1946 United States House of Representatives elections in California

1946 United States House of Representatives elections in California

←  1944 November 5, 1946 (1946-11-05) 1948  →
All 23 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 7 16 Seats won 14 9 Seat change 7 7 Popular vote 1,203,346 1,126,591 Percentage 51.59% 48.30%
Republican gain      Democratic hold     Republican hold

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1946 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 5, 1946. Republicans captured control of Congress for the first time since 1928 due to the extreme unpopularity of President Harry Truman. California was indicative of the results as Republicans gained seven seats, one of which was won by a recently returned WWII veteran named Richard Nixon. Democrats would not regain a majority of the delegation until after the 1958 election.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1946
Party		Votes	%	Before	After	+/–
	Republican	1,203,346	51.59%	7	14	+7
	Democratic	1,126,591	48.30%	16	9	-7
	Prohibition	1,476	0.06%	0	0	0
	Write-ins	1,248	0.05%	0	0	0
Totals		2,332,661	100.0%	23	23	—

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, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clarence F. Lea (incumbent)	77,653	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clair Engle (incumbent)	57,895	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Justin L. Johnson (incumbent)	116,792	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Franck R. Havenner (incumbent)	60,655	52.9
	Republican	Truman R. Young	54,113	47.1
Total votes			114,768	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard J. Welch (incumbent)	94,293	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George P. Miller (incumbent)	118,548	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Allen, Jr.	61,508	56.2
	Democratic	Patrick W. McDonough	47,988	43.8
Total votes			109,496	100.0
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Z. Anderson (incumbent)	113,325	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bertrand W. Gearhart (incumbent)	50,171	53.7
	Democratic	Hubert Phillips	43,244	46.3
Total votes			93,415	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alfred J. Elliott (incumbent)	51,843	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ernest K. Bramblett	41,902	53.1
	Democratic	George E. Outland (incumbent)	36,996	46.9
Total votes			78,898	100.0
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 12

California's 12th congressional district election, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Nixon	65,586	56.0
	Democratic	Jerry Voorhis (incumbent)	49,994	42.7
	Prohibition	John Henry Hoeppel	1,476	1.3
Total votes			117,069	100.0
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 13

California's 13th congressional district election, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Norris Poulson	48,071	51.8
	Democratic	Ned R. Healy (incumbent)	44,712	48.2
Total votes			92,783	100.0
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 14

California's 14th congressional district election, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Helen Gahagan Douglas (incumbent)	53,536	54.4
	Republican	Frederick M. Roberts	44,914	45.6
Total votes			98,450	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 15

California's 15th congressional district election, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gordon L. McDonough (incumbent)	106,020	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 16

California's 16th congressional district election, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald L. Jackson	78,264	53.9
	Democratic	Harold Harby	45,951	31.7
	Democratic	Ellis E. Patterson (write-in)	20,945	14.4
Total votes			145,160	100.0
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 17

California's 17th congressional district election, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cecil R. King (incumbent)	110,654	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 18

California's 18th congressional district election, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Willis W. Bradley	67,363	55.7
	Democratic	Clyde Doyle (incumbent)	60,218	44.3
Total votes			127,581	100.0
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 19

California's 19th congressional district election, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chet Holifield (incumbent)	50,666	97.6
	No party	Marshall J. Morrill (write-in)	1,248	2.4
Total votes			51,914	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 20

California's 20th congressional district election, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Carl Hinshaw (incumbent)	98,283	63.2
	Democratic	Everett G. Burkhalter	67,317	36.8
Total votes			165,600	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 21

California's 21st congressional district election, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent)	37,229	52.7
	Republican	Lowell E. Lathrop	33,395	47.3
Total votes			70,624	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 22

California's 22nd congressional district election, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Phillips (incumbent)	59,935	62.1
	Democratic	Ray Adkinson	36,649	37.9
Total votes			96,584	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 23

California's 23rd congressional district election, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles K. Fletcher	69,411	56.3
	Democratic	Edouard Izac (incumbent)	53,898	43.7
Total votes			123,309	100.0
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

See also

• 80th United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• 1946 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