Julius Kahn

★ U.S. Representative

Born: February 28, 1861
Died: December 18, 1924
Age at death: 63
Home state: California
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1898–1924

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Kahn391,905

Opponents167,490

Elections run

Between 1898 and 1924, Julius Kahn ran in 14 U.S. House elections, winning 13 and losing 1. Kahn's biggest single-election total was 51,968 votes, in the 1916 U.S. House election in California's District 4. Kahn's closest win came in the 1898 U.S. House election in California's District 4, decided by 1,611 votes.

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How many votes has Julius Kahn received?

Julius Kahn has received 391,905 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 13–1.

Election history

Julius Kahn’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1924	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	44,04880.96%	William McDevitt
1922	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	46,52782.89%	Hugo Ernst
1920	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	50,84184.55%	Milton Harlan
1918	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	38,27886.61%	William Short
1916	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	51,96877.2%	J M Fernald A K Gifford (head-to-head) Henry Wellington Hutchinson
1914	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	41,04469.07%	Henry Colombat A K Gifford (head-to-head) J C Westenberg
1912	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	25,51556.09%	Bert Schlesinger Norman W Pendleton
1910	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	10,18856.17%	Walter MacArthur Austin Lewis E F Dinsmore
1908	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	9,20252.71%	James G Maguire K J Doyle William N Meserve
1906	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	5,67862.44%	David S Hirshberg Oliver Everett
1904	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	20,01256.81%	Edward Livernash (head-to-head) William Costley (head-to-head) Hubert R Chapin
1902	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Lost	16,00548.73%	Edward Livernash (head-to-head) William Costley (head-to-head) Joseph Rowell (head-to-head)
1900	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	18,90456.8%	R Porter Ashe Odonnell Joseph Rowell (head-to-head)
1898	U.S. HouseCalifornia	Won	13,69550.02%	James H Barry W J Martin William Kelly

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000003) and Wikidata (Q215216). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.