cobb (S) 2.5% L. C. Jolley (Proh.) 1.4% |
| California 7 | James McLachlan Redistricted from the 6th district |
Republican | 1900 | Re-elected | James McLachlan (R) 64.8% Carl A. Johnson (D) 27% George H. Hewes (S) 4.2% Frederick F. Wheeler (Proh.) 4% |
| California 8 | None (District created) | New district Republican gain |
Milton J. Daniels (R) 51.9% William E. Smythe (D) 40.8% Noble A. Richardson (S) 5.4% Ellsworth Leonardson (Proh.) 2% |
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