United States House of Representatives elections, 1906
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The U.S. House election, 1906 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1906 which occurred in the middle of President Theodore Roosevelt's second term.
As in many midterm elections, the President's Republican Party lost seats to the opposition Democratic Party, but retained a large overall majority. Disatisfaction with conditions among industrial workers in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest caused them to turn out to the polls in large numbers in support of the Democratic Party. However, gains in these regions were not enough to remove the Republican majority.
[edit] Overall results
| Party | Total Seats (change) | Seat percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 223 | -28 | 57.0% |
| Democratic Party | 167 | +32 | 42.7% |
| Independent | 1 | +1 | 0.2% |
| Totals | 391 | +5 | 100.0% |
| 80.1-100% Republican | 80.1-100% Democratic |
| 60.1-80% Republican | 60.1-80% Democratic |
| House seats by party holding plurality in state | |
| 6+ Republican gain | 6+ Democratic gain |
| 3-5 Republican gain | 3-5 Democratic gain |
| 1-2 Republican gain | 1-2 Democratic gain |
| no net change |
[edit] California
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Status | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California 1 | James Gillett | Republican |
|
Running for governor | William F. Englebright (R) 54.1% F. W. Taft (D) 39.9% J. C. Weybright (S) 5% R. L. Webb (Proh.) 1.1% |
| California 2 | Duncan E. McKinlay | Republican |
|
Running | Duncan E. McKinlay (R) 51.8% W. A. Beard (D) 44.8% A. J. Gaylord (S) 3.4% |
| California 3 | Joseph R. Knowland | Republican |
|
Running | Joseph R. Knowland (R) 60% Hugh W. Brunk (D) 21.5% Charles C. Boynton (IL) 10.1% William McDevitt (S) 7% T. H. Montgomery (Proh.) 1.3% |
| California 4 | Julius Kahn | Republican |
|
Running | Julius Kahn (R) 62.4% David S. Hirshberg (D) 33.2% Oliver Everett (S) 4.4% |
| California 5 | Everis A. Hayes | Republican |
|
Running | Everis A. Hayes (R) 52.6% Hiram G. Davis (D) 41.9% Joseph Lawrence (S) 5.5% |
| California 6 | James C. Needham | Republican |
|
Running | James C. Needham (R) 55.6% Harry A. Greene (D) 37.8% Richard Kirk (S) 3.8% Herman E. Burbank (Proh.) 2.8% |
| California 7 | James McLachlan | Republican |
|
Running | James McLachlan (R) 56.8% Robert G. Laucks (D) 28.4% Charles Ribble (S) 9.3% Levi D. Johnson (Proh.) 5.6% |
| California 8 | Sylvester C. Smith | Republican |
|
Running | Sylvester C. Smith (R) 55.6% Charles A. Barlow (D) 34.5% Noble A. Richardson (S) 9.9% |
[edit] See also
| Preceded by 1904 |
U.S. House elections | Succeeded by 1908 |
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