United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1936

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1936

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1936 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 3, 1936. Democrats gained two Republican-held districts and the Progressive Party gained one Republican-held district.

Overview

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1936election.pdf]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Clarence F. Lea (incumbent)
votes = 58,073
percentage = 53.8
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Nelson B. Van Matre
votes = 48,647
percentage = 45.1
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Vernon Dennis Healy
votes = 1,218
percentage = 1.1
Election box total no change
votes = 107,938
percentage = 100.0
Election box turnout no change
percentage =
Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 2

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent)
votes = 51,416
percentage = 100.0
Election box turnout no change
percentage =
Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 3

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Frank H. Buck (incumbent)
votes = 93,110
percentage = 90.6
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Walter Schaefer (write-in)
votes = 5,310
percentage = 5.2
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Perry Hill
votes = 4,390
percentage = 4.2
Election box total no change
votes = 98,810
percentage = 100.0
Election box turnout no change
percentage =
Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 4

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
candidate = Franck R. Havenner
votes = 64,063
percentage = 58.5
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Florence Prag Kahn (incumbent)
votes = 43,805
percentage = 40.0
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Anita Whitney
votes = 1,711
percentage = 1.5
Election box total no change
votes = 109,579
percentage = 100.0
Election box turnout no change
percentage =
Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

District 5

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Richard J. Welch (incumbent)
votes = 82,910
percentage = 94.8
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Lawrence Ross
votes = 4,545
percentage = 5.2
Election box total no change
votes = 87,455
percentage = 100.0
Election box turnout no change
percentage =
Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 6

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Albert E. Carter (incumbent)
votes = 103,712
percentage = 91.0
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Clarence E. Rust
votes = 8,247
percentage = 7.2
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Lloyd L. Harris
votes = 2,021
percentage = 1.8
Election box total no change
votes = 113,980
percentage = 100.0
Election box turnout no change
percentage =
Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 7

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John H. Tolan (incumbent)
votes = 69,463
percentage = 59.8
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles W. Fisher
votes = 46,647
percentage = 40.2
Election box total no change
votes = 116,110
percentage = 100.0
Election box turnout no change
percentage =
Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 8

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John J. McGrath (incumbent)
votes = 78,557
percentage = 57.6
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Alonzo L. Baker
votes = 57,808
percentage = 43.4
Election box total no change
votes = 136,365
percentage = 100.0
Election box turnout no change
percentage =
Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 9

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bertrand W. Gearhart (incumbent)
votes = 82,360
percentage = 97
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Carl B. Patterson
votes = 2,571
percentage = 3
Election box total no change
votes = 84,931
percentage = 100
Election box turnout no change
percentage =
Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 10

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Henry E. Stubbs (incumbent)
votes = 72,476
percentage = 69.6
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = George R. Bliss
votes = 31,700
percentage = 30.4
Election box total no change
votes = 104,176
percentage = 100.0
Election box turnout no change
percentage =
Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 11

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John S. McGroarty (incumbent)
votes = 69,679
percentage = 50.5
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John Carl Hinshaw
votes = 54,914
percentage = 39.8
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
candidate = Robert S. Funk
votes = 12,340
percentage = 8.9
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = William Ingham
votes = 1,041
percentage = 0.8
Election box total no change
votes = 137,974
percentage = 100.0
Election box turnout no change
percentage =
Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 12

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Voorhis
votes = 62,034
percentage = 53.7
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Frederick F. Houser
votes = 53,445
percentage = 46.3
Election box total no change
votes = 115,479
percentage = 100.0
Election box turnout no change
percentage =
Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 13

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Charles Kramer (incumbent)
votes = 119,251
percentage = 90.0
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Floyd Seaman (write-in)
votes = 6,946
percentage = 5.2
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Emma Cutler
votes = 6,362
percentage = 4.8
Election box total no change
votes = 132,559
percentage = 100.0
Election box turnout no change
percentage =
Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 14

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas F. Ford (incumbent)
votes = 63,365
percentage = 61.0
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William D. Campbell
votes = 25,497
percentage = 24.6
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
candidate = Albert L. Johnson
votes = 12,874
percentage = 12.4
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Harold J. Ashe
votes = 1,329
percentage = 1.3
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Socialist Party USA
candidate = Glen Trimble
votes = 770
percentage = 0.7
Election box total no change
votes = 103,855
percentage = 100.0
Election box turnout no change
percentage =
Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 15

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John M. Costello (incumbent)
votes = 99,107
percentage = 69
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ernest Walter Sawyer
votes = 44,559
percentage = 31
Election box total no change
votes = 143,666
percentage = 100
Election box turnout no change
percentage =
Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 16

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John F. Dockweiler (incumbent)
votes = 90,986
percentage = 57.7
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Raymond V. Darby
votes = 66,583
percentage = 42.3
Election box total no change
votes = 157,569
percentage = 100.0
Election box turnout no change
percentage =
Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 17

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Charles J. Colden (incumbent)
votes = 68,189
percentage = 71.9
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Leonard Roach
votes = 24,981
percentage = 26.3
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = John L. Leech
votes = 1,634
percentage = 1.8
Election box total no change
votes = 94,804
percentage = 100.0
Election box turnout no change
percentage =
Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 18

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Byron N. Scott (incumbent)
votes = 61,415
percentage = 59
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James F. Collins
votes = 72,748
percentage = 41
Election box total no change
votes = 134,163
percentage = 100
Election box turnout no change
percentage =
Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 19

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Harry R. Sheppard
votes = 70,339
percentage = 53.8
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Sam L. Collins (incumbent)
votes = 59,071
percentage = 45.2
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Charles McLauchlan
votes = 1,336
percentage = 1.0
Election box total no change
votes = 130,746
percentage = 100.0
Election box turnout no change
percentage =
Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

District 20

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Edouard Izac
votes = 59,208
percentage = 56.4
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ed P. Simple
votes = 44,925
percentage = 42.8
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Esco L. Richardson
votes = 916
percentage = 0.8
Election box total no change
votes = 105,049
percentage = 100.0
Election box turnout no change
percentage =
Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

See also

*75th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1936

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1936-11-03 California Elections Page]
* [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives]

External links

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/page/8 California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)]
* [http://ca.rand.org/stats/politics/sov/elect.defs.html RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions]


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