1920 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1920
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  1918 November 2, 1920 (1920-11-02) 1922  

All 11 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
 
Party Republican Democratic Prohibition
Last election641
Seats won920
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote574,594139,16936,675
Percentage70.8%17.1%4.5%

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  Republican hold
  Republican gain
  Democratic hold

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1920 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, 1920. Republicans picked up two Democratic-held districts and defeated the lone Prohibition Party incumbent.

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1920
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 574,59470.8%9+3
Democratic 139,16917.1%2−2
Socialist 61,3527.6%00
Prohibition 36,6754.5%0−1
Totals811,790100.0%11

Delegation composition

Pre-electionSeats
 Republican-Held6
 Democratic-Held4
 Prohibition-Held1
Post-electionSeats
 Republican-Held9
 Democratic-Held2

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1920
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Clarence F. Lea (incumbent) 34,427 61.7
Republican C. A. Bodwell, Jr.18,56933.3
Socialist A. K. Gifford2,7735.0
Total votes55,769 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1920
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John E. Raker (incumbent) 26,172 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1920
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles F. Curry (incumbent) 54,984 74.7
Democratic J. W. Struckenbruck14,96420.4
Socialist Miles William Beck3,6314.9
Total votes73,579 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1920
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Julius Kahn (incumbent) 50,841 84.6
Socialist Hugo Ernst9,28915.4
Total votes60,130 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1920
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John I. Nolan (incumbent) 50,274 81.8
Socialist Hugo Ernst10,95218.2
Total votes61,226 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1920
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John A. Elston (incumbent) 75,610 83.3
Democratic Maynard Shipley 15,15116.7
Total votes90,761 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1920
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Henry E. Barbour (incumbent) 57,647 87.2
Socialist Harry M. McKee8,44912.8
Total votes66,096 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1920
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Arthur M. Free 46,823 64
Democratic Hugh S. Hersman (incumbent)26,31136
Total votes73,134 100
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1920
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles F. Van de Water 62,952 59.7
Prohibition Charles H. Randall (incumbent)36,67534.8
Socialist Mary E. Garbutt5,8195.5
Total votes105,446 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Prohibition

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1920
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Henry Z. Osborne (incumbent) 97,469 82.7
Socialist Upton Sinclair 20,43917.3
Total votes117,908 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1920
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Philip D. Swing 59,425 72.9
Democratic Hugh L. Dickson22,14427.1
Total votes81,569 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

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