1926 United States House of Representatives elections in California explained
Election Name: | United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1926 |
Country: | California |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1924 |
Previous Year: | 1924 |
Next Election: | United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1928 |
Next Year: | 1928 |
Seats For Election: | All 11 California seats to the United States House of Representatives |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Last Election1: | 9 |
Seats Before1: | 10 |
Seats1: | 10 |
Popular Vote1: | 752,546 |
Percentage1: | 78.8% |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Last Election2: | 2 |
Seats Before2: | 1 |
Seats2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 107,253 |
Percentage2: | 11.2% |
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1926 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 2, 1926. Republicans gained one seat in a special election held on August 31, 1926, after incumbent Democrat John E. Raker died.
Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1926 |
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– |
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| Republican | 752,546 | 78.8% | 10 | +1 |
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| Democratic | 107,253 | 11.2% | 1 | -1 |
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| Prohibition | 61,719 | 6.5% | 0 | 0 |
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| Socialist | 32,900 | 3.4% | 0 | 0 |
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Totals | 954,418 | 100.0% | 11 | — | |
Delegation Composition
Pre-election | Seats
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| Republican-Held | 9 |
| Democratic-Held | 2 |
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Post-election | Seats
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| Republican-Held | 10 |
| Democratic-Held | 1 |
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Results
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1926election.pdf
District 11
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