United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1944

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1944

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1944 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, 1944. Democrats picked up four districts.

Overview

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1944election.pdf]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Clarence F. Lea (incumbent)
votes = 92,706
percentage = 100.0
Election 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 = 48,201
percentage = 63.8
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jesse M. Mayo
votes = 27,312
percentage = 36.2
Election box total no change
votes = 75,513
percentage = 100.0
Election 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 = 131,705
percentage = 100.0
Election 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
votes = 73,582
percentage = 50.1
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas Rolph (incumbent)
votes = 73,367
percentage = 49.9
Election box total no change
votes = 146,949
percentage = 100.0
Election box turnout no change
percentage =
Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican 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 = 112,151
percentage = 100.0
Election 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
votes = 104,441
percentage = 52
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Albert E. Carter (incumbent)
votes = 96,395
percentage = 48
Election box total no change
votes = 200,836
percentage = 100.0
Election box turnout no change
percentage =
Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = 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 = 81,762
percentage = 57.9
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Chelsey M. Walter
votes = 59,360
percentage = 42.1
Election box total no change
votes = 141,122
percentage = 100.0
Election 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 = 94,218
percentage = 56.5
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Arthur L. Johnson
votes = 72,420
percentage = 43.5
Election box total no change
votes = 166,638
percentage = 100.0
Election 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 = 66,845
percentage = 100.0
Election 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 = 60,001
percentage = 100.0
Election box turnout no change
votes =
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George E. Outland (incumbent)
votes = 52,218
percentage = 56
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = A. J. Dingeman
votes = 41,005
percentage = 44
Election box total no change
votes = 93,223
percentage = 100
Election box turnout no change
percentage =
Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = 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 = 77,385
percentage = 55.3
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Roy P. McLaughlin
votes = 62,524
percentage = 44.7
Election box total no change
votes = 139,909
percentage = 100.0
Election 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 = Ned R. Healy
votes = 66,854
percentage = 55
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Norris Poulson (incumbent)
votes = 54,792
percentage = 45
Election box total no change
votes = 121,646
percentage = 100
Election box turnout no change
percentage =
Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

District 14

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Helen Gahagan Douglas
votes = 65,729
percentage = 51.6
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William D. Campbell
votes = 61,767
percentage = 48.4
Election box total no change
votes = 127,496
percentage = 100.0
Election 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
votes = 100,305
percentage = 56.8
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Hal Styles
votes = 73,655
percentage = 41.7
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Johannes Nielson-Lange
votes = 2,694
percentage = 1.5
Election box total no change
votes = 176,654
percentage = 100.0
Election 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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ellis E. Patterson (incumbent)
votes = 105,835
percentage = 54.1
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jesse Randolph kellems
votes = 89,700
percentage = 45.9
Election box total no change
votes = 195,535
percentage = 100.0
Election box turnout no change
percentage =
Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = 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 = 147,217
percentage = 100.0
Election 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 = 95,090
percentage = 55.7
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William Ward Johnson (incumbent)
votes = 75,749
percentage = 44.3
Election box total no change
votes = 170,839
percentage = 100.0
Election 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 = 65,758
percentage = 71.8
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Carlton H. Casjens
votes = 25,852
percentage = 28.2
Election box total no change
votes = 91,610
percentage = 100.0
Election 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 = 112,663
percentage = 51.8
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Archibald B. Young
votes = 101,090
percentage = 46.5
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Prohibition Party
candidate = Charles Hiram Randall
votes = 3,615
percentage = 1.5
Election box total no change
votes = 217,368
percentage = 100.0
Election 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 = 48,539
percentage = 58.5
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Earl S. Webb
votes = 34,409
percentage = 41.5
Election box total no change
votes = 82,948
percentage = 100.0
Election 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 = 88,537
percentage = 100.0
Election 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 = Edouard Izac (incumbent)
votes = 86,707
percentage = 55.1
Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James B. Abbey
votes = 70,787
percentage = 44.9
Election box total no change
votes = 157,494
percentage = 100.0
Election 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

*79th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1944

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1944-11-07 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]


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