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1904 California U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1904 California U.S. House District 2 Election?

Duncan McKinlay won the 1904 California U.S. House District 2 Election. Duncan McKinlay received 22,873 popular votes (49.21%). The main challenger was Theodore Bell (46.55%).

See the full head-to-head between McKinlay and Bell

McKinlay +2.7 pts · won by 1,233 votes
Duncan McKinlayRepublicanWINNER49.21%
22,873 votes
Theodore BellDemocratic46.55%
21,640 votes
J H Wildesocialist3.29%
1,531 votes
Eli P Lacellprohibition0.94%
438 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.