1942 United States House of Representatives elections in California

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1942 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 3, 1942. California gained three districts as a result of the 1940 census, two of which were won by Democrats and one by Republicans. Of California's existing seats, Democrats and Republicans each swapped one district.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1942
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	937,392	49.4%	11	+1
	Democratic	906,614	47.7%	12	+2
	Communist	28,026	1.5%	0	0
	Prohibition	17,049	0.9%	0	0
	Townsend	9,843	0.5%	0	0
	Write-ins	185	0.0%	0	0
Totals		1,899,109	100.0%	23	+3

Delegation composition

Pre-election		Seats
	Democratic-Held	10
	Republican-Held	10

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

Results

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

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clarence F. Lea (incumbent)	78,281	93.2
	Communist	Albert J. Lima	5,703	6.8
Total votes			83,984	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent)	50,094	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Justin L. Johnson (incumbent)	63,982	54.5
	Democratic	Joseph B. O'Neil	53,521	45.5
Total votes			117,503	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Rolph (incumbent)	62,735	98.3
	Communist	Archie Brown (write-in)	1,116	1.7
Total votes			63,851	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard J. Welch (incumbent)	85,747	92.7
	Communist	Walter R. Lambert	6,749	7.3
Total votes			92,496	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Albert E. Carter (incumbent)	108,585	92.6
	Communist	Clarence Paton	8,532	7.3
	No party	William H. Hollander (write-in)	185	0.1
Total votes			117,302	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John H. Tolan (incumbent)	77,292	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Z. Anderson (incumbent)	91,536	99.9
	Communist	Elizabeth Nicholas (write-in)	102	0.1
Total votes			91,638	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bertrand W. Gearhart (incumbent)	65,791	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alfred J. Elliott (incumbent)	43,864	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George E. Outland	31,611	50.7
	Republican	A. J. Dingeman	30,781	49.3
Total votes			62,392	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 12

California's 12th congressional district election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerry Voorhis (incumbent)	53,705	56.8
	Republican	Robert P. Shuler	40,780	43.2
Total votes			94,485	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 13

California's 13th congressional district election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Norris Poulson	38,577	49.5
	Democratic	Charles Kramer (incumbent)	33,060	42.4
	Townsend	Calvert S. Wilson	6,306	8.1
Total votes			77,943	100.0
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 14

California's 14th congressional district election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas F. Ford (incumbent)	49,326	67
	Republican	Herbert L. Herberts	24,349	33
Total votes			73,675	100
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 15

California's 15th congressional district election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John M. Costello (incumbent)	88,798	86.2
	Prohibition	B. Tarkington Dowden	10,185	9.9
	Communist	Philip Gardner	3,989	3.9
Total votes			102,972	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 16

California's 16th congressional district election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Will Rogers, Jr.	61,437	53.7
	Republican	Leland M. Ford (incumbent)	52,023	45.4
	Communist	Allen L. Ryan	1,043	0.9
Total votes			114,503	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 17

California's 17th congressional district election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cecil R. King (incumbent)	92,260	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 18

California's 18th congressional district election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Ward Johnson (incumbent)	53,136	56.8
	Democratic	Francis H. Gentry	40,339	43.2
Total votes			93,475	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 19

California's 19th congressional district election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chet Holifield	34,918	63.1
	Republican	Carlton H. Casjens	20,446	36.9
Total votes			55,374	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 20

California's 20th congressional district election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Carl Hinshaw (incumbent)	62,628	48.4
	Democratic	Joseph O. Donovan	55,479	42.9
	Prohibition	Virgil G. Hinshaw	6,864	5.3
	Townsend	Janie Bele McCarty	3,537	2.7
	Communist	Orla E. Lair	792	0.6
Total votes			129,300	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 21

California's 21st congressional district election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent)	38,419	96.6
	Republican	Arthur E. Isham (write-in)	1,350	3.4
Total votes			39,769	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 22

California's 22nd congressional district election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Phillips	42,765	57.6
	Democratic	N. E. West	31,440	42.4
Total votes			74,205	100.0
Turnout
	Republican win (new seat)

District 23

California's 23rd congressional district election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edouard Izac (incumbent)	42,864	50.5
	Republican	James B. Abbey	42,087	49.5
Total votes			84,951	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

See also

• 78th United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• 1942 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