1936 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 19
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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1936 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, 1936. Democrats gained two Republican-held districts and the Progressive Party gained one Republican-held district.
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Overview
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| colspan="6" | United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1936 |
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| 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;" | 1,135,252 | style="text-align:right;" | 50.0% | style="text-align:right;" | 15 | style="text-align:right;" | +2 |
| style="background-color:#FF3333; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Republican | style="text-align:right;" | 995,728 | style="text-align:right;" | 43.9% | style="text-align:right;" | 4 | style="text-align:right;" | -3 |
| style="background-color:#CCFF99; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Progressive | style="text-align:right;" | 89,277 | style="text-align:right;" | 3.9% | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | +1 |
| style="background-color:#FF4900; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Communist | style="text-align:right;" | 29,074 | style="text-align:right;" | 1.3% | style="text-align:right;" | 0 | style="text-align:right;" | 0 |
| style="background-color:#DDDDDD; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" | 12,256 | style="text-align:right;" | 0.5% | style="text-align:right;" | 0 | style="text-align:right;" | 0 |
| style="background-color:#FF6060; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Socialist | style="text-align:right;" | 9,017 | style="text-align:right;" | 0.4% | style="text-align:right;" | 0 | style="text-align:right;" | 0 |
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| colspan="2" align="right" | Totals | style="text-align:right;" | 2,270,604 | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0% | style="text-align:right;" | 20 | style="text-align:right;" | — |
Delegation composition
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| colspan= "2" rowspan= "1" align= "center" valign= "top" | Pre-election
| valign= "top" | Seats |
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| Democratic-Held | 13 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| Republican-Held | 7 |
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| colspan= "2" rowspan= "1" align= "center" valign= "top" | Post-election
| valign= "top" | Seats |
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| Democratic-Held | 15 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| Republican-Held | 4 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Party (United States)}}" |
| Progressive-Held | 1 |
Results
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1936election.pdf]
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| 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, 1936}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Clarence F. Lea (incumbent)
|votes = 58,073
|percentage = 53.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Nelson B. Van Matre
|votes = 48,647
|percentage = 45.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Communist Party USA
|candidate = Vernon Dennis Healy
|votes = 1,218
|percentage = 1.1
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{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 107,938
|percentage = 100.0
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|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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=District 2=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 2nd congressional district election, 1936}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent)
|votes = 51,416
|percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
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=District 3=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 3rd congressional district election, 1936}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Frank H. Buck (incumbent)
|votes = 93,110
|percentage = 90.6
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Walter Schaefer (write-in)
|votes = 5,310
|percentage = 5.2
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Communist Party USA
|candidate = Perry Hill
|votes = 4,390
|percentage = 4.2
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{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 98,810
|percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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=District 4=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 4th congressional district election, 1936}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
|candidate = Franck R. Havenner
|votes = 64,063
|percentage = 58.5
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Florence Prag Kahn (incumbent)
|votes = 43,805
|percentage = 40.0
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Communist Party USA
|candidate = Anita Whitney
|votes = 1,711
|percentage = 1.5
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 109,579
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
|loser = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=District 5=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 5th congressional district election, 1936}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Richard J. Welch (incumbent)
|votes = 82,910
|percentage = 94.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Communist Party USA
|candidate = Lawrence Ross
|votes = 4,545
|percentage = 5.2
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 87,455
|percentage = 100.0
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|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=District 6=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 6th congressional district election, 1936}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Albert E. Carter (incumbent)
|votes = 103,712
|percentage = 91.0
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Party USA
|candidate = Clarence E. Rust
|votes = 8,247
|percentage = 7.2
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Communist Party USA
|candidate = Lloyd L. Harris
|votes = 2,021
|percentage = 1.8
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{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 113,980
|percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=District 7=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 7th congressional district election, 1936}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John H. Tolan (incumbent)
|votes = 69,463
|percentage = 59.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Charles W. Fisher
|votes = 46,647
|percentage = 40.2
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{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 116,110
|percentage = 100.0
