1934 United States House of Representatives elections in California
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1934
| country = California
| type = legislative
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1932
| previous_year = 1932
| next_election = United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1936
| next_year = 1936
| seats_for_election = All 20 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
| election_date = {{Start date|1934|11|06}}
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| last_election1 = 11
| seats1 = 13
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}2
| popular_vote1 = 1,041,557
| percentage1 = 50.2%
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| last_election2 = 9
| seats2 = 7
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}2
| popular_vote2 = 963,821
| percentage2 = 46.5%
| map_image = 1934 United States House of Representatives elections in California.svg
| map_size =
| map_caption = {{legend0|#0671B0|Democratic gain}} {{legend0|#CA0120|Republican gain}}
{{legend0|#92C5DE|Democratic hold}} {{legend0|#F48882|Republican hold}}
}}
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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1934 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, 1934. Democrats gained three districts while losing one.
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Overview
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| colspan="6" | United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1934 |
|---|
| colspan=2 style="width: 15em" |Party
! style="width: 5em" |Votes ! style="width: 7em" |Percentage ! style="width: 5em" |Seats ! style="width: 5em" |+/– |
| style="background-color:#3333FF; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Democratic | style="text-align:right;" | 1,041,557 | style="text-align:right;" | 50.2% | style="text-align:right;" | 13 | style="text-align:right;" | +2 |
| style="background-color:#FF3333; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Republican | style="text-align:right;" | 963,821 | style="text-align:right;" | 46.5% | style="text-align:right;" | 7 | style="text-align:right;" | -2 |
| style="background-color:#FF6060; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Socialist | style="text-align:right;" | 18,890 | style="text-align:right;" | 0.9% | style="text-align:right;" | 0 | style="text-align:right;" | 0 |
| style="background-color:#FF00FF; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Prohibition | style="text-align:right;" | 18,760 | style="text-align:right;" | 0.9% | style="text-align:right;" | 0 | style="text-align:right;" | 0 |
| style="background-color:#DDDDDD; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" | 12,301 | style="text-align:right;" | 0.6% | style="text-align:right;" | 0 | style="text-align:right;" | 0 |
| style="background-color:#FF4900; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Communist | style="text-align:right;" | 11,771 | style="text-align:right;" | 0.6% | style="text-align:right;" | 0 | style="text-align:right;" | 0 |
| style="background-color:#CCFF99; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Progressive | style="text-align:right;" | 6,123 | style="text-align:right;" | 0.3% | style="text-align:right;" | 0 | style="text-align:right;" | 0 |
| style="background-color:#EEEEEE;"
| colspan="2" align="right" | Totals | style="text-align:right;" | 2,073,223 | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0% | style="text-align:right;" | 20 | style="text-align:right;" | — |
Delegation composition
| class= "wikitable" |
| colspan= "2" rowspan= "1" align= "center" valign= "top" | Pre-election
| valign= "top" | Seats |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
| Democratic-Held | 11 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| Republican-Held | 9 |
| class= "wikitable" |
| colspan= "2" rowspan= "1" align= "center" valign= "top" | Post-election
| valign= "top" | Seats |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
| Democratic-Held | 13 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| Republican-Held | 7 |
Results
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1934election.pdf]
| id=toc class=toc summary=Contents
| style="text-align:center;" | 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 14 |
=District 1=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 1st congressional district election, 1934}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Clarence F. Lea (incumbent)
|votes = 98,661
|percentage = 93.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Party USA
|candidate = Allen K. Gifford
|votes = 6,698
|percentage = 6.4
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 105,359
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 2=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 2nd congressional district election, 1934}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent)
|votes = 66,370
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 3=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 3rd congressional district election, 1934}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Frank H. Buck (incumbent)
|votes = 66,566
|percentage = 53.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = J. M. Inman
|votes = 56,222
|percentage = 45.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Communist Party USA
|candidate = Albert Hougardy
|votes = 1,167
|percentage = 1.0
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 122,955
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 4=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 4th congressional district election, 1934}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Florence Prag Kahn (incumbent)
|votes = 50,491
|percentage = 48.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Chauncey Tramutolo
|votes = 46,871
|percentage = 44.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
|candidate = Raymond A. Burr
|votes = 3,636
|percentage = 3.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Party USA
|candidate = Samuel S. White
|votes = 2,414
|percentage = 2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Communist Party USA
|candidate = Minnie Carson
|votes = 1,810
|percentage = 1.7
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 105,222
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 5=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 5th congressional district election, 1934}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Richard J. Welch (incumbent)
|votes = 89,751
|percentage = 93.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Communist Party USA
|candidate = Alexander Noral
|votes = 5,933
|percentage = 6.2
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 95,684
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 6=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 6th congressional district election, 1934}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Albert E. Carter (incumbent)
|votes = 93,213
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 7=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 7th congressional district election, 1934}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John H. Tolan
