United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1946
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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1946 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 5, 1946. Republicans captured control of Congress for the first time since 1928 due to the extreme unpopularity of President Harry Truman. California was indicative of the results as Republicans gained seven seats, one of which was won by a recently returned WWII veteran named Richard Nixon. Democrats would not regain a majority of the delegation until after the 1958 election.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1946 | ||||||
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| Party | Votes | % | Before | After | +/– | |
| Republican | 1,203,346 | 51.6% | 7 | 14 | +7 | |
| Democratic | 1,126,591 | 48.3% | 16 | 9 | -7 | |
| Prohibition | 1,476 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Write-ins | 1,248 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2,332,661 | 100.0% | 23 | 23 | — | |
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) | 77,653 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clair Engle (incumbent) | 57,895 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Justin L. Johnson (incumbent) | 116,792 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Franck R. Havenner (incumbent) | 60,655 | 52.9 | |
| Republican | Truman R. Young | 54,113 | 47.1 | |
| Total votes | 114,768 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard J. Welch (incumbent) | 94,293 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 118,548 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 7
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John J. Allen, Jr. | 61,508 | 56.2 | |||
| Democratic | Patrick W. McDonough | 47,988 | 43.8 | |||
| Total votes | 109,496 | 100.0 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 8
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jack Z. Anderson (incumbent) | 113,325 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 9
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bertrand W. Gearhart (incumbent) | 50,171 | 53.7 | |
| Democratic | Hubert Phillips | 43,244 | 46.3 | |
| Total votes | 93,415 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 10
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alfred J. Elliott (incumbent) | 51,843 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ernest K. Bramblett | 41,902 | 53.1 | |||
| Democratic | George E. Outland (incumbent) | 36,996 | 46.9 | |||
| Total votes | 78,898 | 100.0 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 12
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Nixon | 65,586 | 56.0 | |||
| Democratic | Jerry Voorhis (incumbent) | 49,994 | 42.7 | |||
| Prohibition | John Henry Hoeppel | 1,476 | 1.3 | |||
| Total votes | 117,069 | 100.0 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 13
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Norris Poulson | 48,071 | 51.8 | |||
| Democratic | Ned R. Healy (incumbent) | 44,712 | 48.2 | |||
| Total votes | 92,783 | 100.0 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 14
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Helen Gahagan Douglas (incumbent) | 53,536 | 54.4 | |
| Republican | Frederick M. Roberts | 44,914 | 45.6 | |
| Total votes | 98,450 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 15
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gordon L. McDonough (incumbent) | 106,020 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 16
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Donald L. Jackson | 78,264 | 53.9 | |||
| Democratic | Harold Harby | 45,951 | 31.7 | |||
| Democratic | Ellis E. Patterson (write-in) | 20,945 | 14.4 | |||
| Total votes | 145,160 | 100.0 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 17
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 110,654 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 18
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Willis W. Bradley | 67,363 | 55.7 | |||
| Democratic | Clyde Doyle (incumbent) | 60,218 | 44.3 | |||
| Total votes | 127,581 | 100.0 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 19
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chet Holifield (incumbent) | 50,666 | 97.6 | |
| No party | Marshall J. Morrill (write-in) | 1,248 | 2.4% | |
| Total votes | 51,914 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 20
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Carl Hinshaw (incumbent) | 98,283 | 63.2 | |
| Democratic | Everett G. Burkhalter | 67,317 | 36.8 | |
| Total votes | 165,600 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 21
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent) | 37,229 | 52.7 | |
| Republican | Lowell E. Lathrop | 33,395 | 47.3 | |
| Total votes | 70,624 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 22
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John J. Phillips (incumbent) | 59,935 | 62.1 | |
| Democratic | Ray Adkinson | 36,649 | 37.9 | |
| Total votes | 96,584 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 23
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles K. Fletcher | 69,411 | 56.3 | |||
| Democratic | Edouard Izac (incumbent) | 53,898 | 43.7 | |||
| Total votes | 123,309 | 100.0 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
See also
- 80th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1946
References
External links
- California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
