1944 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1944
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	1,519,190	50.6%	7	-4
	Democratic	1,479,443	49.2%	16	+4
	Prohibition	6,309	0.2%	0	0
Totals		3,004,942	100.0%	23	—

Delegation composition

Pre-election		Seats
	Democratic-Held	12
	Republican-Held	11

Post-election		Seats
	Democratic-Held	16
	Republican-Held	7

Results

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

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clarence F. Lea (incumbent)	92,706	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clair Engle (incumbent)	48,201	63.8
	Republican	Jesse M. Mayo	27,312	36.2
Total votes			75,513	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Justin L. Johnson (incumbent)	131,705	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Franck R. Havenner	73,582	50.1
	Republican	Thomas Rolph (incumbent)	73,367	49.9
Total votes			146,949	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard J. Welch (incumbent)	112,151	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George P. Miller	104,441	52
	Republican	Albert E. Carter (incumbent)	96,395	48
Total votes			200,836	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John H. Tolan (incumbent)	81,762	57.9
	Republican	Chelsey M. Walter	59,360	42.1
Total votes			141,122	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Z. Anderson (incumbent)	94,218	56.5
	Democratic	Arthur L. Johnson	72,420	43.5
Total votes			166,638	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bertrand W. Gearhart (incumbent)	66,845	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alfred J. Elliott (incumbent)	60,001	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George E. Outland (incumbent)	52,218	56
	Republican	A. J. Dingeman	41,005	44
Total votes			93,223	100
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 12

California's 12th congressional district election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerry Voorhis (incumbent)	77,385	55.3
	Republican	Roy P. McLaughlin	62,524	44.7
Total votes			139,909	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 13

California's 13th congressional district election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ned R. Healy	66,854	55
	Republican	Norris Poulson (incumbent)	54,792	45
Total votes			121,646	100
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 14

California's 14th congressional district election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Helen Gahagan Douglas	65,729	51.6
	Republican	William D. Campbell	61,767	48.4
Total votes			127,496	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 15

California's 15th congressional district election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gordon L. McDonough	100,305	56.8
	Democratic	Hal Styles	73,655	41.7
	Prohibition	Johannes Nielson-Lange	2,694	1.5
Total votes			176,654	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 16

California's 16th congressional district election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ellis E. Patterson	105,835	54.1
	Republican	Jesse Randolph Kellems	89,700	45.9
Total votes			195,535	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 17

California's 17th congressional district election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cecil R. King (incumbent)	147,217	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 18

California's 18th congressional district election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clyde Doyle	95,090	55.7
	Republican	William Ward Johnson (incumbent)	75,749	44.3
Total votes			170,839	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 19

California's 19th congressional district election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chet Holifield (incumbent)	65,758	71.8
	Republican	Carlton H. Casjens	25,852	28.2
Total votes			91,610	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 20

California's 20th congressional district election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Carl Hinshaw (incumbent)	112,663	51.8
	Democratic	Archibald B. Young	101,090	46.5
	Prohibition	Charles Hiram Randall	3,615	1.5
Total votes			217,368	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 21

California's 21st congressional district election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent)	48,539	58.5
	Republican	Earl S. Webb	34,409	41.5
Total votes			82,948	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 22

California's 22nd congressional district election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Phillips (incumbent)	88,537	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 23

California's 23rd congressional district election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edouard Izac (incumbent)	86,707	55.1
	Republican	James B. Abbey	70,787	44.9
Total votes			157,494	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• 79th United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• 1944 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