United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952 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, 1952. California gained seven seats as a result of the 1950 Census, five of which were won by Republicans and two by Democrats. Of California's existing districts, Republicans won two Democratic-held seats.

Overview

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1952election.pdf]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Hubert B. Scudder (incumbent)
votes = 137,801
percentage = 86.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Carl Sullivan
votes = 21,734
percentage = 13.6Election box total no change
votes = 159,535
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 = 124,179
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
votes = 87,335
percentage = 50.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Leslie E. Wood
votes = 82,133
percentage = 47.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Helen C. Thomsen
votes = 2,443
percentage = 1.4Election box total no change
votes = 171,911
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box new seat win
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
votes = 102,359
percentage = 55Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Franck R. Havenner (incumbent)
votes = 83,748
percentage = 45Election box total no change
votes = 186,107
percentage = 100Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

District 5

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John Shelley (incumbent)
votes = 107,542
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Robert Condon
votes = 87,768
percentage = 50.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John F. Baldwin, Jr.
votes = 85,756
percentage = 49.4Election box total no change
votes = 173,524
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box new seat win
winner = Democratic 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 = 120,666
percentage = 84.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = John Allen Johnson
votes = 22,408
percentage = 15.7Election box total no change
votes = 142,074
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 = 156,445
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 = 71,426
percentage = 53.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Harold F. Taggart
votes = 61,028
percentage = 45.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Charles S. Brown
votes = 2,140
percentage = 1.6Election box total no change
votes = 134,594
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box new seat win
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 = 106,375
percentage = 59.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Arthur L. Johnson
votes = 70,271
percentage = 39.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Betsey K. Fisher
votes = 2,939
percentage = 1.7Election box total no change
votes = 179,585
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Justin L. Johnson (incumbent)
votes = 101,052
percentage = 87.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Leslie B. Schilingheyde
votes = 14,999
percentage = 12.9Election box total no change
votes = 116,051
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 12

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Allan O. Hunter (incumbent)
votes = 103,587
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 13

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ernest K. Bramblett (incumbent)
votes = 79,496
percentage = 51Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Will Hays
votes = 76,516
percentage = 49Election box total no change
votes = 156,012
percentage = 100Election 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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas H. Werdel (incumbent)
votes = 70,809
percentage = 51Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Harlan Hagen
votes = 68,011
percentage = 49Election box total no change
votes = 138,820
percentage = 100Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican 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 = 142,545
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 = 79,127
percentage = 59.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = S. Mark Hogue
votes = 53,337
percentage = 40.3Election box total no change
votes = 132,464
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 = 114,650
percentage = 54.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert H. Finch
votes = 92,587
percentage = 44.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Loyd C. Seelinger
votes = 2,738
percentage = 1.3Election box total no change
votes = 209,975
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
votes = 90,438
percentage = 55.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Joseph M. Kennick
votes = 72,457
percentage = 44.5Election box total no change
votes = 162,895
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box new seat win
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 = 126,606
percentage = 87.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Ida Alvarez
votes = 13,724
percentage = 9.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Milton Snipper
votes = 4,959
percentage = 3.5Election box total no change
votes = 145,289
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 = John Carl Hinshaw (incumbent)
votes = 109,509
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
votes = 112,100
percentage = 53.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Everett G. Burkhalter
votes = 97,007
percentage = 46.4Election box total no change
votes = 209,107
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box new seat win
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 22

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Joseph F. Holt
votes = 85,039
percentage = 60.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Dean E. McHenry
votes = 55,534
percentage = 39.5Election box total no change
votes = 140,573
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box new seat win
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 = 138,356
percentage = 87.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Olive T. Thompson
votes = 17,501
percentage = 11.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = C. Cleveland (write-in)
votes = 2,329
percentage = 1.4Election box total no change
votes = 158,186
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 = Norris Poulson (incumbent)
votes = 119,799
percentage = 87.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Bertram L. Sharp
votes = 17,307
percentage = 12.6Election box total no change
votes = 137,106
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 = 135,465
percentage = 64.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Woodrow Wilson Sayre
votes = 75,125
percentage = 35.7Election box total no change
votes = 210,590
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 = Sam Yorty (incumbent)
votes = 157,973
percentage = 88Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Horace V. Alexander
votes = 21,465
percentage = 12Election box total no change
votes = 179,438
percentage = 100Election 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 = 68,773
percentage = 55Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Carl B. Hilliard
votes = 56,202
percentage = 45Election box total no change
votes = 124,975
percentage = 100Election 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
votes = 106,972
percentage = 63Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Lionel Van Deerlin
votes = 62,779
percentage = 37Election box total no change
votes = 169,751
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box new seat win
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 29

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John J. Phillips (incumbent)
votes = 73,144
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 30

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Wilson
votes = 121,322
percentage = 59.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = De Graff Austin
votes = 82,311
percentage = 40.4Election box total no change
votes = 203,633
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box new seat win
winner = Republican Party (United States)

See also

*83rd United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1952

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1952-11-04 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]