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1912 California U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1912 California U.S. House District 9 Election?

Charles Bell won the 1912 California U.S. House District 9 Election. Charles Bell received 28,845 popular votes (47.19%). The main challenger was Richard Kirk (23.84%).

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

Bell +23.3 pts · won by 14,274 votes
Charles BellRepublicanWINNER47.19%
28,845 votes
Richard KirkDemocratic23.84%
14,571 votes
Ralph L Criswellsocialist18.2%
11,123 votes
George S Yarnallprohibition10.65%
6,510 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.