1948 United States House of Representatives elections in California

none February 2026 September 2023 1948 United States House of Representatives elections in California California legislative no 1946 United States House of Representatives elections in California 1946 1950 United States House of Representatives elections in California 1950 All 23 California seats to the United States House of Representatives November 2, 1948 Republican Party (United States) 14 13 1 1,974,748 55.5% 3.9% Democratic Party (United States) 9 10 1 1,400,487 39.4% 8.9% Progressive Party (United States, 1948) New 0 182,252 5.1% 5.1% 1948 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, 1948 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 2, 1948. Democrats picked up three districts while losing two for a net gain of one seat. Overview Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1948PartyVotes%BeforeAfter+/– Republican 1,974,748 55.5% 14 13 -1 Democratic 1,400,487 39.4% 9 10 +1 Progressive 182,252 5.1% 0 0 0 Independent 1,013 0.0% 0 0 0 Totals 3,558,500 100.0% 23 23 — District 1 California's 1st congressional district election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) Hubert B. Scudder 82,947 54.5 Democratic Party (United States) Sterling J. Norgard 68,951 45.3 Progressive Party (United States, 1948) Roger Kent (write-in) 304 0.2 152,302 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 2 California's 2nd congressional district election, 1948 Democratic Party (United States) Clair Engle (incumbent) 78,555 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 3 California's 3rd congressional district election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) Justin L. Johnson (incumbent) 166,571 84.4 Progressive Party (United States, 1948) James B. "Bert" Willard 30,878 15.6 197,449 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 4 California's 4th congressional district election, 1948 Democratic Party (United States) Franck R. Havenner (incumbent) 73,704 51.0 Republican Party (United States) William S. Mailliard 68,875 47.7 Progressive Party (United States, 1948) Francis J. McTernan, Jr. 1,949 1.3 144,528 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 5 California's 5th congressional district election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) Richard J. Welch (incumbent) 116,347 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 6 California's 6th congressional district election, 1948 Democratic Party (United States) George P. Miller (incumbent) 194,985 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 7 California's 7th congressional district election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) John J. Allen, Jr. (incumbent) 78,534 51.4 Democratic Party (United States) Buell G. Gallagher 74,318 48.6 152,852 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 8 California's 8th congressional district election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) Jack Z. Anderson (incumbent) 161,743 79.9 Progressive Party (United States, 1948) Paul Taylor 40,670 20.1 202,413 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 9 California's 9th congressional district election, 1948 Democratic Party (United States) Cecil F. White 72,826 51.3 Republican Party (United States) Bertrand W. Gearhart (incumbent) 66,563 46.9 Progressive Party (United States, 1948) Josephine F. Daniels 2,573 1.8 141,962 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 10 California's 10th congressional district election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) Thomas H. Werdel 67,448 71.3 Progressive Party (United States, 1948) Sam James Miller 27,168 28.7 94,616 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 11 California's 11th congressional district election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) Ernest K. Bramblett (incumbent) 87,143 80.8 Progressive Party (United States, 1948) Cole Weston 14,582 13.5 Democratic Party (United States) George E. Outland (write-in) 6,157 5.7 107,882 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 12 California's 12th congressional district election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) Richard Nixon (incumbent) 141,509 87.8 Progressive Party (United States, 1948) Una W. Rice 19,631 12.2 161,140 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 13 California's 13th congressional district election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) Norris Poulson (incumbent) 62,951 52.6 Democratic Party (United States) Ned R. Healy 56,624 47.4 119,575 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 14 California's 14th congressional district election, 1948 Democratic Party (United States) Helen Gahagan Douglas (incumbent) 89,581 65.3 Republican Party (United States) W. Wallace Braden 44,611 32.5 Progressive Party (United States, 1948) Sidney Moore 2,904 2.2 137,096 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 15 California's 15th congressional district election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) Gordon L. McDonough (incumbent) 131,933 83 Progressive Party (United States, 1948) Maynard J. Omerberg 27,007 17 158,940 100 Republican Party (United States) District 16 California's 16th congressional district election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) Donald L. Jackson (incumbent) 121,198 57 Democratic Party (United States) Ellis E. Patterson 91,268 43 212,466 100 Republican Party (United States) District 17 California's 17th congressional district election, 1948 Democratic Party (United States) Cecil R. King (incumbent) 194,782 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 18 California's 18th congressional district election, 1948 Democratic Party (United States) Clyde Doyle 105,687 51.1 Republican Party (United States) Willis W. Bradley (incumbent) 92,721 44.9 Progressive Party (United States, 1948) Stanley Moffatt 8,232 4.0 206,640 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 19 California's 19th congressional district election, 1948 Democratic Party (United States) Chet Holifield (incumbent) 72,900 69.7 Republican Party (United States) Joseph Francis Quigley 28,698 27.5 Progressive Party (United States, 1948) Jacob Berman 1,915 1.8 Independent (politician) Myra Tanner Weiss 1,013 1.0 104,526 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 20 California's 20th congressional district election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) John Carl Hinshaw (incumbent) 204,710 81.6 Democratic Party (United States) William B. Esterman 46,232 18.4 250,942 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 21 California's 21st congressional district election, 1948 Democratic Party (United States) Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent) 61,383 55.2 Republican Party (United States) Lowell E. Lathrop 47,411 42.6 Progressive Party (United States, 1948) Howard J. Louks 2,422 2.2 111,216 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 22 California's 22nd congressional district election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) John J. Phillips (incumbent) 115,697 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 23 California's 23rd congressional district election, 1948 Democratic Party (United States) Clinton D. McKinnon 112,534 55.8 Republican Party (United States) Charles K. Fletcher (incumbent) 87,138 43.2 Progressive Party (United States, 1948) Harry C. Steinmetz 2,017 1.0 201,689 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 81st United States Congress Political party strength in California Political party strength in U.S. states 1948 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 California United States House Of Representatives 1948