United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1956

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

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1956election.pdf]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Hubert B. Scudder (incumbent)
votes = 102,604
percentage = 53.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Clement Woodnutt Miller
votes = 88,962
percentage = 46.4Election box total no change
votes = 191,566
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 2

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Clair Engle (incumbent)
votes = 136,544
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 3

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John E. Moss (incumbent)
votes = 132,930
percentage = 68.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Noel C. Stevenson
votes = 60,889
percentage = 31.4Election box total no change
votes = 193,819
percentage = 100.0Election 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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William S. Mailliard (incumbent)
votes = 109,188
percentage = 61.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James L. Quigley
votes = 67,132
percentage = 38.1Election box total no change
votes = 176,320
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 5

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John Shelley (incumbent)
votes = 104,358
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 6

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John F. Baldwin, Jr. (incumbent)
votes = 98,683
percentage = 53.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = H. Roberts Quinney
votes = 84,965
percentage = 46.3Election box total no change
votes = 183,648
percentage = 100.0Election 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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John J. Allen, Jr. (incumbent)
votes = 75,932
percentage = 52.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Laurance L. Cross
votes = 67,931
percentage = 47.2Election box total no change
votes = 143,863
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 8

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George P. Miller (incumbent)
votes = 136,720
percentage = 65.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert Lee Watkins
votes = 71,700
percentage = 34.4Election box total no change
votes = 208,420
percentage = 100.0Election 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 = J. Arthur Younger (incumbent)
votes = 96,388
percentage = 60.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James T. McKay
votes = 63,504
percentage = 39.7Election box total no change
votes = 159,892
percentage = 100.0Election 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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles S. Gubser (incumbent)
votes = 128,891
percentage = 60.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = William H. Vatcher
votes = 83,586
percentage = 39.3Election box total no change
votes = 212,477
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 11

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John J. McFall
votes = 70,630
percentage = 53.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Justin L. Johnson (incumbent)
votes = 62,448
percentage = 46.9Election box total no change
votes = 133,078
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

District 12

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent)
votes = 109,920
percentage = 73Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert B. Moore
votes = 40,663
percentage = 27Election box total no change
votes = 150,583
percentage = 100Election 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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles M. Teague (incumbent)
votes = 104,009
percentage = 59.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = William Kirk Stewart
votes = 70,567
percentage = 40.4Election box total no change
votes = 174,576
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 14

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Harlan Hagen (incumbent)
votes = 94,461
percentage = 63Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Myron F. Tisdel
votes = 55,509
percentage = 37Election box total no change
votes = 149,970
percentage = 100Election 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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Gordon L. McDonough (incumbent)
votes = 97,182
percentage = 57.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Emery S. Petty
votes = 70,681
percentage = 42.1Election box total no change
votes = 167,863
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 16

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Donald L. Jackson (incumbent)
votes = 84,050
percentage = 60.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = G. Robert "Bob" Fleming
votes = 53,624
percentage = 39.2Election box total no change
votes = 137,674
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 17

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Cecil R. King (incumbent)
votes = 157,270
percentage = 64.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles A. Franklin
votes = 84,900
percentage = 35.1Election box total no change
votes = 242,170
percentage = 100.0Election 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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Craig Hosmer (incumbent)
votes = 103,108
percentage = 59.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Raymond C. "Ray" Simpson
votes = 70,911
percentage = 40.7Election box total no change
votes = 174,019
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 19

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Chet Holifield (incumbent)
votes = 116,287
percentage = 73.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Roy E. Reynolds
votes = 41,269
percentage = 26.2Election box total no change
votes = 157,556
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 20

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = H. Allen Smith
votes = 85,459
percentage = 70.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Eugene Radding
votes = 35,249
percentage = 29.2Election box total no change
votes = 120,708
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 21

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Edgar W. Hiestand (incumbent)
votes = 153,679
percentage = 62.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = W. C. "Bill" Stethem
votes = 91,683
percentage = 37.4Election box total no change
votes = 245,362
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 22

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Joseph F. Holt (incumbent)
votes = 97,317
percentage = 59.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Irving Glasband
votes = 65,314
percentage = 40.2Election box total no change
votes = 162,631
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 23

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Clyde Doyle (incumbent)
votes = 120,109
percentage = 70.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = E. Elgie "Cal" Calvin
votes = 49,198
percentage = 29.1Election box total no change
votes = 169,207
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 24

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Glenard P. Lipscomb (incumbent)
votes = 84,120
percentage = 61.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Fay Porter
votes = 51,692
percentage = 38.1Election box total no change
votes = 135,812
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 25

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Patrick J. Hillings (incumbent)
votes = 166,305
percentage = 63.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John S. Sobieski
votes = 94,180
percentage = 36.2Election box total no change
votes = 260,485
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 26

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James Roosevelt (incumbent)
votes = 133,036
percentage = 68.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Edward H. Gibbons
votes = 60,230
percentage = 31.2Election box total no change
votes = 193,266
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 27

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent)
votes = 124,662
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 28

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James B. Utt (incumbent)
votes = 159,456
percentage = 64.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Gordon T. Shepard
votes = 87,691
percentage = 35.5Election box total no change
votes = 247,147
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 29

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Dalip Singh Saund
votes = 54,989
percentage = 51.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jacqueline Cochran Odlum
votes = 51,690
percentage = 48.5Election box total no change
votes = 106,679
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

District 30

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Wilson (incumbent)
votes = 142,753
percentage = 66.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George A. Cheney
votes = 71,112
percentage = 33.3Election box total no change
votes = 213,865
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

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

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1956-11-06 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]