The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1954 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 6, 1954. Democrats gained two seats and lost one seat.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1954 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Before | After | +/– | |
| Republican | 1,907,407 | 49.2% | 20 | 19 | -1 | |
| Democratic | 1,902,384 | 49.1% | 10 | 11 | +1 | |
| Progressive | 63,284 | 1.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3,873,075 | 100.0% | 30 | 30 | — | |
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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Hubert B. Scudder (incumbent) | 83,762 | 59.1 | |
| Progressive | Max Kortum | 58,004 | 40.9 | |
| Total votes | 141,766 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clair Engle (incumbent) | 113,104 | 100.0 | |
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John E. Moss (incumbent) | 96,238 | 65.3 | |
| Republican | James H. Phillips | 51,111 | 34.7 | |
| Total votes | 147,349 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (incumbent) | 88,439 | 61.2 | |
| Democratic | Philip A. O'Rourke | 52,980 | 36.7 | |
| Progressive | George R. Andersen | 2,987 | 2.1 | |
| Total votes | 144,406 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Shelley (incumbent) | 86,428 | 100.0 | |
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John F. Baldwin, Jr. | 72,336 | 50.9 | |||
| Democratic | Robert Condon (incumbent) | 69,776 | 49.1 | |||
| Total votes | 142,112 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 7
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John J. Allen, Jr. (incumbent) | 64,083 | 53 | |
| Democratic | Stanley K. Crook | 56,807 | 47 | |
| Total votes | 120,890 | 100 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 8
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 101,803 | 65.4 | |
| Republican | Jessie M. Ritchie | 53,869 | 34.6 | |
| Total votes | 155,672 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 9
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | J. Arthur Younger (incumbent) | 60,648 | 54.5 | |
| Democratic | Harold F. Taggart | 50,619 | 45.5 | |
| Total votes | 111,267 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 10
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles S. Gubser (incumbent) | 94,418 | 61.2 | |
| Democratic | Paul V. Birmingham | 59,843 | 38.8 | |
| Total votes | 154,261 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Justin L. Johnson (incumbent) | 54,716 | 52.6 | |
| Democratic | Carl Sugar | 49,388 | 47.4 | |
| Total votes | 104,104 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 12
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bernice F. Sisk | 63,911 | 53.8 | |||
| Republican | Allan O. Hunter (incumbent) | 54,903 | 46.2 | |||
| Total votes | 118,814 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 13
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles M. Teague | 69,287 | 52.5 | |
| Democratic | Timothy I. O'Reilly | 62,786 | 47.5 | |
| Total votes | 132,073 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 14
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harlan Hagen (incumbent) | 75,194 | 65 | |||
| Republican | Al Blain | 40,270 | 35 | |||
| Total votes | 115,464 | 100 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 15
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gordon L. McDonough (incumbent) | 77,651 | 56.9 | |
| Democratic | Frank P. O'Sullivan | 58,785 | 43.1 | |
| Total votes | 136,436 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 16
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Donald L. Jackson (incumbent) | 63,124 | 60.8 | |
| Democratic | S. Mark Hogue | 40,659 | 39.2 | |
| Total votes | 103,783 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 17
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 97,828 | 60.1 | |
| Republican | Robert H. Finch | 64,967 | 39.9 | |
| Total votes | 162,795 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 18
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Craig Hosmer (incumbent) | 71,731 | 55 | |
| Democratic | Joseph M. Kennick | 58,647 | 45 | |
| Total votes | 130,378 | 100 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 19
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chet Holifield (incumbent) | 90,269 | 74.8 | |
| Republican | Raymond R. Pritchard | 30,404 | 25.2 | |
| Total votes | 120,673 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 20
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Carl Hinshaw (incumbent) | 71,213 | 71.2 | |
| Democratic | Eugene Radding | 28,838 | 28.8 | |
| Total votes | 100,051 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 21
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Edgar W. Hiestand (incumbent) | 100,258 | 58.7 | |
| Democratic | William E. "Bill" Roskam | 70,486 | 41.3 | |
| Total votes | 170,744 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 22
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph F. Holt (incumbent) | 65,165 | 58.2 | |
| Democratic | William M. "Bill" Costley | 46,875 | 41.8 | |
| Total votes | 112,040 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 23
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clyde Doyle (incumbent) | 90,729 | 70.9 | |
| Republican | Frank G. Bussing | 34,911 | 27.3 | |
| Progressive | Olive T. Thompson | 2,293 | 1.8 | |
| Total votes | 127,933 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 24
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Glenard P. Lipscomb (incumbent) | 65,431 | 56.9 | |
| Democratic | George Arnold | 49,592 | 43.1 | |
| Total votes | 115,023 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 25
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick J. Hillings (incumbent) | 113,027 | 65.2 | |
| Democratic | John S. Sobieski | 60,370 | 34.8 | |
| Total votes | 173,397 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 26
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James Roosevelt | 94,261 | 60.1 | |
| Republican | Theodore R. "Ted" Owings | 62,585 | 39.9 | |
| Total votes | 156,856 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 27
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent) | 65,389 | 64.8 | |
| Republican | Martin K. Barrett | 35,594 | 35.2 | |
| Total votes | 100,983 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 28
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James B. Utt (incumbent) | 95,680 | 66.2 | |
| Democratic | Harriet Enderle | 48,785 | 33.8 | |
| Total votes | 144,465 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 29
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John J. Phillips (incumbent) | 42,420 | 58 | |
| Republican | Bruce Shangle | 30,781 | 42 | |
| Total votes | 73,201 | 100 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 30
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Wilson (incumbent) | 94,623 | 60.4 | |
| Democratic | Ross T. McIntire | 61,994 | 39.6 | |
| Total votes | 156,617 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
- 84th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- 1954 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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