1952 United States House of Representatives elections in California
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952 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 4, 1952. California gained seven seats as a result of the 1950 census, five of which were won by Republicans and two by Democrats. Of California's existing districts, Republicans won two Democratic-held seats.
Overview edit
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952 | ||||||
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Party | Votes | % | Before | After | +/– | |
Republican | 2,388,038 | 52.4% | 13 | 20 | +7 | |
Democratic | 2,027,751 | 44.5% | 10 | 10 | 0 | |
Progressive | 139,398 | 3.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent | 4,959 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 4,560,146 | 100.0% | 23 | 30 | +7 |
Results edit
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [1]
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 1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Hubert B. Scudder (incumbent) | 137,801 | 86.4 | |
Progressive | Carl Sullivan | 21,734 | 13.6 | |
Total votes | 159,535 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Clair Engle (incumbent) | 124,179 | 100.0 | |
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | John E. Moss | 87,335 | 50.8 | ||
Republican | Leslie E. Wood | 82,133 | 47.8 | ||
Progressive | Helen C. Thomsen | 2,443 | 1.4 | ||
Total votes | 171,911 | 100.0 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Democratic win (new seat) |
District 4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | William S. Mailliard | 102,359 | 55 | |||
Democratic | Franck R. Havenner (incumbent) | 83,748 | 45 | |||
Total votes | 186,107 | 100 | ||||
Turnout | ||||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 5 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John F. Shelley (incumbent) | 107,542 | 100.0 | |
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 6 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Robert Condon | 87,768 | 50.6 | ||
Republican | John F. Baldwin, Jr. | 85,756 | 49.4 | ||
Total votes | 173,524 | 100.0 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Democratic win (new seat) |
District 7 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John J. Allen, Jr. (incumbent) | 120,666 | 84.3 | |
Progressive | John Allen Johnson | 22,408 | 15.7 | |
Total votes | 142,074 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 8 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 156,445 | 100.0 | |
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 9 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | J. Arthur Younger | 71,426 | 53.1 | ||
Democratic | Harold F. Taggart | 61,028 | 45.3 | ||
Progressive | Charles S. Brown | 2,140 | 1.6 | ||
Total votes | 134,594 | 100.0 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Republican win (new seat) |
District 10 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles S. Gubser | 106,375 | 59.2 | |
Democratic | Arthur L. Johnson | 70,271 | 39.1 | |
Progressive | Betsey K. Fisher | 2,939 | 1.7 | |
Total votes | 179,585 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 11 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Justin L. Johnson (incumbent) | 101,052 | 87.1 | |
Progressive | Leslie B. Schilingheyde | 14,999 | 12.9 | |
Total votes | 116,051 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 12 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Allan O. Hunter (incumbent) | 103,587 | 100.0 | |
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 13 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ernest K. Bramblett (incumbent) | 79,496 | 51 | |
Democratic | Will Hays | 76,516 | 49 | |
Total votes | 156,012 | 100 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 14 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Harlan Hagen | 70,809 | 51 | |
Democratic | Thomas H. Werdel (incumbent) | 68,011 | 49 | |
Total votes | 138,820 | 100 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 15 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gordon L. McDonough (incumbent) | 142,545 | 100.0 | |
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 16 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Donald L. Jackson (incumbent) | 79,127 | 59.7 | |
Democratic | S. Mark Hogue | 53,337 | 40.3 | |
Total votes | 132,464 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 17 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 114,650 | 54.6 | |
Republican | Robert H. Finch | 92,587 | 44.1 | |
Progressive | Loyd C. Seelinger | 2,738 | 1.3 | |
Total votes | 209,975 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 18 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Craig Hosmer | 90,438 | 55.5 | ||
Democratic | Joseph M. Kennick | 72,457 | 44.5 | ||
Total votes | 162,895 | 100.0 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Republican win (new seat) |
District 19 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Chet Holifield (incumbent) | 126,606 | 87.1 | |
Progressive | Ida Alvarez | 13,724 | 9.4 | |
Independent | Milton Snipper | 4,959 | 3.5 | |
Total votes | 145,289 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 20 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Carl Hinshaw (incumbent) | 109,509 | 100.0 | |
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 21 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Edgar W. Hiestand | 112,100 | 53.6 | ||
Democratic | Everett G. Burkhalter | 97,007 | 46.4 | ||
Total votes | 209,107 | 100.0 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Republican win (new seat) |
District 22 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Joseph F. Holt | 85,039 | 60.5 | ||
Democratic | Dean E. McHenry | 55,534 | 39.5 | ||
Total votes | 140,573 | 100.0 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Republican win (new seat) |
District 23 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Clyde Doyle (incumbent) | 138,356 | 87.5 | |
Progressive | Olive T. Thompson | 17,501 | 11.1 | |
Republican | C. Cleveland (write-in) | 2,329 | 1.4 | |
Total votes | 158,186 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 24 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Norris Poulson (incumbent) | 119,799 | 87.4 | |
Progressive | Bertram L. Sharp | 17,307 | 12.6 | |
Total votes | 137,106 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 25 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Patrick J. Hillings (incumbent) | 135,465 | 64.3 | |
Democratic | Woodrow Wilson Sayre | 75,125 | 35.7 | |
Total votes | 210,590 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 26 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sam Yorty (incumbent) | 157,973 | 88 | |
Progressive | Horace V. Alexander | 21,465 | 12 | |
Total votes | 179,438 | 100 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 27 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent) | 68,773 | 55 | |
Republican | Carl B. Hilliard | 56,202 | 45 | |
Total votes | 124,975 | 100 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 28 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | James B. Utt | 106,972 | 63 | ||
Democratic | Lionel Van Deerlin | 62,779 | 37 | ||
Total votes | 169,751 | 100.0 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Republican win (new seat) |
District 29 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John J. Phillips (incumbent) | 73,144 | 100.0 | |
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 30 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Bob Wilson | 121,322 | 59.6 | ||
Democratic | De Graff Austin | 82,311 | 40.4 | ||
Total votes | 203,633 | 100.0 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Republican win (new seat) |