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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1934 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 6, 1934. Democrats gained three districts while losing one.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1934 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Democratic | 1,041,557 | 50.2% | 13 | +2 | |
| Republican | 963,821 | 46.5% | 7 | -2 | |
| Socialist | 18,890 | 0.9% | 0 | 0 | |
| Prohibition | 18,760 | 0.9% | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 12,301 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 | |
| Communist | 11,771 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 | |
| Progressive | 6,123 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2,073,223 | 100.0% | 20 | — | |
Delegation composition
| Pre-election | Seats | |
| Democratic-Held | 11 | |
| Republican-Held | 9 | |
| Post-election | Seats | |
| Democratic-Held | 13 | |
| Republican-Held | 7 | |
Results
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
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District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 |
District 1
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clarence F. Lea (incumbent) | 98,661 | 93.6 | |
| Socialist | Allen K. Gifford | 6,698 | 6.4 | |
| Total votes | 105,359 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent) | 66,370 | 100.0 | |
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Frank H. Buck (incumbent) | 66,566 | 53.3 | |
| Republican | J. M. Inman | 56,222 | 45.7 | |
| Communist | Albert Hougardy | 1,167 | 1.0 | |
| Total votes | 122,955 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Florence Prag Kahn (incumbent) | 50,491 | 48.0 | |
| Democratic | Chauncey Tramutolo | 46,871 | 44.5 | |
| Progressive | Raymond A. Burr | 3,636 | 3.5 | |
| Socialist | Samuel S. White | 2,414 | 2.3 | |
| Communist | Minnie Carson | 1,810 | 1.7 | |
| Total votes | 105,222 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard J. Welch (incumbent) | 89,751 | 93.8 | |
| Communist | Alexander Noral | 5,933 | 6.2 | |
| Total votes | 95,684 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 93,213 | 100.0 | |
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 7
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John H. Tolan | 51,962 | 52.3 | |||
| Republican | Ralph R. Eltse (incumbent) | 47,414 | 47.7 | |||
| Total votes | 99,376 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 8
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John J. McGrath (incumbent) | 107,325 | 100.0 | |
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 9
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bertrand W. Gearhart | 77,650 | 100.0 | |||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 10
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry E. Stubbs (incumbent) | 68,475 | 64.4 | |
| Republican | George R. Bliss | 37,860 | 35.6 | |
| Total votes | 106,335 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John S. McGroarty | 66,999 | 53.5 | |||
| Republican | William E. Evans (incumbent) | 56,350 | 45.0 | |||
| Socialist | William E. Stephenson | 1,814 | 1.5 | |||
| Total votes | 125,163 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 12
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John H. Hoeppel (incumbent) | 52,595 | 50.7 | |
| Republican | Frederick F. Houser | 51,216 | 49.3 | |
| Total votes | 103,811 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 13
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles Kramer (incumbent) | 83,384 | 62.5 | |
| Republican | Thomas K. Case | 27,993 | 21.0 | |
| Prohibition | Charles H. Randall | 18,760 | 14.1 | |
| Socialist | Michael S. Kerrigan | 2,113 | 1.6 | |
| Communist | John J. Graham | 1,268 | 0.9 | |
| Total votes | 133,518 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 14
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas F. Ford (incumbent) | 52,761 | 61.0 | |
| Republican | William D. Campbell | 33,945 | 37.1 | |
| Progressive | Lyndon R. Foster | 2,487 | 2.7 | |
| Socialist | Harry Sherr | 1,130 | 1.2 | |
| Communist | Lawrence Ross | 1,086 | 1.2 | |
| Total votes | 91,409 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 15
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John M. Costello | 67,247 | 50.6 | |||
| Republican | William I. Traeger (incumbent) | 65,858 | 49.4 | |||
| Total votes | 133,105 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 16
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Dockweiler (incumbent) | 119,332 | 100.0 | |
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 17
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles J. Colden (incumbent) | 60,045 | 70.4 | |
| Republican | C. P. "Cap" Wright | 20,508 | 24.0 | |
| Socialist | Richard Pomeroy | 4,721 | 5.6 | |
| Total votes | 85,274 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 18
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Byron N. Scott | 52,377 | 56.3 | |
| Republican | William Brayton | 40,179 | 43.2 | |
| Communist | Clyde Champion | 507 | 0.5 | |
| Total votes | 93,063 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 19
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sam L. Collins (incumbent) | 97,119 | 88.8 | |
| Independent | A. B. Hillabold (write-in) | 12,301 | 11.2 | |
| Total votes | 109,420 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 20
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George Burnham (incumbent) | 51,682 | 52.4 | |
| Democratic | Edouard Izac | 46,957 | 47.6 | |
| Total votes | 98,639 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
- 74th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- 1934 United States House of Representatives elections
References
External links
- California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
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