United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1948

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1948 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 2, 1948. Democrats picked up three districts while losing two for a net gain of one seat.

Overview

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1948election.pdf]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Hubert B. Scudder
votes = 82,947
percentage = 54.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Sterling J. Norgard
votes = 68,951
percentage = 45.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Roger Kent (write-in)
votes = 304
percentage = 0.2Election box total no change
votes = 152,302
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

District 2

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Clair Engle (incumbent)
votes = 78,555
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 = 166,571
percentage = 84.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = James B. "Bert" Willard
votes = 30,878
percentage = 15.6Election box total no change
votes = 197,449
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 = 73,704
percentage = 51.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William S. Mailliard
votes = 68,875
percentage = 47.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Francis J. McTernan, Jr.
votes = 1,949
percentage = 1.3Election box total no change
votes = 144,528
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Richard J. Welch (incumbent)
votes = 116,347
percentage = 100.0Election 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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George P. Miller (incumbent)
votes = 194,985
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 = 78,534
percentage = 51.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Buel G. Gallagher
votes = 74,318
percentage = 48.6Election box total no change
votes = 152,852
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 = 161,743
percentage = 79.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Paul Taylor
votes = 40,670
percentage = 20.1Election box total no change
votes = 202,413
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Cecil F. White
votes = 72,826
percentage = 51.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bertrand W. Gearhart (incumbent)
votes = 66,563
percentage = 46.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Josephine F. Daniels
votes = 2,573
percentage = 1.8Election box total no change
votes = 141,962
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 10

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas H. Werdel
votes = 67,448
percentage = 71.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Sam James Miller
votes = 27,168
percentage = 28.7Election box total no change
votes = 94,616
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic 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 = 87,143
percentage = 80.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Cole Weston
votes = 14,582
percentage = 13.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George E. Outland (write-in)
votes = 6,157
percentage = 5.7Election box total no change
votes = 107,882
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 = Richard Nixon (incumbent)
votes = 141,509
percentage = 87.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Una W. Rice
votes = 19,631
percentage = 12.2Election box total no change
votes = 161,140
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 = 62,951
percentage = 52.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ned R. Healy
votes = 56,624
percentage = 47.4Election box total no change
votes = 119,575
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 = Helen Gahagan Douglas (incumbent)
votes = 89,581
percentage = 65.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = W. Wallace Braden
votes = 44,611
percentage = 32.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Sidney Moore
votes = 2,904
percentage = 2.2Election box total no change
votes = 137,096
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 = 131,933
percentage = 83Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Maynard J. Omerberg
votes = 27,007
percentage = 17Election box total no change
votes = 158,940
percentage = 100Election 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 = 121,198
percentage = 57Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ellis E. Patterson
votes = 91,268
percentage = 43Election box total no change
votes = 212,466
percentage = 100Election 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 = 194,782
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
votes = 105,687
percentage = 51.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Willis W. Bradley (incumbent)
votes = 92,721
percentage = 44.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Stanley Moffatt
votes = 8,232
percentage = 4.0Election box total no change
votes = 206,640
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 19

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Chet Holifield (incumbent)
votes = 72,900
percentage = 69.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Joseph Francis Quigley
votes = 28,698
percentage = 27.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Jacob Berman
votes = 1,915
percentage = 1.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Myra Tanner Weiss
votes = 1,013
percentage = 1.0Election box total no change
votes = 104,526
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 = 204,710
percentage = 81.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = William B. Esterman
votes = 46,232
percentage = 18.4Election box total no change
votes = 250,942
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 = 61,383
percentage = 55.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Lowell E. Lathrop
votes = 47,411
percentage = 42.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Howard J. Louks
votes = 2,422
percentage = 2.2Election box total no change
votes = 111,216
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 = 115,697
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
votes = 112,534
percentage = 55.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles K. Fletcher (incumbent)
votes = 87,138
percentage = 43.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
candidate = Harry C. Steinmetz
votes = 2,017
percentage = 1.0Election box total no change
votes = 201,689
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)

See also

*81st United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1948

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1948-11-02 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]