1950 United States House of Representatives elections in California

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1950 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 7, 1950. Republicans won one Democratic-held seat.

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Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1950
Party Votes % Before After +/–
Republican 1,754,001 52.2% 12 13 +1
Democratic 1,480,639 44.1% 11 10 -1
Progressive 105,396 3.1% 0 0 0
Prohibition 10,339 0.3% 0 0 0
Independent 7,329 0.2% 0 0 0
Totals 3,357,704 100.0% 23 23 —

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 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23

District 1
California's 1st congressional district election, 1950
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hubert B. Scudder (incumbent) 85,122 54
Democratic Roger Kent 72,584 46
Total votes 157,706 100
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 2
California's 2nd congressional district election, 1950
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clair Engle (incumbent) 85,103 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 3
California's 3rd congressional district election, 1950
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Justin L. Johnson (incumbent) 177,269 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 4
California's 4th congressional district election, 1950
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Franck R. Havenner (incumbent) 83,078 67.2
Republican William S. Mailliard 40,569 32.8
Total votes 123,647 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 5
California's 5th congressional district election, 1950
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John F. Shelley (incumbent) 117,888 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 6
California's 6th congressional district election, 1950
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Miller (incumbent) 192,342 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 7
California's 7th congressional district election, 1950
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John J. Allen, Jr. (incumbent) 74,069 55.3
Democratic Lyle E. Cook 59,976 44.7
Total votes 134,045 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 8
California's 8th congressional district election, 1950
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Z. Anderson (incumbent) 168,510 83.1
Progressive John A. Peterson 34,176 16.9
Total votes 202,686 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 9
California's 9th congressional district election, 1950
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Allan O. Hunter 76,015 52
Democratic Cecil F. White (incumbent) 70,201 48
Total votes 146,216 100
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

District 10
California's 10th congressional district election, 1950
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas H. Werdel (incumbent) 59,313 53.6
Democratic Harlan Hagen 51,409 46.4
Total votes 110,722 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 11
California's 11th congressional district election, 1950
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ernest K. Bramblett (incumbent) 59,780 52.1
Democratic Ardis M. Walker 55,020 47.9
Total votes 114,800 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 12
California's 12th congressional district election, 1950
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patrick J. Hillings 107,933 60.1
Democratic Steve Zetterberg 71,682 39.9
Total votes 179,615 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 13
California's 13th congressional district election, 1950
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Norris Poulson (incumbent) 83,296 84.9
Progressive Ellen P. Davidson 14,789 15.1
Total votes 98,085 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 14
California's 14th congressional district election, 1950
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Yorty 47,653 49.4
Republican Jack W. Hardy 35,543 36.8
Progressive Charlotta A. Bass 13,364 13.8
Total votes 96,560 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 15
California's 15th congressional district election, 1950
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gordon L. McDonough (incumbent) 112,704 87.2
Progressive Jeanne Cole 16,559 12.8
Total votes 129,263 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 16
California's 16th congressional district election, 1950
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald L. Jackson (incumbent) 115,970 59.3
Democratic S. Mark Hogue 79,744 40.7
Total votes 195,714 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 17
California's 17th congressional district election, 1950
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 166,334 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 18
California's 18th congressional district election, 1950
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clyde Doyle (incumbent) 97,177 50.5
Republican Craig Hosmer 95,308 49.5
Total votes 192,485 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 19
California's 19th congressional district election, 1950
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chet Holifield (incumbent) 73,317 90.9
Independent Myra Tanner Weiss 7,329 9.1
Total votes 80,646 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 20
California's 20th congressional district election, 1950
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Carl Hinshaw (incumbent) 211,012 85.1
Progressive Myra Tanner Weiss 26,508 10.7
Prohibition Frank Nelson 10,339 4.2
Total votes 247,859 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 21
California's 21st congressional district election, 1950
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent) 62,994 57.4
Republican R. E. Reynolds 46,693 42.6
Total votes 109,687 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 22
California's 22nd congressional district election, 1950
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John J. Phillips (incumbent) 114,497 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 23
California's 23rd congressional district election, 1950
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clinton D. McKinnon (incumbent) 94,137 51
Republican Leslie E. Gehres 90,398 49
Total votes 184,535 100
Turnout  
Democratic hold

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