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

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952
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

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

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clair Engle (incumbent)	124,179	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 4th congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 5th congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John F. Shelley (incumbent)	107,542	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 7th congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 8th congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George P. Miller (incumbent)	156,445	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 10th congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 11th congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 12th congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Allan O. Hunter (incumbent)	103,587	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 13

California's 13th congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ernest K. Bramblett (incumbent)	79,496	51
	Democratic	Will Hays	76,516	49
Total votes			156,012	100
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 14

California's 14th congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harlan Hagen	70,809	51
	Democratic	Thomas H. Werdel (incumbent)	68,011	49
Total votes			138,820	100
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 15

California's 15th congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gordon L. McDonough (incumbent)	142,545	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 16

California's 16th congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 17th congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 18th congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 19th congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 20th congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Carl Hinshaw (incumbent)	109,509	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 21

California's 21st congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 22nd congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 23rd congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 24th congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 25th congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 26th congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Yorty (incumbent)	157,973	88
	Progressive	Horace V. Alexander	21,465	12
Total votes			179,438	100
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 27

California's 27th congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 28th congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

California's 29th congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Phillips (incumbent)	73,144	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 30

California's 30th congressional district election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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)

See also

• 83rd United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• 1952 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