United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1938

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1938 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 8, 1938. Republicans gained four districts. Franck R. Havenner, first elected to Congress as a Progressive, was elected for the rest of his House career as a Democrat.

Overview

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1938election.pdf]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Clarence F. Lea (incumbent)
votes = 73,636
percentage = 63Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Francis Townsend
candidate = Ernest S. Mitchell
votes = 43,320
percentage = 37Election box total no change
votes = 116,956
percentage = 100Election box turnout no change
votes =
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 = 71,496
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 = 119,236
percentage = 93.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Nora Conklin
votes = 8,271
percentage = 6.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Walter Schaefer (write-in)
votes = 327
percentage = 0.2Election box total no change
votes = 127,834
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Franck R. Havenner (incumbent)
votes = 64,452
percentage = 61.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Kennett B. Dawson
votes = 40,842
percentage = 38.8Election box total no change
votes = 105,294
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 = 91,868
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 = 118,632
percentage = 94.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Dave L. Saunders
votes = 7,015
percentage = 5.6Election box total no change
votes = 125,647
percentage = 100.0Election 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 = 62,599
percentage = 55.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles W. Fisher
votes = 50,504
percentage = 44.7Election box total no change
votes = 113,103
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
votes = 84,084
percentage = 55Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John J. McGrath
votes = 68,681
percentage = 45Election box total no change
votes = 152,765
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 9

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bertrand W. Gearhart (incumbent)
votes = 91,128
percentage = 96.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = George H. Sciaroni (write-in)
votes = 3,536
percentage = 3.7Election box total no change
votes = 94,664
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 = 84,791
percentage = 67.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = F. Fred Hoelscher
votes = 41,194
percentage = 32.7Election box total no change
votes = 125,985
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 = John Carl Hinshaw
votes = 68,712
percentage = 47.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Carl Stuart Hamblen
votes = 59,993
percentage = 41.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Francis Townsend
candidate = Ralph D. Horton
votes = 12,713
percentage = 8.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
candidate = John R. Grey
votes = 3,821
percentage = 2.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Orla E. Lair
votes = 817
percentage = 0.6Election box total no change
votes = 146,056
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 12

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Voorhis (incumbent)
votes = 75,003
percentage = 60.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Eugene W. Nixon
votes = 40,457
percentage = 32.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Francis Townsend
candidate = Russell R. Hand
votes = 7,903
percentage = 6.4Election box total no change
votes = 123,363
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 = 96,258
percentage = 65.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = K. L. Stockton
votes = 44,808
percentage = 30.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Louis Baron
votes = 5,104
percentage = 3.4Election box total no change
votes = 146,170
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 = 67,588
percentage = 68.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William D. Campbell
votes = 31,375
percentage = 31.7Election box total no change
votes = 98,963
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 = 83,086
percentage = 60.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = O. D. Thomas
votes = 51,483
percentage = 37.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Emil Freed
votes = 2,951
percentage = 2.2Election box total no change
votes = 137,520
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 = 97,407
percentage = 62.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John F. Dockweiler (write-in)
votes = 32,863
percentage = 21.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Francis Townsend
candidate = Ted E. Felt
votes = 16,045
percentage = 10.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
candidate = J. Barton Huthins
votes = 6,643
percentage = 4.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = La Rue McCormick
votes = 2,070
percentage = 1.3Election box total no change
votes = 155,028
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 = 56,513
percentage = 58.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Clifton A. Hix
votes = 26,891
percentage = 28.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Francis Townsend
candidate = Fred C. Wagner
votes = 8,870
percentage = 9.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
candidate = Robert O. Bates
votes = 3,774
percentage = 3.9Election box total no change
votes = 96,048
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 = Thomas M. Eaton
votes = 52,216
percentage = 48.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Byron N. Scott (incumbent)
votes = 51,874
percentage = 48.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
candidate = Solomon Carr
votes = 3,384
percentage = 3.1Election box total no change
votes = 107,474
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 = Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent)
votes = 75,819
percentage = 53.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = C. T. Johnson
votes = 66,402
percentage = 46.7Election box total no change
votes = 142,221
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 = 65,243
percentage = 60.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John L. Bacon
votes = 42,710
percentage = 39.6Election box total no change
votes = 107,953
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

See also

*76th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1938

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1938-11-08 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]