1932 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1932 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, 1932. This election began the transition of California from a solidly Republican state to a swing state, which it would be for the next 60 years. California gained nine seats as a result of the 1930 census; it would have been six if the House seats were reapportioned in 1920 since California would have had 14 seats as a result of the 1920 census. Democrats won six of those seats while Republicans won three. Of California's existing seats, Democrats won four Republican-held seats.

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1932
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 941,66850.5%9-1
Democratic 849,27045.6%11+10
Socialist 34,3701.8%00
Liberty 27,5951.5%00
Independent 11,1200.6%00
Prohibition 10,3080.6%00
Totals1,864,023100.0%20+9

Delegation composition

Pre-electionSeats
 Republican-Held10
 Democratic-Held1
Post-electionSeats
 Democratic-Held11
 Republican-Held9

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 20

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Clarence F. Lea (incumbent) 73,400 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent) 43,146 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank H. Buck 61,694 56.8
Republican Charles F. Curry (incumbent)46,88745.2
Total votes108,581 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Florence Prag Kahn (incumbent) 67,425 85.3
Socialist Milen C. Dempster11,60314.7
Total votes79,028 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard J. Welch (incumbent) 67,349 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Albert E. Carter (incumbent) 75,528 100.0
Turnout
Republican hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ralph R. Eltse 45,944 45.5
Democratic Frank V. Cornish32,36532.0
Socialist J. Stitt Wilson 22,76722.5
Total votes101,076 100.0
Turnout  
Republican win (new seat)

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John J. McGrath 65,455 56.9
Republican Arthur M. Free (incumbent)49,48743.1
Total votes114,942 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Denver S. Church 50,125 61.6
Republican Henry E. Barbour (incumbent)31,20938.4
Total votes81,334 100.0
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Henry E. Stubbs 50,390 55.3
Republican Arthur S. Crites40,79444.7
Total votes91,184 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic win (new seat)

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William E. Evans (incumbent) 57,739 51.8
Democratic Albert D. Hadley38,24034.3
Liberty Marshall V. Hartranft 15,52013.9
Total votes111,499 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 12

California's 12th congressional district election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John H. Hoeppel 43,122 45.8
Republican Frederick F. Houser 40,67443.2
Prohibition Richard M. Cannon10,30811.0
Total votes94,104 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic win (new seat)

District 13

California's 13th congressional district election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles Kramer 65,261 52.7
Republican Charles H. Randall 53,44943.1
Liberty George D. Higgins5,2374.2
Total votes123,947 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic win (new seat)

District 14

California's 14th congressional district election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas F. Ford 47,368 57.1
Republican William D. Campbell35,59842.9
Total votes82,966 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic win (new seat)

District 15

California's 15th congressional district election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William I. Traeger 67,390 52.8
Democratic John M. Costello 57,51845.1
Independent Errol O. Shour (write-in)2,7212.1
Total votes127,629 100.0
Turnout  
Republican win (new seat)

District 16

California's 16th congressional district election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John F. Dockweiler 70,333 54.9
Republican Clyde Woodworth57,71845.1
Total votes128,051 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

District 17

California's 17th congressional district election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles J. Colden 50,720 62.2
Republican A. E. Henning 26,86832.9
Liberty Ernest E. Debs 3,9654.9
Total votes81,553 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic win (new seat)

District 18

California's 18th congressional district election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John H. Burke 48,179 53.3
Republican Robert Henderson33,81737.4
Independent William E. Hinshaw8,3999.3
Total votes90,395 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic win (new seat)

District 19

California's 19th congressional district election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sam L. Collins 56,889 51.0
Democratic B. Z. McKinney51,79646.4
Liberty Horatio S. Hoard2,8732.6
Total votes111,558 100.0
Turnout  
Republican win (new seat)

District 20

California's 20th congressional district election, 1932
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George Burnham (incumbent) 43,757 50.3
Democratic Claude Chandler43,30449.7
Total votes87,061 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

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