United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1956
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The California United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1956 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 6, 1956. Democrats gained two seats from the Republicans.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1956 | ||||||
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| Party | Votes | % | Before | After | +/– | |
| Republican | 2,467,620 | 47.7% | 19 | 17 | -2 | |
| Democratic | 2,710,700 | 52.3% | 11 | 13 | +2 | |
| Totals | 5,178,320 | 100.0% | 30 | 30 | — | |
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 (incumbent) | 102,604 | 53.6 | |
| Democratic | Clement Woodnutt Miller | 88,962 | 46.4 | |
| Total votes | 191,566 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clair Engle (incumbent) | 136,544 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John E. Moss (incumbent) | 132,930 | 68.6 | |
| Republican | Noel C. Stevenson | 60,889 | 31.4 | |
| Total votes | 193,819 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (incumbent) | 109,188 | 61.9 | |
| Democratic | James L. Quigley | 67,132 | 38.1 | |
| Total votes | 176,320 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Shelley (incumbent) | 104,358 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John F. Baldwin, Jr. (incumbent) | 98,683 | 53.7 | |
| Democratic | H. Roberts Quinney | 84,965 | 46.3 | |
| Total votes | 183,648 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 7
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John J. Allen, Jr. (incumbent) | 75,932 | 52.8 | |
| Democratic | Laurance L. Cross | 67,931 | 47.2 | |
| Total votes | 143,863 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 8
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 136,720 | 65.6 | |
| Republican | Robert Lee Watkins | 71,700 | 34.4 | |
| Total votes | 208,420 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 9
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | J. Arthur Younger (incumbent) | 96,388 | 60.3 | |
| Democratic | James T. McKay | 63,504 | 39.7 | |
| Total votes | 159,892 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 10
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles S. Gubser (incumbent) | 128,891 | 60.7 | |
| Democratic | William H. Vatcher | 83,586 | 39.3 | |
| Total votes | 212,477 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John J. McFall | 70,630 | 53.1 | |||
| Republican | Justin L. Johnson (incumbent) | 62,448 | 46.9 | |||
| Total votes | 133,078 | 100.0 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 12
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) | 109,920 | 73 | |
| Republican | Robert B. Moore | 40,663 | 27 | |
| Total votes | 150,583 | 100 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 13
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles M. Teague (incumbent) | 104,009 | 59.6 | |
| Democratic | William Kirk Stewart | 70,567 | 40.4 | |
| Total votes | 174,576 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 14
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harlan Hagen (incumbent) | 94,461 | 63 | |
| Republican | Myron F. Tisdel | 55,509 | 37 | |
| Total votes | 149,970 | 100 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 15
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gordon L. McDonough (incumbent) | 97,182 | 57.9 | |
| Democratic | Emery S. Petty | 70,681 | 42.1 | |
| Total votes | 167,863 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 16
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Donald L. Jackson (incumbent) | 84,050 | 60.8 | |
| Democratic | G. Robert "Bob" Fleming | 53,624 | 39.2 | |
| Total votes | 137,674 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 17
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 157,270 | 64.9 | |
| Republican | Charles A. Franklin | 84,900 | 35.1 | |
| Total votes | 242,170 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 18
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Craig Hosmer (incumbent) | 103,108 | 59.3 | |
| Democratic | Raymond C. "Ray" Simpson | 70,911 | 40.7 | |
| Total votes | 174,019 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 19
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chet Holifield (incumbent) | 116,287 | 73.8 | |
| Republican | Roy E. Reynolds | 41,269 | 26.2 | |
| Total votes | 157,556 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 20
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | H. Allen Smith | 85,459 | 70.8 | |
| Democratic | Eugene Radding | 35,249 | 29.2 | |
| Total votes | 120,708 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 21
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Edgar W. Hiestand (incumbent) | 153,679 | 62.6 | |
| Democratic | W. C. "Bill" Stethem | 91,683 | 37.4 | |
| Total votes | 245,362 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 22
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph F. Holt (incumbent) | 97,317 | 59.8 | |
| Democratic | Irving Glasband | 65,314 | 40.2 | |
| Total votes | 162,631 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 23
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clyde Doyle (incumbent) | 120,109 | 70.9 | |
| Republican | E. Elgie "Cal" Calvin | 49,198 | 29.1 | |
| Total votes | 169,207 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 24
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Glenard P. Lipscomb (incumbent) | 84,120 | 61.9 | |
| Democratic | Fay Porter | 51,692 | 38.1 | |
| Total votes | 135,812 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 25
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick J. Hillings (incumbent) | 166,305 | 63.8 | |
| Democratic | John S. Sobieski | 94,180 | 36.2 | |
| Total votes | 260,485 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 26
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James Roosevelt (incumbent) | 133,036 | 68.8 | |
| Republican | Edward H. Gibbons | 60,230 | 31.2 | |
| Total votes | 193,266 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 27
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent) | 124,662 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 28
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James B. Utt (incumbent) | 159,456 | 64.5 | |
| Democratic | Gordon T. Shepard | 87,691 | 35.5 | |
| Total votes | 247,147 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 29
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dalip Singh Saund | 54,989 | 51.5 | |||
| Republican | Jacqueline Cochran Odlum | 51,690 | 48.5 | |||
| Total votes | 106,679 | 100.0 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 30
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Wilson (incumbent) | 142,753 | 66.7 | |
| Democratic | George A. Cheney | 71,112 | 33.3 | |
| Total votes | 213,865 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
- 85th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1956
References
External links
- California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
