United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California,_1898
1898 United States House of Representatives elections in California
1898 House elections in California
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1898 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 8, 1898. Republicans took an open Democratic seat and defeated the two Populist incumbents.
Quick Facts All 7 California seats to the United States House of Representatives, Majority party ...
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Republican | 139,382 | 51.0% | 6 | +3 | |
Democratic | 86,927 | 31.8% | 1 | -1 | |
Populist | 41,179 | 15.1% | 0 | -2 | |
Socialist Labor | 4,979 | 1.8% | 0 | 0 | |
Independent | 594 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 273,061 | 100.0% | 7 | — |
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Pre-election | Seats | |
Republican-Held | 3 | |
Democratic-Held | 2 | |
Populist-Held | 2 | |
Post-election | Seats | |
Republican-Held | 6 | |
Democratic-Held | 1 | |
District 1
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John All Barham (incumbent) | 19,598 | 51.8 | |
Democratic | Emmet Seawell | 18,244 | 48.2 | |
Total votes | 37,842 | 100.0 | ||
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District 2
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Marion De Vries (incumbent) | 25,196 | 55.3 | |
Republican | Frank D. Ryan | 20,400 | 44.7 | |
Total votes | 45,596 | 100.0 | ||
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District 3
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Victor H. Metcalf | 20,592 | 57.3 | |
Democratic | John A. Jones | 14,051 | 39.1 | |
Socialist Labor | Thomas F. Burns | 1,309 | 3.6 | |
Total votes | 35,952 | 100.0 | ||
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District 4
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Julius Kahn | 13,695 | 50.0 | |||
Democratic | James H. Barry | 12,084 | 44.1 | |||
Socialist Labor | W. J. Martin | 1,006 | 3.7 | |||
Independent | Joseph P. Kelly | 594 | 2.2 | |||
Total votes | 27,379 | 100.0 | ||||
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District 5
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Eugene F. Loud (incumbent) | 20,254 | 51.8 | |
Democratic | William Craig | 17,352 | 44.3 | |
Socialist Labor | E. T. Kingsley | 1,532 | 3.9 | |
Total votes | 39,138 | 100.0 | ||
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District 6
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Russell J. Waters | 24,050 | 52.6 | |||
Populist | Charles A. Barlow (incumbent) | 20,499 | 44.9 | |||
Socialist Labor | James T. Van Ransselaer | 1,132 | 2.5 | |||
Total votes | 45,681 | 100.0 | ||||
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District 7
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | James C. Needham | 20,793 | 50.1 | |||
Populist | Curtis H. Castle (incumbent) | 20,680 | 49.9 | |||
Total votes | 41,473 | 100.0 | ||||
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