1938 United States House of Representatives elections in California

none February 2026 September 2023 thumb|#0671B0 Democratic gain #CA0120 Republican gain#92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1938 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 8, 1938. Republicans gained four districts. Franck R. Havenner, first elected to Congress as a Progressive, was elected for the rest of his House career as a Democrat. 2 Overview United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1938PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Democratic 1,137,635 47.7% 12 -3 Republican 1,112,209 46.6% 8 +4 Townsend 88,851 3.7% 0 0 Communist 26,228 1.1% 0 0 Progressive 17,622 0.7% 0 -1 Independent 3,863 0.2% 0 0 Totals 2,386,408 100.0% 20 — Delegation composition 1938 pre-election Seats  Democratic-Held 15  Republican-Held 4  Progressive-Held 1 1938 post-election Seats  Democratic-Held 12  Republican-Held 8 Results Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: 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 14District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20__NOTOC__ District 1 California's 1st congressional district election, 1938 Democratic Party (United States) Clarence F. Lea (incumbent) 73,636 63 Francis Townsend Ernest S. Mitchell 43,320 37 116,956 100 Democratic Party (United States) District 2 California's 2nd congressional district election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent) 71,496 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 3 California's 3rd congressional district election, 1938 Democratic Party (United States) Frank H. Buck (incumbent) 119,236 93.3 Communist Party USA Nora Conklin 8,271 6.5 Independent (politician) Walter Schaefer (write-in) 327 0.2 127,834 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 4 California's 4th congressional district election, 1938 Democratic Party (United States) Franck R. Havenner (incumbent) 64,452 61.2 Republican Party (United States) Kennett B. Dawson 40,842 38.8 105,294 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Progressive Party (United States, 1924) District 5 California's 5th congressional district election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) Richard J. Welch (incumbent) 91,868 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 6 California's 6th congressional district election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) Albert E. Carter (incumbent) 118,632 94.4 Communist Party USA Dave L. Saunders 7,015 5.6 125,647 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 7 California's 7th congressional district election, 1938 Democratic Party (United States) John H. Tolan (incumbent) 62,599 55.3 Republican Party (United States) Charles W. Fisher 50,504 44.7 113,103 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 8 California's 8th congressional district election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) Jack Z. Anderson 84,084 55 Democratic Party (United States) John J. McGrath (incumbent) 68,681 45 152,765 100 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 9 California's 9th congressional district election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) Bertrand W. Gearhart (incumbent) 91,128 96.3 Independent (politician) George H. Sciaroni (write-in) 3,536 3.7 94,664 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 10 California's 10th congressional district election, 1938 Democratic Party (United States) Alfred J. Elliott (incumbent) 84,791 67.3 Republican Party (United States) F. Fred Hoelscher 41,194 32.7 125,985 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 11 California's 11th congressional district election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) John Carl Hinshaw 68,712 47.0 Democratic Party (United States) Carl Stuart Hamblen 59,993 41.1 Francis Townsend Ralph D. Horton 12,713 8.7 Progressive Party (United States, 1924) John R. Grey 3,821 2.6 Communist Party USA Orla E. Lair 817 0.6 146,056 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 12 California's 12th congressional district election, 1938 Democratic Party (United States) Jerry Voorhis (incumbent) 75,003 60.8 Republican Party (United States) Eugene W. Nixon 40,457 32.8 Francis Townsend Russell R. Hand 7,903 6.4 123,363 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 13 California's 13th congressional district election, 1938 Democratic Party (United States) Charles Kramer (incumbent) 96,258 65.9 Republican Party (United States) K. L. Stockton 44,808 30.7 Communist Party USA Louis Baron 5,104 3.4 146,170 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 14 California's 14th congressional district election, 1938 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas F. Ford (incumbent) 67,588 68.3 Republican Party (United States) William D. Campbell 31,375 31.7 98,963 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 15 California's 15th congressional district election, 1938 Democratic Party (United States) John M. Costello (incumbent) 83,086 60.4 Republican Party (United States) O. D. Thomas 51,483 37.4 Communist Party USA Emil Freed 2,951 2.2 137,520 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 16 California's 16th congressional district election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) Leland M. Ford 97,407 62.8 Democratic Party (United States) John F. Dockweiler (write-in) 32,863 21.2 Francis Townsend Ted E. Felt 16,045 10.3 Progressive Party (United States, 1924) J. Barton Huthins 6,643 4.3 Communist Party USA La Rue McCormick 2,070 1.3 155,028 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 17 California's 17th congressional district election, 1938 Democratic Party (United States) Lee E. Geyer (incumbent) 56,513 58.8 Republican Party (United States) Clifton A. Hix 26,891 28.0 Francis Townsend Fred C. Wagner 8,870 9.2 Progressive Party (United States, 1924) Robert O. Bates 3,774 3.9 96,048 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 18 California's 18th congressional district election, 1938 Republican Party (United States) Thomas M. Eaton 52,216 48.6 Democratic Party (United States) Byron N. Scott (incumbent) 51,874 48.3 Progressive Party (United States, 1924) Solomon Carr 3,384 3.1 107,474 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 19 California's 19th congressional district election, 1938 Democratic Party (United States) Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent) 75,819 53.3 Republican Party (United States) C. T. Johnson 66,402 46.7 142,221 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 20 California's 20th congressional district election, 1938 Democratic Party (United States) Edouard Izac (incumbent) 65,243 60.4 Republican Party (United States) John L. Bacon 42,710 39.6 107,953 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) See also 76th United States Congress Political party strength in California Political party strength in U.S. states 1938 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 1938 California United States House of Representatives Category:1938 California elections