The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1936 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, 1936. Democrats gained two Republican-held districts and the Progressive Party gained one Republican-held district.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1936 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Democratic | 1,135,252 | 50.0% | 15 | +2 | |
| Republican | 995,728 | 43.9% | 4 | -3 | |
| Progressive | 89,277 | 3.9% | 1 | +1 | |
| Communist | 29,074 | 1.3% | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 12,256 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 | |
| Socialist | 9,017 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2,270,604 | 100.0% | 20 | — | |
Delegation composition
| Pre-election | Seats | |
| Democratic-Held | 13 | |
| Republican-Held | 7 | |
| Post-election | Seats | |
| Democratic-Held | 15 | |
| Republican-Held | 4 | |
| Progressive-Held | 1 | |
Results
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
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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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clarence F. Lea (incumbent) | 58,073 | 53.8 | |
| Republican | Nelson B. Van Matre | 48,647 | 45.1 | |
| Communist | Vernon Dennis Healy | 1,218 | 1.1 | |
| Total votes | 107,938 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent) | 51,416 | 100.0 | |
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Frank H. Buck (incumbent) | 93,110 | 90.6 | |
| Independent | Walter Schaefer (write-in) | 5,310 | 5.2 | |
| Communist | Perry Hill | 4,390 | 4.2 | |
| Total votes | 98,810 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Franck R. Havenner | 64,063 | 58.5 | |||
| Republican | Florence Prag Kahn (incumbent) | 43,805 | 40.0 | |||
| Communist | Anita Whitney | 1,711 | 1.5 | |||
| Total votes | 109,579 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Progressive gain from Republican | ||||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard J. Welch (incumbent) | 82,910 | 94.8 | |
| Communist | Lawrence Ross | 4,545 | 5.2 | |
| Total votes | 87,455 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 103,712 | 91.0 | |
| Socialist | Clarence E. Rust | 8,247 | 7.2 | |
| Communist | Lloyd L. Harris | 2,021 | 1.8 | |
| Total votes | 113,980 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 7
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John H. Tolan (incumbent) | 69,463 | 59.8 | |
| Republican | Charles W. Fisher | 46,647 | 40.2 | |
| Total votes | 116,110 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 8
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John J. McGrath (incumbent) | 78,557 | 57.6 | |
| Republican | Alonzo L. Baker | 57,808 | 43.4 | |
| Total votes | 136,365 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 9
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bertrand W. Gearhart (incumbent) | 82,360 | 97 | |
| Communist | Carl B. Patterson | 2,571 | 3 | |
| Total votes | 84,931 | 100 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 10
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry E. Stubbs (incumbent) | 72,476 | 69.6 | |
| Republican | George R. Bliss | 31,700 | 30.4 | |
| Total votes | 104,176 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John S. McGroarty (incumbent) | 69,679 | 50.5 | |
| Republican | John Carl Hinshaw | 54,914 | 39.8 | |
| Progressive | Robert S. Funk | 12,340 | 8.9 | |
| Communist | William Ingham | 1,041 | 0.8 | |
| Total votes | 137,974 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 12
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Voorhis | 62,034 | 53.7 | |
| Republican | Frederick F. Houser | 53,445 | 46.3 | |
| Total votes | 115,479 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 13
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles Kramer (incumbent) | 119,251 | 90.0 | |
| Independent | Floyd Seaman (write-in) | 6,946 | 5.2 | |
| Communist | Emma Cutler | 6,362 | 4.8 | |
| Total votes | 132,559 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 14
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas F. Ford (incumbent) | 63,365 | 61.0 | |
| Republican | William D. Campbell | 25,497 | 24.6 | |
| Progressive | Albert L. Johnson | 12,874 | 12.4 | |
| Communist | Harold J. Ashe | 1,329 | 1.3 | |
| Socialist | Glen Trimble | 770 | 0.7 | |
| Total votes | 103,855 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 15
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John M. Costello (incumbent) | 99,107 | 69 | |
| Republican | Ernest Walter Sawyer | 44,559 | 31 | |
| Total votes | 143,666 | 100 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 16
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Dockweiler (incumbent) | 90,986 | 57.7 | |
| Republican | Raymond V. Darby | 66,583 | 42.3 | |
| Total votes | 157,569 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 17
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles J. Colden (incumbent) | 68,189 | 71.9 | |
| Republican | Leonard Roach | 24,981 | 26.3 | |
| Communist | John L. Leech | 1,634 | 1.8 | |
| Total votes | 94,804 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 18
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Byron N. Scott (incumbent) | 61,415 | 59 | |
| Republican | James F. Collins | 72,748 | 41 | |
| Total votes | 134,163 | 100 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 19
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harry R. Sheppard | 70,339 | 53.8 | |||
| Republican | Sam L. Collins (incumbent) | 59,071 | 45.2 | |||
| Communist | Charles McLauchlan | 1,336 | 1.0 | |||
| Total votes | 130,746 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 20
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edouard Izac | 59,208 | 56.4 | |||
| Republican | Ed P. Simple | 44,925 | 42.8 | |||
| Communist | Esco L. Richardson | 916 | 0.8 | |||
| Total votes | 105,049 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
See also
- 75th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- 1936 United States House of Representatives elections
References
External links
- California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
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