Contents
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1Overview
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2Results
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2.1District 1
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2.2District 2
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2.3District 3
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2.4District 4
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2.5District 5
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2.6District 6
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2.7District 7
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2.8District 8
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2.9District 9
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2.10District 10
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2.11District 11
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2.12District 12
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2.13District 13
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2.14District 14
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2.15District 15
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2.16District 16
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2.17District 17
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2.18District 18
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2.19District 19
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2.20District 20
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2.21District 21
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2.22District 22
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2.23District 23
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2.24District 24
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2.25District 25
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2.26District 26
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2.27District 27
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2.28District 28
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2.29District 29
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2.30District 30
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3See also
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4References
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5External links
Elections in California |
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The California United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1956 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, 1956. Democrats gained two seats from the Republicans. As of 2023, this is the last time that Republicans won a majority of congressional districts in California.
Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1956 | ||||||
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Party | Votes | % | Before | After | +/– | |
Republican | 2,467,620 | 47.7% | 19 | 17 | -2 | |
Democratic | 2,710,700 | 52.3% | 11 | 13 | +2 | |
Totals | 5,178,320 | 100.0% | 30 | 30 | — |
Results
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [1]
District 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Hubert B. Scudder (incumbent) | 102,604 | 53.6 | |
Democratic | Clement Woodnutt Miller | 88,962 | 46.4 | |
Total votes | 191,566 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Clair Engle (incumbent) | 136,544 | 100.0 | |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John E. Moss (incumbent) | 132,930 | 68.6 | |
Republican | Noel C. Stevenson | 60,889 | 31.4 | |
Total votes | 193,819 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 4
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William S. Mailliard (incumbent) | 109,188 | 61.9 | |
Democratic | James L. Quigley | 67,132 | 38.1 | |
Total votes | 176,320 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 5
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John F. Shelley (incumbent) | 104,358 | 100.0 | |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 6
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John F. Baldwin, Jr. (incumbent) | 98,683 | 53.7 | |
Democratic | H. Roberts Quinney | 84,965 | 46.3 | |
Total votes | 183,648 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 7
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John J. Allen, Jr. (incumbent) | 75,932 | 52.8 | |
Democratic | Laurance L. Cross | 67,931 | 47.2 | |
Total votes | 143,863 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 8
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 136,720 | 65.6 | |
Republican | Robert Lee Watkins | 71,700 | 34.4 | |
Total votes | 208,420 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 9
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | J. Arthur Younger (incumbent) | 96,388 | 60.3 | |
Democratic | James T. McKay | 63,504 | 39.7 | |
Total votes | 159,892 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 10
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles S. Gubser (incumbent) | 128,891 | 60.7 | |
Democratic | William H. Vatcher | 83,586 | 39.3 | |
Total votes | 212,477 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 11
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | John J. McFall | 70,630 | 53.1 | |||
Republican | Justin L. Johnson (incumbent) | 62,448 | 46.9 | |||
Total votes | 133,078 | 100.0 | ||||
Turnout | ||||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 12
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) | 109,920 | 73 | |
Republican | Robert B. Moore | 40,663 | 27 | |
Total votes | 150,583 | 100 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 13
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles M. Teague (incumbent) | 104,009 | 59.6 | |
Democratic | William Kirk Stewart | 70,567 | 40.4 | |
Total votes | 174,576 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 14
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Harlan Hagen (incumbent) | 94,461 | 63 | |
Republican | Myron F. Tisdel | 55,509 | 37 | |
Total votes | 149,970 | 100 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 15
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gordon L. McDonough (incumbent) | 97,182 | 57.9 | |
Democratic | Emery S. Petty | 70,681 | 42.1 | |
Total votes | 167,863 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 16
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Donald L. Jackson (incumbent) | 84,050 | 60.8 | |
Democratic | G. Robert "Bob" Fleming | 53,624 | 39.2 | |
Total votes | 137,674 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 17
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 157,270 | 64.9 | |
Republican | Charles A. Franklin | 84,900 | 35.1 | |
Total votes | 242,170 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 18
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Craig Hosmer (incumbent) | 103,108 | 59.3 | |
Democratic | Raymond C. "Ray" Simpson | 70,911 | 40.7 | |
Total votes | 174,019 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 19
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Chet Holifield (incumbent) | 116,287 | 73.8 | |
Republican | Roy E. Reynolds | 41,269 | 26.2 | |
Total votes | 157,556 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 20
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | H. Allen Smith | 85,459 | 70.8 | |
Democratic | Eugene Radding | 35,249 | 29.2 | |
Total votes | 120,708 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 21
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Edgar W. Hiestand (incumbent) | 153,679 | 62.6 | |
Democratic | W. C. "Bill" Stethem | 91,683 | 37.4 | |
Total votes | 245,362 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 22
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joseph F. Holt (incumbent) | 97,317 | 59.8 | |
Democratic | Irving Glasband | 65,314 | 40.2 | |
Total votes | 162,631 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 23
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Clyde Doyle (incumbent) | 120,109 | 70.9 | |
Republican | E. Elgie "Cal" Calvin | 49,198 | 29.1 | |
Total votes | 169,207 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 24
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Glenard P. Lipscomb (incumbent) | 84,120 | 61.9 | |
Democratic | Fay Porter | 51,692 | 38.1 | |
Total votes | 135,812 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 25
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Patrick J. Hillings (incumbent) | 166,305 | 63.8 | |
Democratic | John S. Sobieski | 94,180 | 36.2 | |
Total votes | 260,485 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 26
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James Roosevelt (incumbent) | 133,036 | 68.8 | |
Republican | Edward H. Gibbons | 60,230 | 31.2 | |
Total votes | 193,266 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 27
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent) | 124,662 | 100.0 | |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 28
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James B. Utt (incumbent) | 159,456 | 64.5 | |
Democratic | Gordon T. Shepard | 87,691 | 35.5 | |
Total votes | 247,147 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 29
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Dalip Singh Saund | 54,989 | 51.5 | |||
Republican | Jacqueline Cochran Odlum | 51,690 | 48.5 | |||
Total votes | 106,679 | 100.0 | ||||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 30
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Wilson (incumbent) | 142,753 | 66.7 | |
Democratic | George A. Cheney | 71,112 | 33.3 | |
Total votes | 213,865 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
See also
- 85th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- 1956 United States House of Representatives elections