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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1910 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, 1910. Complete Republican dominance of California's congressional delegation ended when Democrats narrowly won one district.
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| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1910 | |||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Republican | 204,014 | 56.2% | 7 | -1 | |
| Democratic | 111,620 | 30.8% | 1 | +1 | |
| Socialist | 40,936 | 11.3% | 0 | 0 | |
| Prohibition | 6,208 | 1.7% | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 362,778 | 100.0% | 8 | — | |
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| Pre-election | Seats | |
| Republican-Held | 8 | |
| Post-election | Seats | |
| Republican-Held | 7 | |
| Democratic-Held | 1 | |
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District 1
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Democratic | John E. Raker | 16,704 | 45.4 | |||
| Republican | William F. Englebright (incumbent) | 16,570 | 45.1 | |||
| Socialist | William Morgan | 3,231 | 8.8 | |||
| Prohibition | C. H. Essex | 259 | 0.7 | |||
| Total votes | 37,064 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | William Kent | 25,346 | 50.1 | |
| Democratic | I. G. Zumwalt | 22,229 | 44.0 | |
| Socialist | W. H. Ferber | 2,647 | 5.2 | |
| Prohibition | Henry P. Stipp | 329 | 0.7 | |
| Total votes | 50,451 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Joseph R. Knowland* (incumbent) | 34,291 | 81.9 | |
| Socialist | Seymour Miller | 6,653 | 15.9 | |
| Prohibition | James N. Christian | 906 | 2.2 | |
| Total votes | 41,850 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
- Knowland was the nominee for both the Republican and Democratic Parties
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Julius Kahn (incumbent) | 10,188 | 56.5 | |
| Democratic | Walter Macarthur | 6,636 | 36.8 | |
| Socialist | Austin Lewis | 1,178 | 6.5 | |
| Prohibition | E. F. Dinsmore | 35 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 18,037 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Everis A. Hayes (incumbent) | 33,265 | 59.4 | |
| Democratic | Thomas E. Hayden | 15,345 | 27.4 | |
| Socialist | E. L. Reguin | 7,052 | 12.6 | |
| Prohibition | T. E. Caton | 359 | 0.6 | |
| Total votes | 56,021 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | James C. Needham (incumbent) | 19,717 | 47.3 | |
| Democratic | A. L. Cowell | 18,408 | 44.2 | |
| Socialist | Richard Kirk | 2,568 | 6.2 | |
| Prohibition | Ira E. Surface | 951 | 2.3 | |
| Total votes | 41,644 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 7
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William Stephens (incumbent) | 36,435 | 58.7 | |
| Democratic | Lorin A. Handley | 13,340 | 21.5 | |
| Socialist | Thomas V. Williams | 10,305 | 16.6 | |
| Prohibition | C. V. LeFontaine | 1,990 | 3.2 | |
| Total votes | 62,070 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 8
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sylvester C. Smith (incumbent) | 28,202 | 50.5 | |
| Democratic | William G. Irving | 18,958 | 33.9 | |
| Socialist | George A. Garrett | 7,302 | 13.1 | |
| Prohibition | James S. Edwards | 1,379 | 2.5 | |
| Total votes | 45,831 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
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