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1910 California U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1910 California U.S. House District 8 Election?

Sylvester Smith won the 1910 California U.S. House District 8 Election. Sylvester Smith received 28,202 popular votes (50.5%). The main challenger was William G Irving (33.95%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Irving

Smith +16.5 pts · won by 9,244 votes
Sylvester SmithRepublicanWINNER50.5%
28,202 votes
William G IrvingDemocratic33.95%
18,958 votes
George A Garrettsocialist13.08%
7,302 votes
J S Edwardsprohibition2.47%
1,379 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.