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|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=District 8=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 8th congressional district election, 1936}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John J. McGrath (incumbent)
|votes = 78,557
|percentage = 57.6
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Alonzo L. Baker
|votes = 57,808
|percentage = 43.4
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 136,365
|percentage = 100.0
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|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=District 9=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 9th congressional district election, 1936}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Bertrand W. Gearhart (incumbent)
|votes = 82,360
|percentage = 97
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Communist Party USA
|candidate = Carl B. Patterson
|votes = 2,571
|percentage = 3
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 84,931
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=District 10=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 10th congressional district election, 1936}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Henry E. Stubbs (incumbent)
|votes = 72,476
|percentage = 69.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = George R. Bliss
|votes = 31,700
|percentage = 30.4
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 104,176
|percentage = 100.0
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|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=District 11=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 11th congressional district election, 1936}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John S. McGroarty (incumbent)
|votes = 69,679
|percentage = 50.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John Carl Hinshaw
|votes = 54,914
|percentage = 39.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
|candidate = Robert S. Funk
|votes = 12,340
|percentage = 8.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Communist Party USA
|candidate = William Ingham
|votes = 1,041
|percentage = 0.8
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 137,974
|percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=District 12=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 12th congressional district election, 1936}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Jerry Voorhis
|votes = 62,034
|percentage = 53.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Frederick F. Houser
|votes = 53,445
|percentage = 46.3
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 115,479
|percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=District 13=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 13th congressional district election, 1936}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Charles Kramer (incumbent)
|votes = 119,251
|percentage = 90.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Floyd Seaman (write-in)
|votes = 6,946
|percentage = 5.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Communist Party USA
|candidate = Emma Cutler
|votes = 6,362
|percentage = 4.8
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 132,559
|percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=District 14=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 14th congressional district election, 1936}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Thomas F. Ford (incumbent)
|votes = 63,365
|percentage = 61.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = William D. Campbell
|votes = 25,497
|percentage = 24.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
|candidate = Albert L. Johnson
|votes = 12,874
|percentage = 12.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Communist Party USA
|candidate = Harold J. Ashe
|votes = 1,329
|percentage = 1.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Party USA
|candidate = Glen Trimble
|votes = 770
|percentage = 0.7
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 103,855
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{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, 1936}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John M. Costello (incumbent)
|votes = 99,107
|percentage = 69
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Ernest Walter Sawyer
|votes = 44,559
|percentage = 31
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 143,666
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 16=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 16th congressional district election, 1936}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John F. Dockweiler (incumbent)
|votes = 90,986
|percentage = 57.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Raymond V. Darby
|votes = 66,583
|percentage = 42.3
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 157,569
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{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, 1936}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Charles J. Colden (incumbent)
|votes = 68,189
|percentage = 71.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Leonard Roach
|votes = 24,981
|percentage = 26.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Communist Party USA
|candidate = John L. Leech
|votes = 1,634
|percentage = 1.8
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 94,804
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{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, 1936}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Byron N. Scott (incumbent)
|votes = 61,415
|percentage = 59
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = James F. Collins
|votes = 72,748
|percentage = 41
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 134,163
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{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, 1936}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Harry R. Sheppard
|votes = 70,339
|percentage = 53.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Sam L. Collins (incumbent)
|votes = 59,071
|percentage = 45.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Communist Party USA
|candidate = Charles McLauchlan
|votes = 1,336
|percentage = 1.0
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 130,746
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
|loser = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 20=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 20th congressional district election, 1936}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Edouard Izac
|votes = 59,208
|percentage = 56.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Ed P. Simple
|votes = 44,925
|percentage = 42.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Communist Party USA
|candidate = Esco L. Richardson
|votes = 916
|percentage = 0.8
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 105,049
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
|loser = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
- [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1936-11-03 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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