United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1950

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1950 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 7, 1950. Republicans won one Democratic-held seat.

Overview

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1950election.pdf]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Hubert B. Scudder (incumbent)
votes = 85,122
percentage = 54Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Roger Kent
votes = 72,584
percentage = 46Election box total no change
votes = 157,706
percentage = 100Election 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 = 85,103
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Justin L. Johnson (incumbent)
votes = 177,269
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 4

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Franck R. Havenner (incumbent)
votes = 83,078
percentage = 67.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William S. Mailliard
votes = 40,569
percentage = 32.8Election box total no change
votes = 123,647
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = 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 = 117,888
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 = George P. Miller (incumbent)
votes = 192,342
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
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 = 74,069
percentage = 55.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Lyle E. Cook
votes = 59,976
percentage = 44.7Election box total no change
votes = 134,045
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jack Z. Anderson (incumbent)
votes = 168,510
percentage = 83.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = John A. Peterson
votes = 34,176
percentage = 16.9Election box total no change
votes = 202,686
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 9

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Allan O. Hunter
votes = 76,015
percentage = 52Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Cecil F. White (incumbent)
votes = 70,201
percentage = 48Election box total no change
votes = 146,216
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 10

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas H. Werdel (incumbent)
votes = 59,313
percentage = 53.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Harlan Hagen
votes = 51,409
percentage = 46.4Election box total no change
votes = 110,722
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 = Ernest K. Bramblett (incumbent)
votes = 59,780
percentage = 52.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ardis M. Walker
votes = 55,020
percentage = 47.9Election box total no change
votes = 114,800
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 = Patrick J. Hillings
votes = 107,933
percentage = 60.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Steve Zetterberg
votes = 71,682
percentage = 39.9Election box total no change
votes = 179,615
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 = Norris Poulson (incumbent)
votes = 83,296
percentage = 84.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Ellen P. Davidson
votes = 14,789
percentage = 15.1Election box total no change
votes = 98,085
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 = Sam Yorty
votes = 47,653
percentage = 49.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jack W. Hardy
votes = 35,543
percentage = 36.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Charlotta A. Bass
votes = 13,364
percentage = 13.8Election box total no change
votes = 96,560
percentage = 100.0Election 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 = 112,704
percentage = 87.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Jeanne Cole
votes = 16,559
percentage = 12.8Election box total no change
votes = 129,263
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 = 115,970
percentage = 59.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = S. Mark Hogue
votes = 79,744
percentage = 40.7Election box total no change
votes = 195,714
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 = 166,334
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Clyde Doyle (incumbent)
votes = 97,177
percentage = 50.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Craig Hosmer
votes = 95,308
percentage = 49.5Election box total no change
votes = 192,485
percentage = 100.0Election 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 = Chet Holifield (incumbent)
votes = 73,317
percentage = 90.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Myra Tanner Weiss
votes = 7,329
percentage = 9.1Election box total no change
votes = 80,646
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 = 211,012
percentage = 85.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Myra Tanner Weiss
votes = 26,508
percentage = 10.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Frank Nelson
votes = 10,339
percentage = 4.2Election box total no change
votes = 247,859
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent)
votes = 62,994
percentage = 57.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = R. E. Reynolds
votes = 46,693
percentage = 42.6Election box total no change
votes = 109,687
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 = John J. Phillips (incumbent)
votes = 114,497
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 = Clinton D. McKinnon (incumbent)
votes = 94,137
percentage = 51Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Leslie E. Gehres
votes = 90,398
percentage = 49Election box total no change
votes = 184,535
percentage = 100Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

See also

*82nd United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1950

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1950-11-07 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]