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TheCalifornia United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1956 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 6, 1956. Democrats gained two seats from the Republicans. As of 2025, this is the last time that Republicans won a majority of congressional districts in California.
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1956 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | |
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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Hubert B. Scudder (incumbent) | 102,604 | 53.6 | |
| Democratic | Clement Woodnutt Miller | 88,962 | 46.4 | |
| Total votes | 191,566 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clair Engle (incumbent) | 136,544 | 100.0 | |
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John E. Moss (incumbent) | 132,930 | 68.6 | |
| Republican | Noel C. Stevenson | 60,889 | 31.4 | |
| Total votes | 193,819 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (incumbent) | 109,188 | 61.9 | |
| Democratic | James L. Quigley | 67,132 | 38.1 | |
| Total votes | 176,320 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Shelley (incumbent) | 104,358 | 100.0 | |
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 136,720 | 65.6 | |
| Republican | Robert Lee Watkins | 71,700 | 34.4 | |
| Total votes | 208,420 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | J. Arthur Younger (incumbent) | 96,388 | 60.3 | |
| Democratic | James T. McKay | 63,504 | 39.7 | |
| Total votes | 159,892 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles S. Gubser (incumbent) | 128,891 | 60.7 | |
| Democratic | William H. Vatcher | 83,586 | 39.3 | |
| Total votes | 212,477 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John J. McFall | 70,630 | 53.1 | |||
| Republican | Justin L. Johnson (incumbent) | 62,448 | 46.9 | |||
| Total votes | 133,078 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) | 109,920 | 73 | |
| Republican | Robert B. Moore | 40,663 | 27 | |
| Total votes | 150,583 | 100 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles M. Teague (incumbent) | 104,009 | 59.6 | |
| Democratic | William Kirk Stewart | 70,567 | 40.4 | |
| Total votes | 174,576 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harlan Hagen (incumbent) | 94,461 | 63 | |
| Republican | Myron F. Tisdel | 55,509 | 37 | |
| Total votes | 149,970 | 100 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gordon L. McDonough (incumbent) | 97,182 | 57.9 | |
| Democratic | Emery S. Petty | 70,681 | 42.1 | |
| Total votes | 167,863 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 157,270 | 64.9 | |
| Republican | Charles A. Franklin | 84,900 | 35.1 | |
| Total votes | 242,170 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Craig Hosmer (incumbent) | 103,108 | 59.3 | |
| Democratic | Raymond C. "Ray" Simpson | 70,911 | 40.7 | |
| Total votes | 174,019 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chet Holifield (incumbent) | 116,287 | 73.8 | |
| Republican | Roy E. Reynolds | 41,269 | 26.2 | |
| Total votes | 157,556 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | H. Allen Smith | 85,459 | 70.8 | |
| Democratic | Eugene Radding | 35,249 | 29.2 | |
| Total votes | 120,708 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph F. Holt (incumbent) | 97,317 | 59.8 | |
| Democratic | Irving Glasband | 65,314 | 40.2 | |
| Total votes | 162,631 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clyde Doyle (incumbent) | 120,109 | 70.9 | |
| Republican | E. Elgie "Cal" Calvin | 49,198 | 29.1 | |
| Total votes | 169,207 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Glenard P. Lipscomb (incumbent) | 84,120 | 61.9 | |
| Democratic | Fay Porter | 51,692 | 38.1 | |
| Total votes | 135,812 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick J. Hillings (incumbent) | 166,305 | 63.8 | |
| Democratic | John S. Sobieski | 94,180 | 36.2 | |
| Total votes | 260,485 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James Roosevelt (incumbent) | 133,036 | 68.8 | |
| Republican | Edward H. Gibbons | 60,230 | 31.2 | |
| Total votes | 193,266 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent) | 124,662 | 100.0 | |
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James B. Utt (incumbent) | 159,456 | 64.5 | |
| Democratic | Gordon T. Shepard | 87,691 | 35.5 | |
| Total votes | 247,147 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dalip Singh Saund | 54,989 | 51.5 | |||
| Republican | Jacqueline Cochran Odlum | 51,690 | 48.5 | |||
| Total votes | 106,679 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Wilson (incumbent) | 142,753 | 66.7 | |
| Democratic | George A. Cheney | 71,112 | 33.3 | |
| Total votes | 213,865 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
