1936 United States House of Representatives elections in California

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1936 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 3, 1936. Democrats gained two Republican-held districts and the Progressive Party gained one Republican-held district.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1936
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	1,135,252	50.0%	15	+2
	Republican	995,728	43.9%	4	-3
	Progressive	89,277	3.9%	1	+1
	Communist	29,074	1.3%	0	0
	Independent	12,256	0.5%	0	0
	Socialist	9,017	0.4%	0	0
Totals		2,270,604	100.0%	20	—

Delegation composition

Pre-election		Seats
	Democratic-Held	13
	Republican-Held	7

Post-election		Seats
	Democratic-Held	15
	Republican-Held	4
	Progressive-Held	1

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [1]

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clarence F. Lea (incumbent)	58,073	53.8
	Republican	Nelson B. Van Matre	48,647	45.1
	Communist	Vernon Dennis Healy	1,218	1.1
Total votes			107,938	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent)	51,416	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank H. Buck (incumbent)	93,110	90.6
	Independent	Walter Schaefer (write-in)	5,310	5.2
	Communist	Perry Hill	4,390	4.2
Total votes			98,810	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	Franck R. Havenner	64,063	58.5
	Republican	Florence Prag Kahn (incumbent)	43,805	40.0
	Communist	Anita Whitney	1,711	1.5
Total votes			109,579	100.0
Turnout
	Progressive gain from Republican

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard J. Welch (incumbent)	82,910	94.8
	Communist	Lawrence Ross	4,545	5.2
Total votes			87,455	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Albert E. Carter (incumbent)	103,712	91.0
	Socialist	Clarence E. Rust	8,247	7.2
	Communist	Lloyd L. Harris	2,021	1.8
Total votes			113,980	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John H. Tolan (incumbent)	69,463	59.8
	Republican	Charles W. Fisher	46,647	40.2
Total votes			116,110	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John J. McGrath (incumbent)	78,557	57.6
	Republican	Alonzo L. Baker	57,808	43.4
Total votes			136,365	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bertrand W. Gearhart (incumbent)	82,360	97
	Communist	Carl B. Patterson	2,571	3
Total votes			84,931	100
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry E. Stubbs (incumbent)	72,476	69.6
	Republican	George R. Bliss	31,700	30.4
Total votes			104,176	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John S. McGroarty (incumbent)	69,679	50.5
	Republican	John Carl Hinshaw	54,914	39.8
	Progressive	Robert S. Funk	12,340	8.9
	Communist	William Ingham	1,041	0.8
Total votes			137,974	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 12

California's 12th congressional district election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerry Voorhis	62,034	53.7
	Republican	Frederick F. Houser	53,445	46.3
Total votes			115,479	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 13

California's 13th congressional district election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Kramer (incumbent)	119,251	90.0
	Independent	Floyd Seaman (write-in)	6,946	5.2
	Communist	Emma Cutler	6,362	4.8
Total votes			132,559	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 14

California's 14th congressional district election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas F. Ford (incumbent)	63,365	61.0
	Republican	William D. Campbell	25,497	24.6
	Progressive	Albert L. Johnson	12,874	12.4
	Communist	Harold J. Ashe	1,329	1.3
	Socialist	Glen Trimble	770	0.7
Total votes			103,855	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 15

California's 15th congressional district election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John M. Costello (incumbent)	99,107	69
	Republican	Ernest Walter Sawyer	44,559	31
Total votes			143,666	100
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 16

California's 16th congressional district election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John F. Dockweiler (incumbent)	90,986	57.7
	Republican	Raymond V. Darby	66,583	42.3
Total votes			157,569	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 17

California's 17th congressional district election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles J. Colden (incumbent)	68,189	71.9
	Republican	Leonard Roach	24,981	26.3
	Communist	John L. Leech	1,634	1.8
Total votes			94,804	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 18

California's 18th congressional district election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Byron N. Scott (incumbent)	61,415	59
	Republican	James F. Collins	72,748	41
Total votes			134,163	100
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 19

California's 19th congressional district election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry R. Sheppard	70,339	53.8
	Republican	Sam L. Collins (incumbent)	59,071	45.2
	Communist	Charles McLauchlan	1,336	1.0
Total votes			130,746	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 20

California's 20th congressional district election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edouard Izac	59,208	56.4
	Republican	Ed P. Simple	44,925	42.8
	Communist	Esco L. Richardson	916	0.8
Total votes			105,049	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• 75th United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• 1936 United States House of Representatives elections

References

• California Elections Page
• Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives

External links

• California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
• RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions