1948 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1948 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 2, 1948. Democrats picked up three districts while losing two for a net gain of one seat.

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1948
PartyVotes%BeforeAfter+/–
Republican 1,974,74855.5%1413-1
Democratic 1,400,48739.4%910+1
Progressive 182,2525.1%000
Independent 1,0130.0%000
Totals3,558,500100.0%2323

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9District 10District 11District 12District 13District 14
District 15District 16District 17District 18District 19District 20District 21District 22District 23

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Hubert B. Scudder 82,947 54.5
Democratic Sterling J. Norgard68,95145.3
Progressive Roger Kent (write-in)3040.2
Total votes152,302 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Clair Engle (incumbent) 78,555 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Justin L. Johnson (incumbent) 166,571 84.4
Progressive James B. "Bert" Willard30,87815.6
Total votes197,449 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Franck R. Havenner (incumbent) 73,704 51.0
Republican William S. Mailliard 68,87547.7
Progressive Francis J. McTernan, Jr.1,9491.3
Total votes144,528 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard J. Welch (incumbent) 116,347 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George P. Miller (incumbent) 194,985 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John J. Allen, Jr. (incumbent) 78,534 51.4
Democratic Buell G. Gallagher 74,31848.6
Total votes152,852 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jack Z. Anderson (incumbent) 161,743 79.9
Progressive Paul Taylor40,67020.1
Total votes202,413 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cecil F. White 72,826 51.3
Republican Bertrand W. Gearhart (incumbent)66,56346.9
Progressive Josephine F. Daniels2,5731.8
Total votes141,962 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Thomas H. Werdel 67,448 71.3
Progressive Sam James Miller27,16828.7
Total votes94,616 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ernest K. Bramblett (incumbent) 87,143 80.8
Progressive Cole Weston 14,58213.5
Democratic George E. Outland (write-in)6,1575.7
Total votes107,882 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 12

California's 12th congressional district election, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard Nixon (incumbent) 141,509 87.8
Progressive Una W. Rice19,63112.2
Total votes161,140 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 13

California's 13th congressional district election, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Norris Poulson (incumbent) 62,951 52.6
Democratic Ned R. Healy 56,62447.4
Total votes119,575 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 14

California's 14th congressional district election, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Helen Gahagan Douglas (incumbent) 89,581 65.3
Republican W. Wallace Braden44,61132.5
Progressive Sidney Moore2,9042.2
Total votes137,096 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 15

California's 15th congressional district election, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gordon L. McDonough (incumbent) 131,933 83
Progressive Maynard J. Omerberg27,00717
Total votes158,940 100
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 16

California's 16th congressional district election, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Donald L. Jackson (incumbent) 121,198 57
Democratic Ellis E. Patterson 91,26843
Total votes212,466 100
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 17

California's 17th congressional district election, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 194,782 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 18

California's 18th congressional district election, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Clyde Doyle 105,687 51.1
Republican Willis W. Bradley (incumbent)92,72144.9
Progressive Stanley Moffatt8,2324.0
Total votes206,640 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

District 19

California's 19th congressional district election, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chet Holifield (incumbent) 72,900 69.7
Republican Joseph Francis Quigley28,69827.5
Progressive Jacob Berman1,9151.8
Independent Myra Tanner Weiss 1,0131.0
Total votes104,526 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 20

California's 20th congressional district election, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Carl Hinshaw (incumbent) 204,710 81.6
Democratic William B. Esterman46,23218.4
Total votes250,942 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 21

California's 21st congressional district election, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent) 61,383 55.2
Republican Lowell E. Lathrop47,41142.6
Progressive Howard J. Louks2,4222.2
Total votes111,216 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 22

California's 22nd congressional district election, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John J. Phillips (incumbent) 115,697 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 23

California's 23rd congressional district election, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Clinton D. McKinnon 112,534 55.8
Republican Charles K. Fletcher (incumbent)87,13843.2
Progressive Harry C. Steinmetz2,0171.0
Total votes201,689 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

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