1954 United States House of Representatives elections in California

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1954 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, 1954. Democrats gained two seats and lost one seat.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1954
Party		Votes	%	Before	After	+/–
	Republican	1,907,407	49.2%	20	19	-1
	Democratic	1,902,384	49.1%	10	11	+1
	Progressive	63,284	1.6%	0	0	0
Totals		3,873,075	100.0%	30	30	—

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [1]

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hubert B. Scudder (incumbent)	83,762	59.1
	Progressive	Max Kortum	58,004	40.9
Total votes			141,766	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clair Engle (incumbent)	113,104	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John E. Moss (incumbent)	96,238	65.3
	Republican	James H. Phillips	51,111	34.7
Total votes			147,349	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William S. Mailliard (incumbent)	88,439	61.2
	Democratic	Philip A. O'Rourke	52,980	36.7
	Progressive	George R. Andersen	2,987	2.1
Total votes			144,406	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John F. Shelley (incumbent)	86,428	100.0
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	Democratic hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John F. Baldwin, Jr.	72,336	50.9
	Democratic	Robert Condon (incumbent)	69,776	49.1
Total votes			142,112	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Allen, Jr. (incumbent)	64,083	53
	Democratic	Stanley K. Crook	56,807	47
Total votes			120,890	100
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George P. Miller (incumbent)	101,803	65.4
	Republican	Jessie M. Ritchie	53,869	34.6
Total votes			155,672	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	J. Arthur Younger (incumbent)	60,648	54.5
	Democratic	Harold F. Taggart	50,619	45.5
Total votes			111,267	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles S. Gubser (incumbent)	94,418	61.2
	Democratic	Paul V. Birmingham	59,843	38.8
Total votes			154,261	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Justin L. Johnson (incumbent)	54,716	52.6
	Democratic	Carl Sugar	49,388	47.4
Total votes			104,104	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

District 12

California's 12th congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bernice F. Sisk	63,911	53.8
	Republican	Allan O. Hunter (incumbent)	54,903	46.2
Total votes			118,814	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 13

California's 13th congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles M. Teague	69,287	52.5
	Democratic	Timothy I. O'Reilly	62,786	47.5
Total votes			132,073	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

District 14

California's 14th congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harlan Hagen (incumbent)	75,194	65
	Republican	Al Blain	40,270	35
Total votes			115,464	100
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 15

California's 15th congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gordon L. McDonough (incumbent)	77,651	56.9
	Democratic	Frank P. O'Sullivan	58,785	43.1
Total votes			136,436	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

District 16

California's 16th congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald L. Jackson (incumbent)	63,124	60.8
	Democratic	S. Mark Hogue	40,659	39.2
Total votes			103,783	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

District 17

California's 17th congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cecil R. King (incumbent)	97,828	60.1
	Republican	Robert H. Finch	64,967	39.9
Total votes			162,795	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

District 18

California's 18th congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Craig Hosmer (incumbent)	71,731	55
	Democratic	Joseph M. Kennick	58,647	45
Total votes			130,378	100
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

District 19

California's 19th congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chet Holifield (incumbent)	90,269	74.8
	Republican	Raymond R. Pritchard	30,404	25.2
Total votes			120,673	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

District 20

California's 20th congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Carl Hinshaw (incumbent)	71,213	71.2
	Democratic	Eugene Radding	28,838	28.8
Total votes			100,051	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

District 21

California's 21st congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edgar W. Hiestand (incumbent)	100,258	58.7
	Democratic	William E. "Bill" Roskam	70,486	41.3
Total votes			170,744	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

District 22

California's 22nd congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph F. Holt (incumbent)	65,165	58.2
	Democratic	William M. "Bill" Costley	46,875	41.8
Total votes			112,040	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

District 23

California's 23rd congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clyde Doyle (incumbent)	90,729	70.9
	Republican	Frank G. Bussing	34,911	27.3
	Progressive	Olive T. Thompson	2,293	1.8
Total votes			127,933	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

District 24

California's 24th congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenard P. Lipscomb (incumbent)	65,431	56.9
	Democratic	George Arnold	49,592	43.1
Total votes			115,023	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

District 25

California's 25th congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick J. Hillings (incumbent)	113,027	65.2
	Democratic	John S. Sobieski	60,370	34.8
Total votes			173,397	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

District 26

California's 26th congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Roosevelt	94,261	60.1
	Republican	Theodore R. "Ted" Owings	62,585	39.9
Total votes			156,856	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

District 27

California's 27th congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent)	65,389	64.8
	Republican	Martin K. Barrett	35,594	35.2
Total votes			100,983	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

District 28

California's 28th congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James B. Utt (incumbent)	95,680	66.2
	Democratic	Harriet Enderle	48,785	33.8
Total votes			144,465	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

District 29

California's 29th congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Phillips (incumbent)	42,420	58
	Republican	Bruce Shangle	30,781	42
Total votes			73,201	100
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

District 30

California's 30th congressional district election, 1954

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Wilson (incumbent)	94,623	60.4
	Democratic	Ross T. McIntire	61,994	39.6
Total votes			156,617	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Republican hold

See also

• 84th United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• 1954 United States House of Representatives elections

References

• California Elections Page

External links

• California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)