1952 United States House of Representatives elections in California
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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952 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 4, 1952. California gained seven seats as a result of the 1950 census, five of which were won by Republicans and two by Democrats. Of California's existing districts, Republicans won two Democratic-held seats.
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Overview
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| colspan="7" | United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1952 |
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| colspan=2 style="width: 5em" |Party
! style="width: 5em" |Votes ! style="width: 3em" |% ! style="width: 3em" |Before ! style="width: 3em" |After ! style="width: 3em" |+/– |
| style="background-color:#FF3333; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Republican | align="right" | 2,388,038 | align="right" | 52.4% | align="right" | 13 | align="right" | 20 | align="right" | +7 |
| style="background-color:#3333FF; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Democratic | align="right" | 2,027,751 | align="right" | 44.5% | align="right" | 10 | align="right" | 10 | align="right" | 0 |
| style="background-color:#CCFF99; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Progressive | align="right" | 139,398 | align="right" | 3.1% | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 |
| style="background-color:#DDDDDD; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Independent | align="right" | 4,959 | align="right" | 0.1% | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 |
| bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
| colspan="2" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 4,560,146 | align="right" | 100.0% | align="right" | 23 | align="right" | 30 | align="right" | +7 |
== Results==
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1952election.pdf]
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| 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, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Hubert B. Scudder (incumbent)
|votes = 137,801
|percentage = 86.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
|candidate = Carl Sullivan
|votes = 21,734
|percentage = 13.6
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 159,535
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{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 2=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 2nd congressional district election, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Clair Engle (incumbent)
|votes = 124,179
|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)
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{{Election box end}}
=District 3=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 3rd congressional district election, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John E. Moss
|votes = 87,335
|percentage = 50.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Leslie E. Wood
|votes = 82,133
|percentage = 47.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
|candidate = Helen C. Thomsen
|votes = 2,443
|percentage = 1.4
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 171,911
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 4=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 4th congressional district election, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = William S. Mailliard
|votes = 102,359
|percentage = 55
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Franck R. Havenner (incumbent)
|votes = 83,748
|percentage = 45
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 186,107
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
|loser = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 5=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 5th congressional district election, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John F. Shelley (incumbent)
|votes = 107,542
|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 6=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 6th congressional district election, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert Condon
|votes = 87,768
|percentage = 50.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John F. Baldwin, Jr.
|votes = 85,756
|percentage = 49.4
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 173,524
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 7=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 7th congressional district election, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John J. Allen, Jr. (incumbent)
|votes = 120,666
|percentage = 84.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
|candidate = John Allen Johnson
|votes = 22,408
|percentage = 15.7
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 142,074
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 8=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 8th congressional district election, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = George P. Miller (incumbent)
|votes = 156,445
|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, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = J. Arthur Younger
|votes = 71,426
|percentage = 53.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Harold F. Taggart
|votes = 61,028
|percentage = 45.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
|candidate = Charles S. Brown
|votes = 2,140
|percentage = 1.6
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 134,594
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 10=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 10th congressional district election, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Charles S. Gubser
|votes = 106,375
|percentage = 59.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Arthur L. Johnson
|votes = 70,271
|percentage = 39.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
|candidate = Betsey K. Fisher
|votes = 2,939
|percentage = 1.7
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 179,585
|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 11=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 11th congressional district election, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Justin L. Johnson (incumbent)
|votes = 101,052
|percentage = 87.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
|candidate = Leslie B. Schilingheyde
|votes = 14,999
|percentage = 12.9
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 116,051
|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 12=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 12th congressional district election, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Allan O. Hunter (incumbent)
|votes = 103,587
|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 13=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 13th congressional district election, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Ernest K. Bramblett (incumbent)
|votes = 79,496
|percentage = 51
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Will Hays
|votes = 76,516
|percentage = 49
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 156,012
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 14=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 14th congressional district election, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Harlan Hagen
|votes = 70,809
|percentage = 51
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Thomas H. Werdel (incumbent)
|votes = 68,011
|percentage = 49
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 138,820
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 15=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 15th congressional district election, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Gordon L. McDonough (incumbent)
|votes = 142,545
|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 16=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 16th congressional district election, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Donald L. Jackson (incumbent)
|votes = 79,127
|percentage = 59.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = S. Mark Hogue
|votes = 53,337
|percentage = 40.3
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 132,464
|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 17=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 17th congressional district election, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Cecil R. King (incumbent)
|votes = 114,650
|percentage = 54.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert H. Finch
|votes = 92,587
|percentage = 44.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
|candidate = Loyd C. Seelinger
|votes = 2,738
|percentage = 1.3
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 209,975
|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, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Craig Hosmer
|votes = 90,438
|percentage = 55.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Joseph M. Kennick
|votes = 72,457
|percentage = 44.5
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 162,895
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 19=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 19th congressional district election, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Chet Holifield (incumbent)
|votes = 126,606
|percentage = 87.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
|candidate = Ida Alvarez
|votes = 13,724
|percentage = 9.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Milton Snipper
|votes = 4,959
|percentage = 3.5
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 145,289
|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 20=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 20th congressional district election, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John Carl Hinshaw (incumbent)
|votes = 109,509
|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 21=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 21st congressional district election, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Edgar W. Hiestand
|votes = 112,100
|percentage = 53.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Everett G. Burkhalter
|votes = 97,007
|percentage = 46.4
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 209,107
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 22=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 22nd congressional district election, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Joseph F. Holt
|votes = 85,039
|percentage = 60.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Dean E. McHenry
|votes = 55,534
|percentage = 39.5
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 140,573
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 23=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 23rd congressional district election, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Clyde Doyle (incumbent)
|votes = 138,356
|percentage = 87.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
|candidate = Olive T. Thompson
|votes = 17,501
|percentage = 11.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = C. Cleveland (write-in)
|votes = 2,329
|percentage = 1.4
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 158,186
|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 24=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 24th congressional district election, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Norris Poulson (incumbent)
|votes = 119,799
|percentage = 87.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
|candidate = Bertram L. Sharp
|votes = 17,307
|percentage = 12.6
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 137,106
|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 25=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 25th congressional district election, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Patrick J. Hillings (incumbent)
|votes = 135,465
|percentage = 64.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Woodrow Wilson Sayre
|votes = 75,125
|percentage = 35.7
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 210,590
|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 26=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 26th congressional district election, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Sam Yorty (incumbent)
|votes = 157,973
|percentage = 88
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
|candidate = Horace V. Alexander
|votes = 21,465
|percentage = 12
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 179,438
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 27=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 27th congressional district election, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent)
|votes = 68,773
|percentage = 55
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Carl B. Hilliard
|votes = 56,202
|percentage = 45
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 124,975
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 28=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 28th congressional district election, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = James B. Utt
|votes = 106,972
|percentage = 63
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Lionel Van Deerlin
|votes = 62,779
|percentage = 37
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 169,751
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 29=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 29th congressional district election, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John J. Phillips (incumbent)
|votes = 73,144
|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 30=
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 30th congressional district election, 1952}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Bob Wilson
|votes = 121,322
|percentage = 59.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = De Graff Austin
|votes = 82,311
|percentage = 40.4
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 203,633
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
== See also==
- 83rd United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- 1952 United States House of Representatives elections
== References==
- [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1952-11-04 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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