United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1958
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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1958 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 4, 1958. Democrats picked up three seats, taking a majority of the delegation, which they would keep ever since except for a brief tie with the Republicans in the 104th Congress.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1958 | ||||||
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| Party | Votes | % | Before | After | +/– | |
| Democratic | 2,971,861 | 60.0% | 13 | 16 | +3 | |
| Republican | 1,982,276 | 40.0% | 17 | 14 | -3 | |
| Totals | 4,954,137 | 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 | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clement Woodnutt Miller | 102,096 | 54.9 | |||
| Republican | Frederick G. Dupuis | 84,807 | 45.1 | |||
| Total votes | 185,903 | 100.0 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harold T. Johnson | 90,850 | 61 | |
| Republican | Curtis W. Tarr | 58,199 | 39 | |
| Total votes | 149,049 | 100 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John E. Moss (incumbent) | 169,727 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (incumbent) | 98,574 | 63.9 | |
| Democratic | George D. Collins, Jr. | 65,798 | 36.1 | |
| Total votes | 164,372 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Shelley (incumbent) | 99,171 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John F. Baldwin, Jr. (incumbent) | 92,669 | 51 | |
| Democratic | Howard H. Jewel | 89,192 | 49 | |
| Total votes | 181,861 | 100 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 7
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jeffery Cohelan | 65,699 | 50.9 | |||
| Republican | John J. Allen, Jr. (incumbent) | 63,270 | 49.1 | |||
| Total votes | 128,969 | 100.0 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 8
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 181,437 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 9
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | J. Arthur Younger (incumbent) | 90,735 | 58.8 | |
| Democratic | Elma D. Oddstad | 63,597 | 41.2 | |
| Total votes | 154,332 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 10
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles S. Gubser (incumbent) | 118,715 | 54.6 | |
| Democratic | Russell B. Bryan | 98,894 | 45.4 | |
| Total votes | 217,609 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John J. McFall (incumbent) | 86,924 | 69.3 | |
| Republican | Frederick S. Van Dyke | 38,427 | 30.7 | |
| Total votes | 125,351 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 12
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) | 112,702 | 81.1 | |
| Republican | Daniel K. Halpin | 26,228 | 18.9 | |
| Total votes | 138,930 | 100 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 13
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles M. Teague (incumbent) | 98,381 | 57 | |
| Democratic | William Kirk Stewart | 74,160 | 43 | |
| Total votes | 172,541 | 100 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 14
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harlan Hagen (incumbent) | 120,347 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 15
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gordon L. McDonough (incumbent) | 77,267 | 52 | |
| Democratic | Emery S. Petty | 71,192 | 48 | |
| Total votes | 148,459 | 100 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 16
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Donald L. Jackson (incumbent) | 70,724 | 57.8 | |
| Democratic | Melvin Lennard | 51,616 | 42.2 | |
| Total votes | 122,340 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 17
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 182,965 | 75.3 | |
| Republican | Charles A. Franklin | 59,973 | 24.7 | |
| Total votes | 242,938 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 18
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Craig Hosmer (incumbent) | 95,682 | 60 | |
| Democratic | Harry S. May | 63,684 | 40 | |
| Total votes | 159,366 | 100 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 19
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chet Holifield (incumbent) | 131,421 | 75.3 | |
| Republican | Roy E. Reynolds | 26,092 | 24.7 | |
| Total votes | 157,513 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 20
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | H. Allen Smith (incumbent) | 72,311 | 66 | |
| Democratic | Eugene Radding | 37,331 | 34 | |
| Total votes | 109,642 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 21
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Edgar W. Hiestand (incumbent) | 127,238 | 51.9 | |
| Democratic | Mrs. Rudd Brown | 118,141 | 48.1 | |
| Total votes | 245,379 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 22
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph F. Holt (incumbent) | 87,785 | 55.4 | |
| Democratic | Irving Glasband | 70,777 | 44.6 | |
| Total votes | 158,562 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 23
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clyde Doyle (incumbent) | 140,817 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 24
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Glenard P. Lipscomb (incumbent) | 68,184 | 56.4 | |
| Democratic | William H. Ware, Jr. | 52,804 | 43.6 | |
| Total votes | 120,988 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 25
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George A. Kasem | 135,009 | 50.1 | |||
| Republican | Prescott O. Lieberg | 134,406 | 49.9 | |||
| Total votes | 269,415 | 100.0 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 26
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James Roosevelt (incumbent) | 125,495 | 72.2 | |
| Republican | Crispus Wright | 48,248 | 27.8 | |
| Total votes | 173,743 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 27
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent) | 105,062 | 72.3 | |
| Republican | Robert M. Castle | 40,317 | 27.7 | |
| Total votes | 145,379 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 28
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James B. Utt (incumbent) | 152,855 | 58.2 | |
| Democratic | T. R. Boyett | 109,794 | 41.8 | |
| Total votes | 162,649 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 29
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dalip Singh Saund (incumbent) | 64,518 | 62.4 | |
| Republican | John Babbage | 38,899 | 37.6 | |
| Total votes | 103,417 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 30
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Wilson (incumbent) | 112,290 | 52.7 | |
| Democratic | Lionel Van Deerlin | 90,641 | 47.3 | |
| Total votes | 202,931 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
- 86th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1958
References
External links
- California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
