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‹ 1906  1910 › |
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| United States House of Representatives elections, 1908 All 435 seats to the United States House of Representatives |
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| November 3, 1908 | ||||
| Majority Party | Minority Party | |||
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| Leader | Joseph Cannon | Champ Clark | ||
| Party | Republican | Democratic | ||
| Leader's seat | Illinois-18th | Missouri-9th | ||
| Last election | 223 seats | 167 seats | ||
| Seats won | 219 | 172 | ||
| Seat change | -4 | +5 | ||
The U.S. House election in 1908 for the U.S. House of Representatives coincided with the 1908 presidential election, which William Howard Taft won.
Taft was not as popular as his predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt, but won with Roosevelt's backing, and his Republican Party lost only a handful of seats to the opposition Democrats. Without any striking national issues, the Republicans were able to remain in control.
Overall results
| Party | Total seats (change) | Seat percentage | |
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| Republican Party | 219 | -4 | 56.0% |
| Democratic Party | 172 | +5 | 43.9% |
| Totals | 391 | +0 | 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 |
California
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Status | Opponent |
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| California 1 | William F. Englebright | Republican |
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Running | William F. Englebright (R) 54.1% E. W. Holland (D) 36.8% D. N. Cunningham (S) 7.6% W. P. Fassett (Proh.) 1.4% |
| California 2 | Duncan E. McKinlay | Republican |
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Running | Duncan E. McKinlay (R) 57.5% W. K. Hays (D) 38.5% A. J. Gaylord (S) 4% |
| California 3 | Joseph R. Knowland | Republican |
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Running | Joseph R. Knowland (R) 64.1% George W. Peckham (D) 22.8% O. H. Philbrick (S) 9.3% John A. Sands (IL) 2.1% T. H. Montgomery (Proh.) 1.7% |
| California 4 | Julius Kahn | Republican |
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Running | Julius Kahn (R) 52.7% James G. Maguire (D) 42.9% K. J. Doyle (S) 4% William N. Meserve (Proh.) 0.3% |
| California 5 | Everis A. Hayes | Republican |
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Running | Everis A. Hayes (R) 49.1% George A. Tracy (D) 42.8% E. H. Misner (S) 6.3% Walter E. Vail (Proh.) 1.8% |
| California 6 | James C. Needham | Republican |
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Running | James C. Needham (R) 52% Fred P. Feliz (D) 38.7% W. M. Pattison (S) 5.6% James W. Webb (Proh.) 3.7% |
| California 7 | James McLachlan | Republican |
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Running | James McLachlan (R) 91.5% Jud R. Rush (D) 6.3% A. R. Holston (S) 1.1% Marshall W. Atwood (Proh.) 1% F. G. Hentig (IL) 0.2% |
| California 8 | Sylvester C. Smith | Republican |
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Running | Sylvester C. Smith (R) 55.7% W. E. Shepherd (D) 34.7% Noble A. Richardson (S) 9.6% |
See also
| Preceded by 1906 |
U.S. House elections | Succeeded by 1910 |
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