1944 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 19
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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.
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Overview
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| colspan="6" | United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1944 |
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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" |+/– |
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| style="width: 130px" | Republican | style="text-align:right;" | 1,519,190 | style="text-align:right;" | 50.6% | style="text-align:right;" | 7 | style="text-align:right;" | -4 |
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| style="width: 130px" | Democratic | style="text-align:right;" | 1,479,443 | style="text-align:right;" | 49.2% | style="text-align:right;" | 16 | style="text-align:right;" | +4 |
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| style="width: 130px" | Prohibition | style="text-align:right;" | 6,309 | style="text-align:right;" | 0.2% | style="text-align:right;" | 0 | style="text-align:right;" | 0 |
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| colspan="2" align="right" | Totals | style="text-align:right;" | 3,004,942 | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0% | style="text-align:right;" | 23 | 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 | 12 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| Republican-Held | 11 |
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| colspan= "2" rowspan= "1" align= "center" valign= "top" | Post-election
| valign= "top" | Seats |
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| Democratic-Held | 16 |
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| Republican-Held | 7 |
Results
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1944election.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, 1944}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Clarence F. Lea (incumbent)
|votes = 92,706
|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, 1944}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Clair Engle (incumbent)
|votes = 48,201
|percentage = 63.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Jesse M. Mayo
|votes = 27,312
|percentage = 36.2
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{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 75,513
|percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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=District 3=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 3rd congressional district election, 1944}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Justin L. Johnson (incumbent)
|votes = 131,705
|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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=District 4=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 4th congressional district election, 1944}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Franck R. Havenner
|votes = 73,582
|percentage = 50.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Thomas Rolph (incumbent)
|votes = 73,367
|percentage = 49.9
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{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 146,949
|percentage = 100.0
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|percentage =
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{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
|loser = Republican Party (United States)
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=District 5=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 5th congressional district election, 1944}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Richard J. Welch (incumbent)
|votes = 112,151
|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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=District 6=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 6th congressional district election, 1944}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = George P. Miller
|votes = 104,441
|percentage = 52
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Albert E. Carter (incumbent)
|votes = 96,395
|percentage = 48
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{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 200,836
|percentage = 100.0
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|percentage =
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{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
|loser = Republican Party (United States)
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=District 7=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 7th congressional district election, 1944}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John H. Tolan (incumbent)
|votes = 81,762
|percentage = 57.9
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Chelsey M. Walter
|votes = 59,360
|percentage = 42.1
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{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 141,122
|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 8=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 8th congressional district election, 1944}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Jack Z. Anderson (incumbent)
|votes = 94,218
|percentage = 56.5
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Arthur L. Johnson
|votes = 72,420
|percentage = 43.5
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{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 166,638
|percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
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=District 9=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 9th congressional district election, 1944}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Bertrand W. Gearhart (incumbent)
|votes = 66,845
|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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=District 10=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 10th congressional district election, 1944}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Alfred J. Elliott (incumbent)
|votes = 60,001
|percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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=District 11=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 11th congressional district election, 1944}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = George E. Outland (incumbent)
|votes = 52,218
|percentage = 56
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = A. J. Dingeman
|votes = 41,005
|percentage = 44
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{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 93,223
|percentage = 100
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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 12=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 12th congressional district election, 1944}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Jerry Voorhis (incumbent)
|votes = 77,385
|percentage = 55.3
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Roy P. McLaughlin
|votes = 62,524
|percentage = 44.7
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{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 139,909
|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 13=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 13th congressional district election, 1944}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Ned R. Healy
|votes = 66,854
|percentage = 55
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Norris Poulson (incumbent)
|votes = 54,792
|percentage = 45
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{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 121,646
|percentage = 100
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{{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)
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=District 14=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 14th congressional district election, 1944}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Helen Gahagan Douglas
|votes = 65,729
|percentage = 51.6
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = William D. Campbell
|votes = 61,767
|percentage = 48.4
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{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 127,496
|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 15=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 15th congressional district election, 1944}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Gordon L. McDonough
|votes = 100,305
|percentage = 56.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Hal Styles
|votes = 73,655
|percentage = 41.7
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Prohibition Party
|candidate = Johannes Nielson-Lange
|votes = 2,694
|percentage = 1.5
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 176,654
|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 16=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 16th congressional district election, 1944}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Ellis E. Patterson
|votes = 105,835
|percentage = 54.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Jesse Randolph Kellems
|votes = 89,700
|percentage = 45.9
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{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 195,535
|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 17=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 17th congressional district election, 1944}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Cecil R. King (incumbent)
|votes = 147,217
|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 18=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 18th congressional district election, 1944}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Clyde Doyle
|votes = 95,090
|percentage = 55.7
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = William Ward Johnson (incumbent)
|votes = 75,749
|percentage = 44.3
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 170,839
|percentage = 100.0
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{{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)
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{{Election box end}}
=District 19=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 19th congressional district election, 1944}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Chet Holifield (incumbent)
|votes = 65,758
|percentage = 71.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Carlton H. Casjens
|votes = 25,852
|percentage = 28.2
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 91,610
|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 20=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 20th congressional district election, 1944}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John Carl Hinshaw (incumbent)
|votes = 112,663
|percentage = 51.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Archibald B. Young
|votes = 101,090
|percentage = 46.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Prohibition Party
|candidate = Charles Hiram Randall
|votes = 3,615
|percentage = 1.5
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 217,368
|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 21=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 21st congressional district election, 1944}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent)
|votes = 48,539
|percentage = 58.5
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Earl S. Webb
|votes = 34,409
|percentage = 41.5
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 82,948
|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 22=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 22nd congressional district election, 1944}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John J. Phillips (incumbent)
|votes = 88,537
|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 23=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 23rd congressional district election, 1944}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Edouard Izac (incumbent)
|votes = 86,707
|percentage = 55.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = James B. Abbey
|votes = 70,787
|percentage = 44.9
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 157,494
|percentage = 100.0
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{{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)
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{{Election box end}}
See also
References
- [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1944-11-07 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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