United States House elections, 1912 Totally Explained

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The U.S. House election of 1912 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1912 which coincided with the election of President Woodrow Wilson. Wilson's victory was partly due to the division of the opposition Republican Party into conservative and Progressive factions, and this was reflected in the House where the Democratic Party gained many seats from the split, and the Progressives, who formed their own third party, gained a handful of seats as well.
The number of seats in the chamber changed for this election, which is reflected in the seat totals for both sides. Notable freshmen included future Speaker Sam Rayburn (D-Texas) and future Vice President and Senate Majority leader Alben W. Barkley (D-Kentucky).

Overall results

Party	Total Seats (change)		Seat percentage
Democratic Party	291	+61	66.8%
Republican Party	134	-28	30.8%
Progressive Party	9	+9	2.0%
Independent	1	+0	0.2%
Totals	435	+41	100.0%

California

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
California 1	William Kent	Independent	1910	Running	William Kent (I) 37.3% I. G. Zumwalt (D) 34.4% Edward H. Hart (R) 19.4% Joseph Bredsteen (S) 9%
California 2	John E. Raker	Democratic	1910	Running	John E. Raker (D) 62.6% Frank M. Rutherford (R) 27.2% J. C. Williams (S) 10.2%
California 3	None (District created)				Charles F. Curry (R) 58.8% Gilbert McMillan Ross (D) 28.8% William L. Wilson (S) 12.4%
California 4	Julius Kahn	Republican	1898	Running	Julius Kahn (R) 56.1% Bert Schlesinger (D) 32.7% Norman W. Pendleton (S) 11.2%
California 5	None (District created)				John I. Nolan (R) 52.3% Stephen V. Costello (D) 34.7% E. L. Reguin (S) 13%
California 6	Joseph R. Knowland	Republican	1904	Running	Joseph R. Knowland (R) 53.7% J. Stitt Wilson (S) 40% Hiram A Luttrell (D) 6.3%
California 7	James C. Needham	Republican	1898	Running	Denver S. Church (D) 44.1% James C. Needham (R) 42.6% J. S. Cato (S) 13.3%
California 8	Everis A. Hayes	Republican	1904	Running	Everis A. Hayes (R) 51% James B. Holohan (D) 35.2% Robert Whitaker (S) 13.9%
California 9	None (District created)				Charles W. Bell (R) 47.2% Thomas H. Kirk (D) 23.9% Ralph L. Criswell (S) 18.2% George S. Yarnall (Proh.) 10.7%
California 10	William Stephens	Republican	1910	Running	William Stephens (P) 53.4% George Ringo (D) 21.9% Fred C. Wheeler (S) 21% Emory D. Martindale (Proh.) 3.7%
California 11	Sylvester C. Smith	Republican	1904	Died in office	William Kettner (D) 42.7% Samuel C. Evans (R) 36.8% Noble A. Richardson (S) 12.1% Helen M. Stoddard (Proh.) 8.3%

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