1940 United States House of Representatives elections in California

none February 2026 September 2023 1940 United States House of Representatives elections in California California legislative no 1938 United States House of Representatives elections in California 1938 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in California 1942 All 20 California seats to the United States House of Representatives 1940 11 05 Republican Party (United States) 8 9 1 1,473,115 53.19% Democratic Party (United States) 11 10 1 1,183,980 42.75% 1940 United States House elections in California.svg #CA0120 Republican gain#92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1940 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 5, 1940. Republicans gained one districts. 2 Overview United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1940PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Republican 1,473,115 53.2% 10 +1 Democratic 1,183,980 42.8% 10 -1 Communist 57,718 2.1% 0 0 Prohibition 46,945 1.7% 0 0 Progressive 5,649 0.2% 0 0 Independent 1,950 0.1% 0 0 Totals 2,769,357 100.0% 20 — Delegation composition Pre-election Seats  Democratic-Held 12  Republican-Held 8 Post-election Seats  Democratic-Held 10  Republican-Held 10 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, 1940 Democratic Party (United States) Clarence F. Lea (incumbent) 103,547 93.3 Communist Party USA Albert J. Lima 5,647 5.1 Independent (politician) Ernest S. Mitchell (write-in) 1,828 1.6 111,022 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 2 California's 2nd congressional district election, 1940 Republican Party (United States) Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent) 71,033 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 3 California's 3rd congressional district election, 1940 Democratic Party (United States) Frank H. Buck (incumbent) 135,461 91.0 Prohibition Party C. H. Farman 10,539 7.1 Communist Party USA Charles Gricus 2,751 1.8 Independent (politician) George Kimber (write-in) 122 0.1 148,873 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 4 California's 4th congressional district election, 1940 Republican Party (United States) Thomas Rolph 75,369 54.6 Democratic Party (United States) Franck R. Havenner (incumbent) 61,341 44.4 Communist Party USA Archie Brown 1,322 1.0 138,032 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 5 California's 5th congressional district election, 1940 Republican Party (United States) Richard J. Welch (incumbent) 119,122 95.8 Communist Party USA Walter R. Lambert 5,232 4.2 124,354 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 6 California's 6th congressional district election, 1940 Republican Party (United States) Albert E. Carter (incumbent) 131,584 96 Communist Party USA Clarence Paton 5,426 4 137,010 100 Republican Party (United States) District 7 California's 7th congressional district election, 1940 Democratic Party (United States) John H. Tolan (incumbent) 72,838 55.5 Republican Party (United States) Ralph R. Eltse 56,808 43.2 Communist Party USA Alfred N. Johnson 1,707 1.3 131,353 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 8 California's 8th congressional district election, 1940 Republican Party (United States) Jack Z. Anderson (incumbent) 148,180 96.7 Communist Party USA Elizabeth Nichols 5,186 3.3 Democratic Party (United States) J. J. McGrath (write-in) 37 0.1 153,403 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 9 California's 9th congressional district election, 1940 Republican Party (United States) Bertrand W. Gearhart (incumbent) 99,708 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 10 California's 10th congressional district election, 1940 Democratic Party (United States) Alfred J. Elliott (incumbent) 125,845 97 Communist Party USA Louretta Adams 3,826 3 129,671 100 Democratic Party (United States) District 11 California's 11th congressional district election, 1940 Republican Party (United States) John Carl Hinshaw (incumbent) 170,504 96.6 Communist Party USA Orla E. Lair 6,003 3.4 176,507 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 12 California's 12th congressional district election, 1940 Democratic Party (United States) Jerry Voorhis (incumbent) 99,494 64.0 Republican Party (United States) Eugene W. Nixon 54,731 35.2 Communist Party USA Albert Lewis 1,152 0.8 155,377 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 13 California's 13th congressional district election, 1940 Democratic Party (United States) Charles Kramer (incumbent) 127,167 75.7 Prohibition Party Charles H. Randall 36,406 21.7 Communist Party USA Celeste Strack 4,434 2.6 168,007 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 14 California's 14th congressional district election, 1940 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas F. Ford (incumbent) 73,137 64.3 Republican Party (United States) Herbert L. Herberts 37,939 33.3 Communist Party USA Pettis Perry 2,732 2.4 113,808 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 15 California's 15th congressional district election, 1940 Democratic Party (United States) John M. Costello (incumbent) 94,435 56.2 Republican Party (United States) Norris J. Nelson 71,667 42.6 Communist Party USA Emil Freed 2,004 1.2 168,106 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 16 California's 16th congressional district election, 1940 Republican Party (United States) Leland M. Ford (incumbent) 188,049 96.4 Communist Party USA George C. Sandy 7,017 3.6 195,066 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 17 California's 17th congressional district election, 1940 Democratic Party (United States) Lee E. Geyer (incumbent) 75,109 65.5 Republican Party (United States) Clifton A. Hix 32,862 28.6 Progressive Party (United States, 1924) Samuel C. Converse 5,649 4.9 Communist Party USA Harry L. Gray 1,118 1.0 114,738 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 18 California's 18th congressional district election, 1940 Republican Party (United States) William Ward Johnson (incumbent) 73,932 54.4 Democratic Party (United States) Byron N. Scott 60,764 44.7 Communist Party USA George R. Ashby 1,355 0.9 136,051 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 19 California's 19th congressional district election, 1940 Democratic Party (United States) Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent) 84,931 52.9 Republican Party (United States) Lotus H. Loudon 75,495 47.1 160,426 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 20 California's 20th congressional district election, 1940 Democratic Party (United States) Edouard Izac (incumbent) 69,874 51.1 Republican Party (United States) Ed Fletcher 66,132 48.3 Communist Party USA Esco L. Richardson 806 0.6 136,812 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) See also 77th United States Congress Political party strength in California Political party strength in U.S. states 1940 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 1940 California United States House of Representatives