1944 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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1944 United States House of Representatives elections in California
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All 23 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election1211
Seats won167
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 4
Popular vote1,479,4431,519,190
Percentage49.23%50.56%

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1944 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, 1944. Democrats picked up four districts.

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1944
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 1,519,19050.56%7-4
Democratic 1,479,44349.23%16+4
Prohibition 6,3090.21%00
Totals3,004,942100.0%23—

Delegation composition

Pre-electionSeats
 Democratic-Held12
 Republican-Held11
Post-electionSeats
 Democratic-Held16
 Republican-Held7

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 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1944
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Clarence F. Lea (incumbent) 92,706 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1944
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Clair Engle (incumbent) 48,201 63.8
Republican Jesse M. Mayo27,31236.2
Total votes75,513 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

Engle had been elected to finish the term of the late Republican representative Harry L. Englebright on May 13, 1943.

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1944
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Justin L. Johnson (incumbent) 131,705 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1944
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Franck R. Havenner 73,582 50.1
Republican Thomas Rolph (incumbent)73,36749.9
Total votes146,949 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1944
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard J. Welch (incumbent) 112,151 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1944
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George P. Miller 104,441 52
Republican Albert E. Carter (incumbent)96,39548
Total votes200,836 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1944
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John H. Tolan (incumbent) 81,762 57.9
Republican Chelsey M. Walter59,36042.1
Total votes141,122 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1944
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jack Z. Anderson (incumbent) 94,218 56.5
Democratic Arthur L. Johnson72,42043.5
Total votes166,638 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1944
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bertrand W. Gearhart (incumbent) 66,845 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1944
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alfred J. Elliott (incumbent) 60,001 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1944
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George E. Outland (incumbent) 52,218 56
Republican A. J. Dingeman41,00544
Total votes93,223 100
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 12

California's 12th congressional district election, 1944
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jerry Voorhis (incumbent) 77,385 55.3
Republican Roy P. McLaughlin62,52444.7
Total votes139,909 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 13

California's 13th congressional district election, 1944
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ned R. Healy 66,854 55
Republican Norris Poulson (incumbent)54,79245
Total votes121,646 100
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

District 14

California's 14th congressional district election, 1944
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Helen Gahagan Douglas 65,729 51.6
Republican William D. Campbell61,76748.4
Total votes127,496 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 15

California's 15th congressional district election, 1944
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gordon L. McDonough 100,305 56.8
Democratic Hal Styles73,65541.7
Prohibition Johannes Nielson-Lange2,6941.5
Total votes176,654 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 16

California's 16th congressional district election, 1944
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ellis E. Patterson 105,835 54.1
Republican Jesse Randolph Kellems89,70045.9
Total votes195,535 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 17

California's 17th congressional district election, 1944
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 147,217 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 18

California's 18th congressional district election, 1944
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Clyde Doyle 95,090 55.7
Republican William Ward Johnson (incumbent)75,74944.3
Total votes170,839 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

District 19

California's 19th congressional district election, 1944
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chet Holifield (incumbent) 65,758 71.8
Republican Carlton H. Casjens25,85228.2
Total votes91,610 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 20

California's 20th congressional district election, 1944
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Carl Hinshaw (incumbent) 112,663 51.8
Democratic Archibald B. Young101,09046.5
Prohibition Charles Hiram Randall 3,6151.5
Total votes217,368 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 21

California's 21st congressional district election, 1944
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent) 48,539 58.5
Republican Earl S. Webb34,40941.5
Total votes82,948 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 22

California's 22nd congressional district election, 1944
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John J. Phillips (incumbent) 88,537 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 23

California's 23rd congressional district election, 1944
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edouard Izac (incumbent) 86,707 55.1
Republican James B. Abbey70,78744.9
Total votes157,494 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

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