United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1946

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1946 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 5, 1946. Republicans captured control of Congress for the first time since 1928 due to the extreme unpopularity of President Harry Truman. California was indicative of the results as Republicans gained seven seats, one of which was won by a recently returned WWII veteran named Richard Nixon. Democrats would not regain a majority of the delegation until after the 1958 election.

Overview

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1946election.pdf]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Clarence F. Lea (incumbent)
votes = 77,653
percentage = 100.0Election 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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Clair Engle (incumbent)
votes = 57,895
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 = 116,792
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
votes =
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 = 60,655
percentage = 52.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Truman R. Young
votes = 54,113
percentage = 47.1Election box total no change
votes = 114,768
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 = 94,293
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 = 118,548
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.
votes = 61,508
percentage = 56.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Patrick W. McDonough
votes = 47,988
percentage = 43.8Election box total no change
votes = 109,496
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 8

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jack Z. Anderson (incumbent)
votes = 113,325
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
votes =
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 = Bertrand W. Gearhart (incumbent)
votes = 50,171
percentage = 53.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Hubert Phillips
votes = 43,244
percentage = 46.3Election box total no change
votes = 93,415
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Alfred J. Elliott (incumbent)
votes = 51,843
percentage = 100.0Election 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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ernest K. Bramblett
votes = 41,902
percentage = 53.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George E. Outland (incumbent)
votes = 36,996
percentage = 46.9Election box total no change
votes = 78,898
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 12

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Richard Nixon
votes = 65,586
percentage = 56.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Voorhis (incumbent)
votes = 49,994
percentage = 42.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = John Henry Hoeppel
votes = 1,476
percentage = 1.3Election box total no change
votes = 117,056
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 13

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Norris Poulson
votes = 48,071
percentage = 51.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ned R. Healy (incumbent)
votes = 44,712
percentage = 48.2Election box total no change
votes = 92,783
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 14

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Helen Gahagan Douglas (incumbent)
votes = 53,536
percentage = 54.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Frederick M. Roberts
votes = 44,914
percentage = 45.6Election box total no change
votes = 98,450
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 = 106,020
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
votes = 78,264
percentage = 53.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Harold Harby
votes = 45,951
percentage = 31.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ellis E. Patterson (write-in)
votes = 20,945
percentage = 14.4Election box total no change
votes = 145,160
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 17

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Cecil R. King (incumbent)
votes = 110,654
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 = Willis W. Bradley
votes = 67,363
percentage = 55.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Clyde Doyle (incumbent)
votes = 60,218
percentage = 44.3Election box total no change
votes = 127,581
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 19

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Chet Holifield (incumbent)
votes = 50,666
percentage = 97.6Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Marshall J. Morrill (write-in)
votes = 1,248
percentage = 2.4Election box total no change
votes = 51,914
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 = 98,283
percentage = 63.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Everett G. Burkhalter
votes = 67,317
percentage = 36.8Election box total no change
votes = 165,600
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 = 37,229
percentage = 52.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Lowell E. Lathrop
votes = 33,395
percentage = 47.3Election box total no change
votes = 70,624
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 = 59,935
percentage = 62.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ray Adkinson
votes = 36,649
percentage = 37.9Election box total no change
votes = 96,584
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles K. Fletcher
votes = 69,411
percentage = 56.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Edouard Izac (incumbent)
votes = 53,898
percentage = 43.7Election box total no change
votes = 123,309
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)

See also

*80th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1946

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1946-11-05 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]