1950 United States House of Representatives elections in California

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1950 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 7, 1950. Republicans won one Democratic-held seat.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1950
Party		Votes	%	Before	After	+/–
	Republican	1,754,001	52.2%	12	13	+1
	Democratic	1,480,639	44.1%	11	10	-1
	Progressive	105,396	3.1%	0	0	0
	Prohibition	10,339	0.3%	0	0	0
	Independent	7,329	0.2%	0	0	0
Totals		3,357,704	100.0%	23	23	—

Results

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

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1950

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hubert B. Scudder (incumbent)	85,122	54
	Democratic	Roger Kent	72,584	46
Total votes			157,706	100
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1950

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clair Engle (incumbent)	85,103	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1950

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Justin L. Johnson (incumbent)	177,269	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1950

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Franck R. Havenner (incumbent)	83,078	67.2
	Republican	William S. Mailliard	40,569	32.8
Total votes			123,647	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1950

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John F. Shelley (incumbent)	117,888	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1950

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George P. Miller (incumbent)	192,342	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1950

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Allen, Jr. (incumbent)	74,069	55.3
	Democratic	Lyle E. Cook	59,976	44.7
Total votes			134,045	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1950

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Z. Anderson (incumbent)	168,510	83.1
	Progressive	John A. Peterson	34,176	16.9
Total votes			202,686	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1950

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Allan O. Hunter	76,015	52
	Democratic	Cecil F. White (incumbent)	70,201	48
Total votes			146,216	100
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1950

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas H. Werdel (incumbent)	59,313	53.6
	Democratic	Ardis M. Walker	51,409	46.4
Total votes			110,722	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1950

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ernest K. Bramblett (incumbent)	59,780	52.1
	Democratic	Marion R. Walker	55,020	47.9
Total votes			114,800	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 12

California's 12th congressional district election, 1950

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick J. Hillings	107,933	60.1
	Democratic	Steve Zetterberg	71,682	39.9
Total votes			179,615	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 13

California's 13th congressional district election, 1950

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Norris Poulson (incumbent)	83,296	84.9
	Progressive	Ellen P. Davidson	14,789	15.1
Total votes			98,085	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 14

California's 14th congressional district election, 1950

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Yorty	47,653	49.4
	Republican	Jack W. Hardy	35,543	36.8
	Progressive	Charlotta A. Bass	13,364	13.8
Total votes			96,560	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 15

California's 15th congressional district election, 1950

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gordon L. McDonough (incumbent)	112,704	87.2
	Progressive	Jeanne Cole	16,559	12.8
Total votes			129,263	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 16

California's 16th congressional district election, 1950

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald L. Jackson (incumbent)	115,970	59.3
	Democratic	S. Mark Hogue	79,744	40.7
Total votes			195,714	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 17

California's 17th congressional district election, 1950

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cecil R. King (incumbent)	166,334	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 18

California's 18th congressional district election, 1950

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clyde Doyle (incumbent)	97,177	50.5
	Republican	Craig Hosmer	95,308	49.5
Total votes			192,485	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 19

California's 19th congressional district election, 1950

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chet Holifield (incumbent)	73,317	90.9
	Independent	Myra Tanner Weiss	7,329	9.1
Total votes			80,646	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 20

California's 20th congressional district election, 1950

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Carl Hinshaw (incumbent)	211,012	85.1
	Progressive	William B. Esterman	26,508	10.7
	Prohibition	Frank Nelson	10,339	4.2
Total votes			247,859	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 21

California's 21st congressional district election, 1950

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent)	62,994	57.4
	Republican	R. E. Reynolds	46,693	42.6
Total votes			109,687	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 22

California's 22nd congressional district election, 1950

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Phillips (incumbent)	114,497	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 23

California's 23rd congressional district election, 1950

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clinton D. McKinnon (incumbent)	94,137	51
	Republican	Leslie E. Gehres	90,398	49
Total votes			184,535	100
Turnout
	Democratic hold

See also

• 82nd United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• 1950 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