United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1948
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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1948 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 2, 1948. Democrats picked up three districts while losing two for a net gain of one seat.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1948 | ||||||
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| Party | Votes | % | Before | After | +/– | |
| Republican | 1,974,748 | 55.5% | 14 | 13 | -1 | |
| Democratic | 1,400,487 | 39.4% | 9 | 10 | +1 | |
| Progressive | 182,252 | 5.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 1,013 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3,558,500 | 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 | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Hubert B. Scudder | 82,947 | 54.5 | |||
| Democratic | Sterling J. Norgard | 68,951 | 45.3 | |||
| Progressive | Roger Kent (write-in) | 304 | 0.2 | |||
| Total votes | 152,302 | 100.0 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clair Engle (incumbent) | 78,555 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Justin L. Johnson (incumbent) | 166,571 | 84.4 | |
| Progressive | James B. "Bert" Willard | 30,878 | 15.6 | |
| Total votes | 197,449 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Franck R. Havenner (incumbent) | 73,704 | 51.0 | |
| Republican | William S. Mailliard | 68,875 | 47.7 | |
| Progressive | Francis J. McTernan, Jr. | 1,949 | 1.3 | |
| Total votes | 144,528 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard J. Welch (incumbent) | 116,347 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 194,985 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 7
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John J. Allen, Jr. (incumbent) | 78,534 | 51.4 | |
| Democratic | Buel G. Gallagher | 74,318 | 48.6 | |
| Total votes | 152,852 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 8
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jack Z. Anderson (incumbent) | 161,743 | 79.9 | |
| Progressive | Paul Taylor | 40,670 | 20.1 | |
| Total votes | 202,413 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 9
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cecil F. White | 72,826 | 51.3 | |||
| Republican | Bertrand W. Gearhart (incumbent) | 66,563 | 46.9 | |||
| Progressive | Josephine F. Daniels | 2,573 | 1.8 | |||
| Total votes | 141,962 | 100.0 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 10
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thomas H. Werdel | 67,448 | 71.3 | |||
| Progressive | Sam James Miller | 27,168 | 28.7 | |||
| Total votes | 94,616 | 100.0 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ernest K. Bramblett (incumbent) | 87,143 | 80.8 | |
| Progressive | Cole Weston | 14,582 | 13.5 | |
| Democratic | George E. Outland (write-in) | 6,157 | 5.7 | |
| Total votes | 107,882 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 12
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Nixon (incumbent) | 141,509 | 87.8 | |
| Progressive | Una W. Rice | 19,631 | 12.2 | |
| Total votes | 161,140 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 13
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Norris Poulson (incumbent) | 62,951 | 52.6 | |
| Democratic | Ned R. Healy | 56,624 | 47.4 | |
| Total votes | 119,575 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 14
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Helen Gahagan Douglas (incumbent) | 89,581 | 65.3 | |
| Republican | W. Wallace Braden | 44,611 | 32.5 | |
| Progressive | Sidney Moore | 2,904 | 2.2 | |
| Total votes | 137,096 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 15
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gordon L. McDonough (incumbent) | 131,933 | 83 | |
| Progressive | Maynard J. Omerberg | 27,007 | 17 | |
| Total votes | 158,940 | 100 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 16
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Donald L. Jackson (incumbent) | 121,198 | 57 | |
| Democratic | Ellis E. Patterson | 91,268 | 43 | |
| Total votes | 212,466 | 100 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 17
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 194,782 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 18
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clyde Doyle | 105,687 | 51.1 | |||
| Republican | Willis W. Bradley (incumbent) | 92,721 | 44.9 | |||
| Progressive | Stanley Moffatt | 8,232 | 4.0 | |||
| Total votes | 206,640 | 100.0 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 19
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chet Holifield (incumbent) | 72,900 | 69.7 | |
| Republican | Joseph Francis Quigley | 28,698 | 27.5 | |
| Progressive | Jacob Berman | 1,915 | 1.8 | |
| Independent | Myra Tanner Weiss | 1,013 | 1.0 | |
| Total votes | 104,526 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 20
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Carl Hinshaw (incumbent) | 204,710 | 81.6 | |
| Democratic | William B. Esterman | 46,232 | 18.4 | |
| Total votes | 250,942 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 21
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent) | 61,383 | 55.2 | |
| Republican | Lowell E. Lathrop | 47,411 | 42.6 | |
| Progressive | Howard J. Louks | 2,422 | 2.2 | |
| Total votes | 111,216 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 22
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John J. Phillips (incumbent) | 115,697 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 23
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clinton D. McKinnon | 112,534 | 55.8 | |||
| Republican | Charles K. Fletcher (incumbent) | 87,138 | 43.2 | |||
| Progressive | Harry C. Steinmetz | 2,017 | 1.0 | |||
| Total votes | 201,689 | 100.0 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
See also
- 81st United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1948
References
External links
- California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
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