United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1940

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1940 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, 1940. Republicans gained two districts.

Overview

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1940election.pdf]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Clarence F. Lea (incumbent)
votes = 103,547
percentage = 93.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Albert J. Lima
votes = 5,647
percentage = 5.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Ernest S. Mitchell (write-in)
votes = 1,828
percentage = 1.6Election box total no change
votes = 111,022
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent)
votes = 71,033
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 3

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Frank H. Buck (incumbent)
votes = 135,461
percentage = 91.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = C. H. Farman
votes = 10,539
percentage = 7.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Charles Gricus
votes = 2,751
percentage = 1.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = George Kimber (write-in)
votes = 122
percentage = 0.1Election box total no change
votes = 148,873
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 = Thomas Rolph
votes = 75,369
percentage = 54.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Franck R. Havenner (incumbent)
votes = 61,341
percentage = 44.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Archie Brown
votes = 1,322
percentage = 1.0Election box total no change
votes = 138,032
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 5

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Richard J. Welch (incumbent)
votes = 119,122
percentage = 95.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Walter R. Lambert
votes = 5,232
percentage = 4.2Election box total no change
votes = 124,354
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Albert E. Carter (incumbent)
votes = 131,584
percentage = 96Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Clarence Paton
votes = 5,426
percentage = 4Election box total no change
votes = 137,010
percentage = 100Election 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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John H. Tolan (incumbent)
votes = 72,838
percentage = 55.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ralph R. Eltse
votes = 56,808
percentage = 43.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Alfred N. Johnson
votes = 1,707
percentage = 1.3Election box total no change
votes = 131,353
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = 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 = 148,180
percentage = 96.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Elizabeth Nichols
votes = 5,186
percentage = 3.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = J. J. McGrath (write-in)
votes = 37
percentage = 0.1Election box total no change
votes = 153,403
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 = Bertrand W. Gearhart (incumbent)
votes = 99,708
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 = 125,845
percentage = 97Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Louretta Adams
votes = 3,826
percentage = 3Election box total no change
votes = 129,671
percentage = 100Election 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 = John Carl Hinshaw (incumbent)
votes = 170,504
percentage = 96.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Orla E. Lair
votes = 6,003
percentage = 3.4Election box total no change
votes = 176,507
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Voorhis (incumbent)
votes = 99,494
percentage = 64.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Eugene W. Nixon
votes = 54,731
percentage = 35.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Albert Lewis
votes = 1,152
percentage = 0.8Election box total no change
votes = 155,377
percentage = 100.0Election 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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Charles Kramer (incumbent)
votes = 127,167
percentage = 75.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Charles H. Randall
votes = 36,406
percentage = 21.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Celeste Strack
votes = 4,434
percentage = 2.6Election box total no change
votes = 168,007
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 14

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas F. Ford (incumbent)
votes = 73,137
percentage = 64.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Herbert L. Herberts
votes = 37,939
percentage = 33.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Pettis Perry
votes = 2,732
percentage = 2.4Election box total no change
votes = 113,808
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John M. Costello (incumbent)
votes = 94,435
percentage = 56.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Norris J. Nelson
votes = 71,667
percentage = 42.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Emil Freed
votes = 2,004
percentage = 1.2Election box total no change
votes = 168,106
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 16

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Leland M. Ford
votes = 188,049
percentage = 96.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = George C. Sandy
votes = 7,017
percentage = 3.6Election box total no change
votes = 195,066
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 = Lee E. Geyer (incumbent)
votes = 75,109
percentage = 65.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Clifton A. Hix
votes = 32,862
percentage = 28.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
candidate = Samuel C. Converse
votes = 5,649
percentage = 4.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Harry L. Gray
votes = 1,118
percentage = 1.0Election box total no change
votes = 114,738
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 = William Ward Johnson (incumbent)
votes = 73,932
percentage = 54.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Byron N. Scott
votes = 60,764
percentage = 44.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = George R. Ashby
votes = 1,355
percentage = 0.9Election box total no change
votes = 136,051
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 = Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent)
votes = 84,931
percentage = 52.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Lotus H. Loudon
votes = 75,495
percentage = 47.1Election box total no change
votes = 160,426
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Edouard Izac (incumbent)
votes = 69,874
percentage = 51.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John L. Bacon
votes = 66,132
percentage = 48.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Esco L. Richardson
votes = 806
percentage = 0.6Election box total no change
votes = 136,812
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

See also

*77th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1940

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1940-11-05 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]