|votes = 51,962
|percentage = 52.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Ralph R. Eltse (incumbent)
|votes = 47,414
|percentage = 47.7
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 99,376
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
|loser = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 8=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 8th congressional district election, 1934}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John J. McGrath (incumbent)
|votes = 107,325
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 9=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 9th congressional district election, 1934}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Bertrand W. Gearhart
|votes = 77,650
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
|loser = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 10=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 10th congressional district election, 1934}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Henry E. Stubbs (incumbent)
|votes = 68,475
|percentage = 64.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = George R. Bliss
|votes = 37,860
|percentage = 35.6
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 106,335
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 11=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 11th congressional district election, 1934}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John S. McGroarty
|votes = 66,999
|percentage = 53.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = William E. Evans (incumbent)
|votes = 56,350
|percentage = 45.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Party USA
|candidate = William E. Stephenson
|votes = 1,814
|percentage = 1.5
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 125,163
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
|loser = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 12=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 12th congressional district election, 1934}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John H. Hoeppel (incumbent)
|votes = 52,595
|percentage = 50.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Frederick F. Houser
|votes = 51,216
|percentage = 49.3
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 103,811
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 13=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 13th congressional district election, 1934}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Charles Kramer (incumbent)
|votes = 83,384
|percentage = 62.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Thomas K. Case
|votes = 27,993
|percentage = 21.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Prohibition Party
|candidate = Charles H. Randall
|votes = 18,760
|percentage = 14.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Party USA
|candidate = Michael S. Kerrigan
|votes = 2,113
|percentage = 1.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Communist Party USA
|candidate = John J. Graham
|votes = 1,268
|percentage = 0.9
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 133,518
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 14=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 14th congressional district election, 1934}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Thomas F. Ford (incumbent)
|votes = 52,761
|percentage = 61.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = William D. Campbell
|votes = 33,945
|percentage = 37.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
|candidate = Lyndon R. Foster
|votes = 2,487
|percentage = 2.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Party USA
|candidate = Harry Sherr
|votes = 1,130
|percentage = 1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Communist Party USA
|candidate = Lawrence Ross
|votes = 1,086
|percentage = 1.2
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 91,409
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 15=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 15th congressional district election, 1934}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John M. Costello
|votes = 67,247
|percentage = 50.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = William I. Traeger (incumbent)
|votes = 65,858
|percentage = 49.4
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 133,105
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
|loser = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 16=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 16th congressional district election, 1934}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John F. Dockweiler (incumbent)
|votes = 119,332
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 17=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 17th congressional district election, 1934}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Charles J. Colden (incumbent)
|votes = 60,045
|percentage = 70.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = C. P. "Cap" Wright
|votes = 20,508
|percentage = 24.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Party USA
|candidate = Richard Pomeroy
|votes = 4,721
|percentage = 5.6
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 85,274
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 18=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 18th congressional district election, 1934}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Byron N. Scott
|votes = 52,377
|percentage = 56.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = William Brayton
|votes = 40,179
|percentage = 43.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Communist Party USA
|candidate = Clyde Champion
|votes = 507
|percentage = 0.5
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 93,063
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 19=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 19th congressional district election, 1934}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Sam L. Collins (incumbent)
|votes = 97,119
|percentage = 88.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = A. B. Hillabold (write-in)
|votes = 12,301
|percentage = 11.2
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 109,420
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 20=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 20th congressional district election, 1934}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = George Burnham (incumbent)
|votes = 51,682
|percentage = 52.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Edouard Izac
|votes = 46,957
|percentage = 47.6
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 98,639
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
- [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1934-11-06 California Elections Page]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070725184700/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives]
External links
- [http://www.joincalifornia.com/page/8 California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101219004236/http://ca.rand.org/stats/politics/sov/elect.defs.html RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions]
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