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TheUnited States House of Representatives elections in California, 1940 was an election forCalifornia's delegation to theUnited States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of thegeneral election of the House of Representatives on November 5, 1940. Republicans gained one districts.
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1940 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Republican | 1,473,115 | 53.2% | 10 | +1 | |
| Democratic | 1,183,980 | 42.8% | 10 | -1 | |
| Communist | 57,718 | 2.1% | 0 | 0 | |
| Prohibition | 46,945 | 1.7% | 0 | 0 | |
| Progressive | 5,649 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 1,950 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2,769,357 | 100.0% | 20 | — | |
| Pre-election | Seats | |
| Democratic-Held | 12 | |
| Republican-Held | 8 | |
| Post-election | Seats | |
| Democratic-Held | 10 | |
| Republican-Held | 10 | |
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:[1]
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 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clarence F. Lea (incumbent) | 103,547 | 93.3 | |
| Communist | Albert J. Lima | 5,647 | 5.1 | |
| Independent | Ernest S. Mitchell (write-in) | 1,828 | 1.6 | |
| Total votes | 111,022 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent) | 71,033 | 100.0 | |
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| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Frank H. Buck (incumbent) | 135,461 | 91.0 | |
| Prohibition | C. H. Farman | 10,539 | 7.1 | |
| Communist | Charles Gricus | 2,751 | 1.8 | |
| Independent | George Kimber (write-in) | 122 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 148,873 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thomas Rolph | 75,369 | 54.6 | |||
| Democratic | Franck R. Havenner (incumbent) | 61,341 | 44.4 | |||
| Communist | Archie Brown | 1,322 | 1.0 | |||
| Total votes | 138,032 | 100.0 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard J. Welch (incumbent) | 119,122 | 95.8 | |
| Communist | Walter R. Lambert | 5,232 | 4.2 | |
| Total votes | 124,354 | 100.0 | ||
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| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 131,584 | 96 | |
| Communist | Clarence Paton | 5,426 | 4 | |
| Total votes | 137,010 | 100 | ||
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| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John H. Tolan (incumbent) | 72,838 | 55.5 | |
| Republican | Ralph R. Eltse | 56,808 | 43.2 | |
| Communist | Alfred N. Johnson | 1,707 | 1.3 | |
| Total votes | 131,353 | 100.0 | ||
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| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jack Z. Anderson (incumbent) | 148,180 | 96.7 | |
| Communist | Elizabeth Nichols | 5,186 | 3.3 | |
| Democratic | J. J. McGrath (write-in) | 37 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 153,403 | 100.0 | ||
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| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bertrand W. Gearhart (incumbent) | 99,708 | 100.0 | |
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| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alfred J. Elliott (incumbent) | 125,845 | 97 | |
| Communist | Louretta Adams | 3,826 | 3 | |
| Total votes | 129,671 | 100 | ||
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| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Carl Hinshaw (incumbent) | 170,504 | 96.6 | |
| Communist | Orla E. Lair | 6,003 | 3.4 | |
| Total votes | 176,507 | 100.0 | ||
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| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Voorhis (incumbent) | 99,494 | 64.0 | |
| Republican | Eugene W. Nixon | 54,731 | 35.2 | |
| Communist | Albert Lewis | 1,152 | 0.8 | |
| Total votes | 155,377 | 100.0 | ||
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| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles Kramer (incumbent) | 127,167 | 75.7 | |
| Prohibition | Charles H. Randall | 36,406 | 21.7 | |
| Communist | Celeste Strack | 4,434 | 2.6 | |
| Total votes | 168,007 | 100.0 | ||
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| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas F. Ford (incumbent) | 73,137 | 64.3 | |
| Republican | Herbert L. Herberts | 37,939 | 33.3 | |
| Communist | Pettis Perry | 2,732 | 2.4 | |
| Total votes | 113,808 | 100.0 | ||
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| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John M. Costello (incumbent) | 94,435 | 56.2 | |
| Republican | Norris J. Nelson | 71,667 | 42.6 | |
| Communist | Emil Freed | 2,004 | 1.2 | |
| Total votes | 168,106 | 100.0 | ||
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| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Leland M. Ford (incumbent) | 188,049 | 96.4 | |
| Communist | George C. Sandy | 7,017 | 3.6 | |
| Total votes | 195,066 | 100.0 | ||
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| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lee E. Geyer (incumbent) | 75,109 | 65.5 | |
| Republican | Clifton A. Hix | 32,862 | 28.6 | |
| Progressive | Samuel C. Converse | 5,649 | 4.9 | |
| Communist | Harry L. Gray | 1,118 | 1.0 | |
| Total votes | 114,738 | 100.0 | ||
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| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William Ward Johnson (incumbent) | 73,932 | 54.4 | |
| Democratic | Byron N. Scott | 60,764 | 44.7 | |
| Communist | George R. Ashby | 1,355 | 0.9 | |
| Total votes | 136,051 | 100.0 | ||
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| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent) | 84,931 | 52.9 | |
| Republican | Lotus H. Loudon | 75,495 | 47.1 | |
| Total votes | 160,426 | 100.0 | ||
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| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edouard Izac (incumbent) | 69,874 | 51.1 | |
| Republican | Ed Fletcher | 66,132 | 48.3 | |
| Communist | Esco L. Richardson | 806 | 0.6 | |
| Total votes | 136,812 | 100.0 | ||
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| Democratichold | ||||
