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1954 United States House of Representatives elections in California
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1954 United States House of Representatives elections in California California legislative no 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in California 1952 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in California 1956 All 30 California seats to the United States House of Representatives 1954 11 06 Republican Party (United States) 19 19 1,907,407 49.25% Democratic Party (United States) 11 11 1,902,384 49.12% Progressive Party (United States, 1948–1955) 0 0 63,284 1.63% 1954 United States House elections in California.svg #0671B0 Democratic gain #CA0120 Republican gain#92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold
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. Neither party made any net gains.
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Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1954PartyVotes%BeforeAfter+/– Republican 1,907,407 49.25% 19 19 0 Democratic 1,902,384 49.12% 11 11 0 Progressive 63,284 1.63% 0 0 0 Totals 3,873,075 100.0% 30 30 —
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 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27District 28 • District 29 • District 30__NOTOC__
District 1
California's 1st congressional district election, 1954
Republican Party (United States)
Hubert B. Scudder (incumbent)
83,762
59.1
Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
Max Kortum
58,004
40.9
141,766
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
District 2
California's 2nd congressional district election, 1954
Democratic Party (United States)
Clair Engle (incumbent)
113,104
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
District 3
California's 3rd congressional district election, 1954
Democratic Party (United States)
John E. Moss (incumbent)
96,238
65.3
Republican Party (United States)
James H. Phillips
51,111
34.7
147,349
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
District 4
California's 4th congressional district election, 1954
Republican Party (United States)
William S. Mailliard (incumbent)
88,439
61.2
Democratic Party (United States)
Philip A. O'Rourke
52,980
36.7
Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
George R. Andersen
2,987
2.1
144,406
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
District 5
California's 5th congressional district election, 1954
Democratic Party (United States)
John F. Shelley (incumbent)
86,428
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
District 6
California's 6th congressional district election, 1954
Republican Party (United States)
John F. Baldwin, Jr.
72,336
50.9
Democratic Party (United States)
Robert Condon (incumbent)
69,776
49.1
142,112
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
District 7
California's 7th congressional district election, 1954
Republican Party (United States)
John J. Allen, Jr. (incumbent)
64,083
53
Democratic Party (United States)
Stanley K. Crook
56,807
47
120,890
100
Republican Party (United States)
District 8
California's 8th congressional district election, 1954
Democratic Party (United States)
George P. Miller (incumbent)
101,803
65.4
Republican Party (United States)
Jessie M. Ritchie
53,869
34.6
155,672
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
District 9
California's 9th congressional district election, 1954
Republican Party (United States)
J. Arthur Younger (incumbent)
60,648
54.5
Democratic Party (United States)
Harold F. Taggart
50,619
45.5
111,267
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
District 10
California's 10th congressional district election, 1954
Republican Party (United States)
Charles S. Gubser (incumbent)
94,418
61.2
Democratic Party (United States)
Paul V. Birmingham
59,843
38.8
154,261
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
District 11
California's 11th congressional district election, 1954
Republican Party (United States)
Justin L. Johnson (incumbent)
54,716
52.6
Democratic Party (United States)
Carl Sugar
49,388
47.4
104,104
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
District 12
California's 12th congressional district election, 1954
Democratic Party (United States)
Bernice F. Sisk
63,911
53.8
Republican Party (United States)
Allan O. Hunter (incumbent)
54,903
46.2
118,814
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
Republican Party (United States)
District 13
California's 13th congressional district election, 1954
Republican Party (United States)
Charles M. Teague
69,287
52.5
Democratic Party (United States)
Timothy I. O'Reilly
62,786
47.5
132,073
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
District 14
California's 14th congressional district election, 1954
Democratic Party (United States)
Harlan Hagen (incumbent)
75,194
65
Republican Party (United States)
Al Blain
40,270
35
115,464
100
Democratic Party (United States)
District 15
California's 15th congressional district election, 1954
Republican Party (United States)
Gordon L. McDonough (incumbent)
77,651
56.9
Democratic Party (United States)
Frank P. O'Sullivan
58,785
43.1
136,436
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
District 16
California's 16th congressional district election, 1954
Republican Party (United States)
Donald L. Jackson (incumbent)
63,124
60.8
Democratic Party (United States)
S. Mark Hogue
40,659
39.2
103,783
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
District 17
California's 17th congressional district election, 1954
Democratic Party (United States)
Cecil R. King (incumbent)
97,828
60.1
Republican Party (United States)
Robert H. Finch
64,967
39.9
162,795
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
District 18
California's 18th congressional district election, 1954
Republican Party (United States)
Craig Hosmer (incumbent)
71,731
55
Democratic Party (United States)
Joseph M. Kennick
58,647
45
130,378
100
Republican Party (United States)
District 19
California's 19th congressional district election, 1954
Democratic Party (United States)
Chet Holifield (incumbent)
90,269
74.8
Republican Party (United States)
Raymond R. Pritchard
30,404
25.2
120,673
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
District 20
California's 20th congressional district election, 1954
Republican Party (United States)
John Carl Hinshaw (incumbent)
71,213
71.2
Democratic Party (United States)
Eugene Radding
28,838
28.8
100,051
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
District 21
California's 21st congressional district election, 1954
Republican Party (United States)
Edgar W. Hiestand (incumbent)
100,258
58.7
Democratic Party (United States)
William E. "Bill" Roskam
70,486
41.3
170,744
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
District 22
California's 22nd congressional district election, 1954
Republican Party (United States)
Joseph F. Holt (incumbent)
65,165
58.2
Democratic Party (United States)
William M. "Bill" Costley
46,875
41.8
112,040
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
District 23
California's 23rd congressional district election, 1954
Democratic Party (United States)
Clyde Doyle (incumbent)
90,729
70.9
Republican Party (United States)
Frank G. Bussing
34,911
27.3
Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
Olive T. Thompson
2,293
1.8
127,933
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
District 24
California's 24th congressional district election, 1954
Republican Party (United States)
Glenard P. Lipscomb (incumbent)
65,431
56.9
Democratic Party (United States)
George Arnold
49,592
43.1
115,023
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
District 25
California's 25th congressional district election, 1954
Republican Party (United States)
Patrick J. Hillings (incumbent)
113,027
65.2
Democratic Party (United States)
John S. Sobieski
60,370
34.8
173,397
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
District 26
California's 26th congressional district election, 1954
Democratic Party (United States)
James Roosevelt
94,261
60.1
Republican Party (United States)
Theodore R. "Ted" Owings
62,585
39.9
156,856
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
District 27
California's 27th congressional district election, 1954
Democratic Party (United States)
Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent)
65,389
64.8
Republican Party (United States)
Martin K. Barrett
35,594
35.2
100,983
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
District 28
California's 28th congressional district election, 1954
Republican Party (United States)
James B. Utt (incumbent)
95,680
66.2
Democratic Party (United States)
Harriet Enderle
48,785
33.8
144,465
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
District 29
California's 29th congressional district election, 1954
Republican Party (United States)
John J. Phillips (incumbent)
42,420
58
Republican Party (United States)
Bruce Shangle
30,781
42
73,201
100
Republican Party (United States)
District 30
California's 30th congressional district election, 1954
Republican Party (United States)
Bob Wilson (incumbent)
94,623
60.4
Democratic Party (United States)
Ross T. McIntire
61,994
39.6
156,617
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
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
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
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California
United States House of Representatives