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
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1938 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Democratic | 1,137,635 | 47.7% | 12 | -3 | |
| Republican | 1,112,209 | 46.6% | 8 | +4 | |
| Townsend | 88,851 | 3.7% | 0 | 0 | |
| Communist | 26,228 | 1.1% | 0 | 0 | |
| Progressive | 17,622 | 0.7% | 0 | -1 | |
| Independent | 3,863 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2,386,408 | 100.0% | 20 | — | |
Delegation composition
| 1938 pre-election | Seats | |
| Democratic-Held | 15 | |
| Republican-Held | 4 | |
| Progressive-Held | 1 | |
| 1938 post-election | Seats | |
| Democratic-Held | 12 | |
| Republican-Held | 8 | |
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) | 73,636 | 63 | |
| Townsend | Ernest S. Mitchell | 43,320 | 37 | |
| Total votes | 116,956 | 100 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent) | 71,496 | 100.0 | |
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Frank H. Buck (incumbent) | 119,236 | 93.3 | |
| Communist | Nora Conklin | 8,271 | 6.5 | |
| Independent | Walter Schaefer (write-in) | 327 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 127,834 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Franck R. Havenner (incumbent) | 64,452 | 61.2 | |||
| Republican | Kennett B. Dawson | 40,842 | 38.8 | |||
| Total votes | 105,294 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democratic gain from Progressive | ||||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard J. Welch (incumbent) | 91,868 | 100.0 | |
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 118,632 | 94.4 | |
| Communist | Dave L. Saunders | 7,015 | 5.6 | |
| Total votes | 125,647 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 7
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John H. Tolan (incumbent) | 62,599 | 55.3 | |
| Republican | Charles W. Fisher | 50,504 | 44.7 | |
| Total votes | 113,103 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 8
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jack Z. Anderson | 84,084 | 55 | |||
| Democratic | John J. McGrath (incumbent) | 68,681 | 45 | |||
| Total votes | 152,765 | 100 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 9
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bertrand W. Gearhart (incumbent) | 91,128 | 96.3 | |
| Independent | George H. Sciaroni (write-in) | 3,536 | 3.7 | |
| Total votes | 94,664 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 10
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alfred J. Elliott (incumbent) | 84,791 | 67.3 | |
| Republican | F. Fred Hoelscher | 41,194 | 32.7 | |
| Total votes | 125,985 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Carl Hinshaw | 68,712 | 47.0 | |||
| Democratic | Carl Stuart Hamblen | 59,993 | 41.1 | |||
| Townsend | Ralph D. Horton | 12,713 | 8.7 | |||
| Progressive | John R. Grey | 3,821 | 2.6 | |||
| Communist | Orla E. Lair | 817 | 0.6 | |||
| Total votes | 146,056 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 12
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Voorhis (incumbent) | 75,003 | 60.8 | |
| Republican | Eugene W. Nixon | 40,457 | 32.8 | |
| Townsend | Russell R. Hand | 7,903 | 6.4 | |
| Total votes | 123,363 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 13
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles Kramer (incumbent) | 96,258 | 65.9 | |
| Republican | K. L. Stockton | 44,808 | 30.7 | |
| Communist | Louis Baron | 5,104 | 3.4 | |
| Total votes | 146,170 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 14
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas F. Ford (incumbent) | 67,588 | 68.3 | |
| Republican | William D. Campbell | 31,375 | 31.7 | |
| Total votes | 98,963 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 15
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John M. Costello (incumbent) | 83,086 | 60.4 | |
| Republican | O. D. Thomas | 51,483 | 37.4 | |
| Communist | Emil Freed | 2,951 | 2.2 | |
| Total votes | 137,520 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 16
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Leland M. Ford | 97,407 | 62.8 | |||
| Democratic | John F. Dockweiler (write-in) | 32,863 | 21.2 | |||
| Townsend | Ted E. Felt | 16,045 | 10.3 | |||
| Progressive | J. Barton Huthins | 6,643 | 4.3 | |||
| Communist | La Rue McCormick | 2,070 | 1.3 | |||
| Total votes | 155,028 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 17
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lee E. Geyer (incumbent) | 56,513 | 58.8 | |
| Republican | Clifton A. Hix | 26,891 | 28.0 | |
| Townsend | Fred C. Wagner | 8,870 | 9.2 | |
| Progressive | Robert O. Bates | 3,774 | 3.9 | |
| Total votes | 96,048 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 18
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thomas M. Eaton | 52,216 | 48.6 | |||
| Democratic | Byron N. Scott (incumbent) | 51,874 | 48.3 | |||
| Progressive | Solomon Carr | 3,384 | 3.1 | |||
| Total votes | 107,474 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 19
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent) | 75,819 | 53.3 | |
| Republican | C. T. Johnson | 66,402 | 46.7 | |
| Total votes | 142,221 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 20
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edouard Izac (incumbent) | 65,243 | 60.4 | |
| Republican | John L. Bacon | 42,710 | 39.6 | |
| Total votes | 107,953 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See also
- 76th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- 1938 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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