1944 United States House of Representatives elections in California

none February 2026 September 2023 1944 United States House of Representatives elections in California California legislative no 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in California 1942 1946 United States House of Representatives elections in California 1946 All 23 California seats to the United States House of Representatives 1944 11 07 Democratic Party (United States) 12 16 4 1,479,443 49.23% Republican Party (United States) 11 7 4 1,519,190 50.56% 1944 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, 1944 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 7, 1944. Democrats picked up four districts. 2 Overview United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1944PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Republican 1,519,190 50.56% 7 -4 Democratic 1,479,443 49.23% 16 +4 Prohibition 6,309 0.21% 0 0 Totals 3,004,942 100.0% 23 — Delegation composition Pre-election Seats  Democratic-Held 12  Republican-Held 11 Post-election Seats  Democratic-Held 16  Republican-Held 7 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, 1944 Democratic Party (United States) Clarence F. Lea (incumbent) 92,706 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 2 California's 2nd congressional district election, 1944 Democratic Party (United States) Clair Engle (incumbent) 48,201 63.8 Republican Party (United States) Jesse M. Mayo 27,312 36.2 75,513 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Engle had been elected to finish the term of the late Republican representative Harry L. Englebright on May 13, 1943. District 3 California's 3rd congressional district election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) Justin L. Johnson (incumbent) 131,705 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 4 California's 4th congressional district election, 1944 Democratic Party (United States) Franck R. Havenner 73,582 50.1 Republican Party (United States) Thomas Rolph (incumbent) 73,367 49.9 146,949 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 5 California's 5th congressional district election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) Richard J. Welch (incumbent) 112,151 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 6 California's 6th congressional district election, 1944 Democratic Party (United States) George P. Miller 104,441 52 Republican Party (United States) Albert E. Carter (incumbent) 96,395 48 200,836 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 7 California's 7th congressional district election, 1944 Democratic Party (United States) John H. Tolan (incumbent) 81,762 57.9 Republican Party (United States) Chelsey M. Walter 59,360 42.1 141,122 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 8 California's 8th congressional district election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) Jack Z. Anderson (incumbent) 94,218 56.5 Democratic Party (United States) Arthur L. Johnson 72,420 43.5 166,638 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 9 California's 9th congressional district election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) Bertrand W. Gearhart (incumbent) 66,845 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 10 California's 10th congressional district election, 1944 Democratic Party (United States) Alfred J. Elliott (incumbent) 60,001 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 11 California's 11th congressional district election, 1944 Democratic Party (United States) George E. Outland (incumbent) 52,218 56 Republican Party (United States) A. J. Dingeman 41,005 44 93,223 100 Democratic Party (United States) District 12 California's 12th congressional district election, 1944 Democratic Party (United States) Jerry Voorhis (incumbent) 77,385 55.3 Republican Party (United States) Roy P. McLaughlin 62,524 44.7 139,909 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 13 California's 13th congressional district election, 1944 Democratic Party (United States) Ned R. Healy 66,854 55 Republican Party (United States) Norris Poulson (incumbent) 54,792 45 121,646 100 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 14 California's 14th congressional district election, 1944 Democratic Party (United States) Helen Gahagan Douglas 65,729 51.6 Republican Party (United States) William D. Campbell 61,767 48.4 127,496 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 15 California's 15th congressional district election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) Gordon L. McDonough 100,305 56.8 Democratic Party (United States) Hal Styles 73,655 41.7 Prohibition Party Johannes Nielson-Lange 2,694 1.5 176,654 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 16 California's 16th congressional district election, 1944 Democratic Party (United States) Ellis E. Patterson 105,835 54.1 Republican Party (United States) Jesse Randolph Kellems 89,700 45.9 195,535 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 17 California's 17th congressional district election, 1944 Democratic Party (United States) Cecil R. King (incumbent) 147,217 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 18 California's 18th congressional district election, 1944 Democratic Party (United States) Clyde Doyle 95,090 55.7 Republican Party (United States) William Ward Johnson (incumbent) 75,749 44.3 170,839 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 19 California's 19th congressional district election, 1944 Democratic Party (United States) Chet Holifield (incumbent) 65,758 71.8 Republican Party (United States) Carlton H. Casjens 25,852 28.2 91,610 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 20 California's 20th congressional district election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) John Carl Hinshaw (incumbent) 112,663 51.8 Democratic Party (United States) Archibald B. Young 101,090 46.5 Prohibition Party Charles Hiram Randall 3,615 1.5 217,368 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 21 California's 21st congressional district election, 1944 Democratic Party (United States) Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent) 48,539 58.5 Republican Party (United States) Earl S. Webb 34,409 41.5 82,948 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 22 California's 22nd congressional district election, 1944 Republican Party (United States) John J. Phillips (incumbent) 88,537 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 23 California's 23rd congressional district election, 1944 Democratic Party (United States) Edouard Izac (incumbent) 86,707 55.1 Republican Party (United States) James B. Abbey 70,787 44.9 157,494 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) See also 79th United States Congress Political party strength in California Political party strength in U.S. states 1944 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 1944 California United States House of Representatives