United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1944
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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1944 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 7, 1944. Democrats picked up four districts.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1944 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Republican | 1,519,190 | 50.6% | 16 | +4 | |
| Democratic | 1,479,443 | 49.2% | 7 | -4 | |
| Prohibition | 6,309 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3,004,942 | 100.0% | 23 | — | |
Delegation composition
| Pre-election | Seats | |
| Democratic-Held | 12 | |
| Republican-Held | 11 | |
| Post-election | Seats | |
| Democratic-Held | 16 | |
| Republican-Held | 7 | |
Results
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
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District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 |
District 1
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clarence F. Lea (incumbent) | 92,706 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clair Engle (incumbent) | 48,201 | 63.8 | |
| Republican | Jesse M. Mayo | 27,312 | 36.2 | |
| Total votes | 75,513 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Justin L. Johnson (incumbent) | 131,705 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Franck R. Havenner | 73,582 | 50.1 | |||
| Republican | Thomas Rolph (incumbent) | 73,367 | 49.9 | |||
| Total votes | 146,949 | 100.0 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard J. Welch (incumbent) | 112,151 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George P. Miller | 104,441 | 52 | |||
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 96,395 | 48 | |||
| Total votes | 200,836 | 100.0 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 7
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John H. Tolan (incumbent) | 81,762 | 57.9 | |
| Republican | Chelsey M. Walter | 59,360 | 42.1 | |
| Total votes | 141,122 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 8
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jack Z. Anderson (incumbent) | 94,218 | 56.5 | |
| Democratic | Arthur L. Johnson | 72,420 | 43.5 | |
| Total votes | 166,638 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 9
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bertrand W. Gearhart (incumbent) | 66,845 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 10
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alfred J. Elliott (incumbent) | 60,001 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George E. Outland (incumbent) | 52,218 | 56 | |
| Republican | A. J. Dingeman | 41,005 | 44 | |
| Total votes | 93,223 | 100 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 12
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Voorhis (incumbent) | 77,385 | 55.3 | |
| Republican | Roy P. McLaughlin | 62,524 | 44.7 | |
| Total votes | 139,909 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 13
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ned R. Healy | 66,854 | 55 | |||
| Republican | Norris Poulson (incumbent) | 54,792 | 45 | |||
| Total votes | 121,646 | 100 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 14
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Helen Gahagan Douglas | 65,729 | 51.6 | |
| Republican | William D. Campbell | 61,767 | 48.4 | |
| Total votes | 127,496 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 15
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gordon L. McDonough | 100,305 | 56.8 | |
| Democratic | Hal Styles | 73,655 | 41.7 | |
| Prohibition | Johannes Nielson-Lange | 2,694 | 1.5 | |
| Total votes | 176,654 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 16
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ellis E. Patterson (incumbent) | 105,835 | 54.1 | |
| Republican | Jesse Randolph kellems | 89,700 | 45.9 | |
| Total votes | 195,535 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 17
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 147,217 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 18
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clyde Doyle | 95,090 | 55.7 | |||
| Republican | William Ward Johnson (incumbent) | 75,749 | 44.3 | |||
| Total votes | 170,839 | 100.0 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 19
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chet Holifield (incumbent) | 65,758 | 71.8 | |
| Republican | Carlton H. Casjens | 25,852 | 28.2 | |
| Total votes | 91,610 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 20
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Carl Hinshaw (incumbent) | 112,663 | 51.8 | |
| Democratic | Archibald B. Young | 101,090 | 46.5 | |
| Prohibition | Charles Hiram Randall | 3,615 | 1.5 | |
| Total votes | 217,368 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 21
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent) | 48,539 | 58.5 | |
| Republican | Earl S. Webb | 34,409 | 41.5 | |
| Total votes | 82,948 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 22
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John J. Phillips (incumbent) | 88,537 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 23
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edouard Izac (incumbent) | 86,707 | 55.1 | |||
| Republican | James B. Abbey | 70,787 | 44.9 | |||
| Total votes | 157,494 | 100.0 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
See also
- 79th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1944
References
External links
- California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
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