1942 United States House of Representatives elections in California

none February 2026 September 2023 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in California California legislative no 1940 United States House of Representatives elections in California 1940 1944 United States House of Representatives elections in California 1944 All 23 California seats to the United States House of Representatives 1942 11 03 Democratic Party (United States) 10 12 2 906,614 47.74% Republican Party (United States) 10 11 1 937,392 49.36% 1942 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, 1942 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 3, 1942. California gained three districts as a result of the 1940 census, two of which were won by Democrats and one by Republicans. Of California's existing seats, Democrats and Republicans each swapped one district. 2 Overview United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1942PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Republican 937,392 49.4% 11 +1 Democratic 906,614 47.7% 12 +2 Communist 28,026 1.5% 0 0 Prohibition 17,049 0.9% 0 0 Townsend 9,843 0.5% 0 0 Write-ins 185 0.0% 0 0 Totals 1,899,109 100.0% 23 +3 Delegation composition Pre-election Seats  Democratic-Held 10  Republican-Held 10 Post-election Seats  Democratic-Held 12  Republican-Held 11 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__NOTOC__ District 1 California's 1st congressional district election, 1942 Democratic Party (United States) Clarence F. Lea (incumbent) 78,281 93.2 Communist Party USA Albert J. Lima 5,703 6.8 83,984 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 2 California's 2nd congressional district election, 1942 Republican Party (United States) Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent) 50,094 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 3 California's 3rd congressional district election, 1942 Republican Party (United States) Justin L. Johnson (incumbent) 63,982 54.5 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph B. O'Neil 53,521 45.5 117,503 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 4 California's 4th congressional district election, 1942 Republican Party (United States) Thomas Rolph (incumbent) 62,735 98.3 Communist Party USA Archie Brown (write-in) 1,116 1.7 63,851 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 5 California's 5th congressional district election, 1942 Republican Party (United States) Richard J. Welch (incumbent) 85,747 92.7 Communist Party USA Walter R. Lambert 6,749 7.3 92,496 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 6 California's 6th congressional district election, 1942 Republican Party (United States) Albert E. Carter (incumbent) 108,585 92.6 Communist Party USA Clarence Paton 8,532 7.3 William H. Hollander (write-in) 185 0.1 117,302 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 7 California's 7th congressional district election, 1942 Democratic Party (United States) John H. Tolan (incumbent) 77,292 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 8 California's 8th congressional district election, 1942 Republican Party (United States) Jack Z. Anderson (incumbent) 91,536 99.9 Communist Party USA Elizabeth Nicholas (write-in) 102 0.1 91,638 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 9 California's 9th congressional district election, 1942 Republican Party (United States) Bertrand W. Gearhart (incumbent) 65,791 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 10 California's 10th congressional district election, 1942 Democratic Party (United States) Alfred J. Elliott (incumbent) 43,864 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 11 California's 11th congressional district election, 1942 Democratic Party (United States) George E. Outland 31,611 50.7 Republican Party (United States) A. J. Dingeman 30,781 49.3 62,392 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 12 California's 12th congressional district election, 1942 Democratic Party (United States) Jerry Voorhis (incumbent) 53,705 56.8 Republican Party (United States) Robert P. Shuler 40,780 43.2 94,485 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 13 California's 13th congressional district election, 1942 Republican Party (United States) Norris Poulson 38,577 49.5 Democratic Party (United States) Charles Kramer (incumbent) 33,060 42.4 Francis Townsend Calvert S. Wilson 6,306 8.1 77,943 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 14 California's 14th congressional district election, 1942 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas F. Ford (incumbent) 49,326 67 Republican Party (United States) Herbert L. Herberts 24,349 33 73,675 100 Democratic Party (United States) District 15 California's 15th congressional district election, 1942 Democratic Party (United States) John M. Costello (incumbent) 88,798 86.2 Prohibition Party B. Tarkington Dowden 10,185 9.9 Communist Party USA Philip Gardner 3,989 3.9 102,972 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 16 California's 16th congressional district election, 1942 Democratic Party (United States) Will Rogers, Jr. 61,437 53.7 Republican Party (United States) Leland M. Ford (incumbent) 52,023 45.4 Communist Party USA Allen L. Ryan 1,043 0.9 114,503 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 17 California's 17th congressional district election, 1942 Democratic Party (United States) Cecil R. King (incumbent) 92,260 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 18 California's 18th congressional district election, 1942 Republican Party (United States) William Ward Johnson (incumbent) 53,136 56.8 Democratic Party (United States) Francis H. Gentry 40,339 43.2 93,475 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 19 California's 19th congressional district election, 1942 Democratic Party (United States) Chet Holifield 34,918 63.1 Republican Party (United States) Carlton H. Casjens 20,446 36.9 55,374 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 20 California's 20th congressional district election, 1942 Republican Party (United States) John Carl Hinshaw (incumbent) 62,628 48.4 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph O. Donovan 55,479 42.9 Prohibition Party Virgil G. Hinshaw 6,864 5.3 Francis Townsend Janie Bele McCarty 3,537 2.7 Communist Party USA Orla E. Lair 792 0.6 129,300 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 21 California's 21st congressional district election, 1942 Democratic Party (United States) Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent) 38,419 96.6 Republican Party (United States) Arthur E. Isham (write-in) 1,350 3.4 39,769 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 22 California's 22nd congressional district election, 1942 Republican Party (United States) John J. Phillips 42,765 57.6 Democratic Party (United States) N. E. West 31,440 42.4 74,205 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 23 California's 23rd congressional district election, 1942 Democratic Party (United States) Edouard Izac (incumbent) 42,864 50.5 Republican Party (United States) James B. Abbey 42,087 49.5 84,951 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) See also 78th United States Congress Political party strength in California Political party strength in U.S. states 1942 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 1942 California United States House of Representatives