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TheUnited States House of Representatives elections in California, 1944 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 7, 1944. Democrats picked up four districts.
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1944 | |||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Republican | 1,519,190 | 50.56% | 7 | -4 | |
| Democratic | 1,479,443 | 49.23% | 16 | +4 | |
| Prohibition | 6,309 | 0.21% | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3,004,942 | 100.0% | 23 | — | |
| Pre-election | Seats | |
| Democratic-Held | 12 | |
| Republican-Held | 11 | |
| Post-election | Seats | |
| Democratic-Held | 16 | |
| Republican-Held | 7 | |
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) | 92,706 | 100.0 | |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clair Engle (incumbent) | 48,201 | 63.8 | |||
| Republican | Jesse M. Mayo | 27,312 | 36.2 | |||
| Total votes | 75,513 | 100.0 | ||||
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Engle had been elected to finish the term of the late Republican representativeHarry L. Englebright on May 13, 1943.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Justin L. Johnson (incumbent) | 131,705 | 100.0 | |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Franck R. Havenner | 73,582 | 50.1 | |||
| Republican | Thomas Rolph (incumbent) | 73,367 | 49.9 | |||
| Total votes | 146,949 | 100.0 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard J. Welch (incumbent) | 112,151 | 100.0 | |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George P. Miller | 104,441 | 52 | |||
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 96,395 | 48 | |||
| Total votes | 200,836 | 100.0 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John H. Tolan (incumbent) | 81,762 | 57.9 | |
| Republican | Chelsey M. Walter | 59,360 | 42.1 | |
| Total votes | 141,122 | 100.0 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jack Z. Anderson (incumbent) | 94,218 | 56.5 | |
| Democratic | Arthur L. Johnson | 72,420 | 43.5 | |
| Total votes | 166,638 | 100.0 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bertrand W. Gearhart (incumbent) | 66,845 | 100.0 | |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alfred J. Elliott (incumbent) | 60,001 | 100.0 | |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George E. Outland (incumbent) | 52,218 | 56 | |
| Republican | A. J. Dingeman | 41,005 | 44 | |
| Total votes | 93,223 | 100 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Voorhis (incumbent) | 77,385 | 55.3 | |
| Republican | Roy P. McLaughlin | 62,524 | 44.7 | |
| Total votes | 139,909 | 100.0 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ned R. Healy | 66,854 | 55 | |||
| Republican | Norris Poulson (incumbent) | 54,792 | 45 | |||
| Total votes | 121,646 | 100 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Helen Gahagan Douglas | 65,729 | 51.6 | |
| Republican | William D. Campbell | 61,767 | 48.4 | |
| Total votes | 127,496 | 100.0 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gordon L. McDonough | 100,305 | 56.8 | |||
| Democratic | Hal Styles | 73,655 | 41.7 | |||
| Prohibition | Johannes Nielson-Lange | 2,694 | 1.5 | |||
| Total votes | 176,654 | 100.0 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ellis E. Patterson | 105,835 | 54.1 | |
| Republican | Jesse Randolph Kellems | 89,700 | 45.9 | |
| Total votes | 195,535 | 100.0 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cecil R. King (incumbent) | 147,217 | 100.0 | |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clyde Doyle | 95,090 | 55.7 | |||
| Republican | William Ward Johnson (incumbent) | 75,749 | 44.3 | |||
| Total votes | 170,839 | 100.0 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chet Holifield (incumbent) | 65,758 | 71.8 | |
| Republican | Carlton H. Casjens | 25,852 | 28.2 | |
| Total votes | 91,610 | 100.0 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Carl Hinshaw (incumbent) | 112,663 | 51.8 | |
| Democratic | Archibald B. Young | 101,090 | 46.5 | |
| Prohibition | Charles Hiram Randall | 3,615 | 1.5 | |
| Total votes | 217,368 | 100.0 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent) | 48,539 | 58.5 | |
| Republican | Earl S. Webb | 34,409 | 41.5 | |
| Total votes | 82,948 | 100.0 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John J. Phillips (incumbent) | 88,537 | 100.0 | |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edouard Izac (incumbent) | 86,707 | 55.1 | |
| Republican | James B. Abbey | 70,787 | 44.9 | |
| Total votes | 157,494 | 100.0 | ||
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