United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952
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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952 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 4, 1952. California gained seven seats as a result of the 1950 Census, five of which were won by Republicans and two by Democrats. Of California's existing districts, Republicans won two Democratic-held seats.
Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952 | ||||||
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Party | Votes | % | Before | After | +/– | |
Republican | 2,388,038 | 52.4% | 13 | 20 | +7 | |
Democratic | 2,027,751 | 44.5% | 10 | 10 | 0 | |
Progressive | 139,398 | 3.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent | 4,959 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 4,560,146 | 100.0% | 23 | 30 | +7 |
Results
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
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 | % | |
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Republican | Hubert B. Scudder (incumbent) | 137,801 | 86.4 | |
Progressive | Carl Sullivan | 21,734 | 13.6 | |
Total votes | 159,535 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Clair Engle (incumbent) | 124,179 | 100.0 | |
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | John E. Moss | 87,335 | 50.8 | ||
Republican | Leslie E. Wood | 82,133 | 47.8 | ||
Progressive | Helen C. Thomsen | 2,443 | 1.4 | ||
Total votes | 171,911 | 100.0 | |||
Voter turnout | % | ||||
Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
District 4
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | William S. Mailliard | 102,359 | 55 | |||
Democratic | Franck R. Havenner (incumbent) | 83,748 | 45 | |||
Total votes | 186,107 | 100 | ||||
Voter turnout | % | |||||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 5
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John F. Shelley (incumbent) | 107,542 | 100.0 | |
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 6
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Robert Condon | 87,768 | 50.6 | ||
Republican | John F. Baldwin, Jr. | 85,756 | 49.4 | ||
Total votes | 173,524 | 100.0 | |||
Voter turnout | % | ||||
Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
District 7
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John J. Allen, Jr. (incumbent) | 120,666 | 84.3 | |
Progressive | John Allen Johnson | 22,408 | 15.7 | |
Total votes | 142,074 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 8
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 156,445 | 100.0 | |
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 9
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | J. Arthur Younger (incumbent) | 71,426 | 53.1 | ||
Democratic | Harold F. Taggart | 61,028 | 45.3 | ||
Progressive | Charles S. Brown | 2,140 | 1.6 | ||
Total votes | 134,594 | 100.0 | |||
Voter turnout | % | ||||
Republican win (new seat) | |||||
District 10
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles S. Gubser (incumbent) | 106,375 | 59.2 | |
Democratic | Arthur L. Johnson | 70,271 | 39.1 | |
Progressive | Betsey K. Fisher | 2,939 | 1.7 | |
Total votes | 179,585 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 11
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Justin L. Johnson (incumbent) | 101,052 | 87.1 | |
Progressive | Leslie B. Schilingheyde | 14,999 | 12.9 | |
Total votes | 116,051 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 12
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Allan O. Hunter (incumbent) | 103,587 | 100.0 | |
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 13
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ernest K. Bramblett (incumbent) | 79,496 | 51 | |
Democratic | Will Hays | 76,516 | 49 | |
Total votes | 156,012 | 100 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 14
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Thomas H. Werdel (incumbent) | 70,809 | 51 | |
Democratic | Harlan Hagen | 68,011 | 49 | |
Total votes | 138,820 | 100 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 15
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gordon L. McDonough (incumbent) | 142,545 | 100.0 | |
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 16
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Donald L. Jackson (incumbent) | 79,127 | 59.7 | |
Democratic | S. Mark Hogue | 53,337 | 40.3 | |
Total votes | 132,464 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 17
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 114,650 | 54.6 | |
Republican | Robert H. Finch | 92,587 | 44.1 | |
Progressive | Loyd C. Seelinger | 2,738 | 1.3 | |
Total votes | 209,975 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 18
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Craig Hosmer | 90,438 | 55.5 | ||
Democratic | Joseph M. Kennick | 72,457 | 44.5 | ||
Total votes | 162,895 | 100.0 | |||
Voter turnout | % | ||||
Republican win (new seat) | |||||
District 19
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Chet Holifield (incumbent) | 126,606 | 87.1 | |
Progressive | Ida Alvarez | 13,724 | 9.4 | |
Independent | Milton Snipper | 4,959 | 3.5 | |
Total votes | 145,289 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 20
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Carl Hinshaw (incumbent) | 109,509 | 100.0 | |
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 21
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Edgar W. Hiestand | 112,100 | 53.6 | ||
Democratic | Everett G. Burkhalter | 97,007 | 46.4 | ||
Total votes | 209,107 | 100.0 | |||
Voter turnout | % | ||||
Republican win (new seat) | |||||
District 22
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Joseph F. Holt | 85,039 | 60.5 | ||
Democratic | Dean E. McHenry | 55,534 | 39.5 | ||
Total votes | 140,573 | 100.0 | |||
Voter turnout | % | ||||
Republican win (new seat) | |||||
District 23
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Clyde Doyle (incumbent) | 138,356 | 87.5 | |
Progressive | Olive T. Thompson | 17,501 | 11.1 | |
Republican | C. Cleveland (write-in) | 2,329 | 1.4 | |
Total votes | 158,186 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 24
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Norris Poulson (incumbent) | 119,799 | 87.4 | |
Progressive | Bertram L. Sharp | 17,307 | 12.6 | |
Total votes | 137,106 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 25
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Patrick J. Hillings (incumbent) | 135,465 | 64.3 | |
Democratic | Woodrow Wilson Sayre | 75,125 | 35.7 | |
Total votes | 210,590 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 26
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sam Yorty (incumbent) | 157,973 | 88 | |
Progressive | Horace V. Alexander | 21,465 | 12 | |
Total votes | 179,438 | 100 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 27
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent) | 68,773 | 55 | |
Republican | Carl B. Hilliard | 56,202 | 45 | |
Total votes | 124,975 | 100 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 28
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | James B. Utt | 106,972 | 63 | ||
Democratic | Lionel Van Deerlin | 62,779 | 37 | ||
Total votes | 169,751 | 100.0 | |||
Voter turnout | % | ||||
Republican win (new seat) | |||||
District 29
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John J. Phillips (incumbent) | 73,144 | 100.0 | |
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 30
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Bob Wilson | 121,322 | 59.6 | ||
Democratic | De Graff Austin | 82,311 | 40.4 | ||
Total votes | 203,633 | 100.0 | |||
Voter turnout | % | ||||
Republican win (new seat) | |||||
See also
- 83rd United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1952
References
External links
- California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions