United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1934
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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.
Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1934 | |||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Democratic | 1,041,557 | 50.2% | 13 | +2 | |
Republican | 963,821 | 46.5% | 7 | -2 | |
Socialist | 18,890 | 0.9% | 0 | 0 | |
Prohibition | 18,760 | 0.9% | 0 | 0 | |
Independent | 12,301 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 | |
Communist | 11,771 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 | |
Progressive | 6,123 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 2,073,223 | 100.0% | 20 | — |
Delegation composition
Pre-election | Seats | |
Democratic-Held | 11 | |
Republican-Held | 9 | |
Post-election | Seats | |
Democratic-Held | 13 | |
Republican-Held | 7 | |
Results
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
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
California's 1st congressional district election, 1934 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Clarence F. Lea (incumbent) | 98,661 | 93.6 | |
Socialist | Allen K. Gifford | 6,698 | 6.4 | |
Total votes | 105,359 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
California's 2nd congressional district election, 1934 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent) | 66,370 | 100.0 | |
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 3
California's 3rd congressional district election, 1934 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Frank H. Buck (incumbent) | 66,566 | 53.3 | |
Republican | J. M. Inman | 56,222 | 45.7 | |
Communist | Albert Hougardy | 1,167 | 1.0 | |
Total votes | 122,955 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
California's 4th congressional district election, 1934 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Florence Prag Kahn (incumbent) | 50,491 | 48.0 | |
Democratic | Chauncey Tramutolo | 46,871 | 44.5 | |
Progressive | Raymond A. Burr | 3,636 | 3.5 | |
Socialist | Samuel S. White | 2,414 | 2.3 | |
Communist | Minnie Carson | 1,810 | 1.7 | |
Total votes | 105,222 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 5
California's 5th congressional district election, 1934 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Richard J. Welch (incumbent) | 89,751 | 93.8 | |
Communist | Alexander Noral | 5,933 | 6.2 | |
Total votes | 95,684 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 6
California's 6th congressional district election, 1934 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 93,213 | 100.0 | |
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 7
California's 7th congressional district election, 1934 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Democratic | John H. Tolan | 51,962 | 52.3 | |||
Republican | Ralph R. Eltse (incumbent) | 47,414 | 47.7 | |||
Total votes | 99,376 | 100.0 | ||||
Voter turnout | % | |||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 8
California's 8th congressional district election, 1934 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | John J. McGrath (incumbent) | 107,325 | 100.0 | |
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 9
California's 9th congressional district election, 1934 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Republican | Bertrand W. Gearhart | 77,650 | 100.0 | |||
Voter turnout | % | |||||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 10
California's 10th congressional district election, 1934 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Henry E. Stubbs (incumbent) | 68,475 | 64.4 | |
Republican | George R. Bliss | 37,860 | 35.6 | |
Total votes | 106,335 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 11
California's 11th congressional district election, 1934 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Democratic | John S. McGroarty | 66,999 | 53.5 | |||
Republican | William E. Evans (incumbent) | 56,350 | 45.0 | |||
Socialist | William E. Stephenson | 1,814 | 1.5 | |||
Total votes | 125,163 | 100.0 | ||||
Voter turnout | % | |||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 12
California's 12th congressional district election, 1934 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | John H. Hoeppel (incumbent) | 52,595 | 50.7 | |
Republican | Frederick F. Houser | 51,216 | 49.3 | |
Total votes | 103,811 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 13
California's 13th congressional district election, 1934 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Charles Kramer (incumbent) | 83,384 | 62.5 | |
Republican | Thomas K. Case | 27,993 | 21.0 | |
Prohibition | Charles H. Randall | 18,760 | 14.1 | |
Socialist | Michael S. Kerrigan | 2,113 | 1.6 | |
Communist | John J. Graham | 1,268 | 0.9 | |
Total votes | 133,518 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 14
California's 14th congressional district election, 1934 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Thomas F. Ford (incumbent) | 52,761 | 61.0 | |
Republican | William D. Campbell | 33,945 | 37.1 | |
Progressive | Lyndon R. Foster | 2,487 | 2.7 | |
Socialist | Harry Sherr | 1,130 | 1.2 | |
Communist | Lawrence Ross | 1,086 | 1.2 | |
Total votes | 91,409 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 15
California's 15th congressional district election, 1934 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Democratic | John M. Costello | 67,247 | 50.6 | |||
Republican | William I. Traeger (incumbent) | 65,858 | 49.4 | |||
Total votes | 133,105 | 100.0 | ||||
Voter turnout | % | |||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 16
California's 16th congressional district election, 1934 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | John F. Dockweiler (incumbent) | 119,332 | 100.0 | |
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 17
California's 17th congressional district election, 1934 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Charles J. Colden (incumbent) | 60,045 | 70.4 | |
Republican | C. P. "Cap" Wright | 20,508 | 24.0 | |
Socialist | Richard Pomeroy | 4,721 | 5.6 | |
Total votes | 85,274 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 18
California's 18th congressional district election, 1934 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Byron N. Scott | 52,377 | 56.3 | |
Republican | William Brayton | 40,179 | 43.2 | |
Communist | Clyde Champion | 507 | 0.5 | |
Total votes | 93,063 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 19
California's 19th congressional district election, 1934 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Sam L. Collins (incumbent) | 97,119 | 88.8 | |
Independent | A. B. Hillabold (write-in) | 12,301 | 11.2 | |
Total votes | 109,420 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
District 20
California's 20th congressional district election, 1934 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | George Burnham (incumbent) | 51,682 | 52.4 | |
Democratic | Edouard Izac | 46,957 | 47.6 | |
Total votes | 98,639 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
See also
- 74th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1934
References
External links
- California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
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