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The California United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1956 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, 1956. Democrats gained two seats from the Republicans.

Overview [edit]

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	—

Results [edit]

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
District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27
District 28 • District 29 • District 30

District 1 [edit]

California's 1st congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Hubert B. Scudder (incumbent)	102,604	53.6%
	Democratic	Clement Woodnutt Miller	88,962	46.4%
Totals			191,566	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 2 [edit]

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Clair Engle (incumbent)	136,544	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

District 3 [edit]

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	John E. Moss (incumbent)	132,930	68.6%
	Republican	Noel C. Stevenson	60,889	31.4%
Totals			193,819	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

District 4 [edit]

California's 4th congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	William S. Mailliard (incumbent)	109,188	61.9%
	Democratic	James L. Quigley	67,132	38.1%
Totals			176,320	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 5 [edit]

California's 5th congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	John Shelley (incumbent)	104,358	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

District 6 [edit]

California's 6th congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	John F. Baldwin, Jr. (incumbent)	98,683	53.7%
	Democratic	H. Roberts Quinney	84,965	46.3%
Totals			183,648	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 7 [edit]

California's 7th congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	John J. Allen, Jr. (incumbent)	75,932	52.8%
	Democratic	Laurance L. Cross	67,931	47.2%
Totals			143,863	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 8 [edit]

California's 8th congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	George P. Miller (incumbent)	136,720	65.6%
	Republican	Robert Lee Watkins	71,700	34.4%
Totals			208,420	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

District 9 [edit]

California's 9th congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	J. Arthur Younger (incumbent)	96,388	60.3%
	Democratic	James T. McKay	63,504	39.7%
Totals			159,892	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 10 [edit]

California's 10th congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Charles S. Gubser (incumbent)	128,891	60.7%
	Democratic	William H. Vatcher	83,586	39.3%
Totals			212,477	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 11 [edit]

California's 11th congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	John J. McFall	70,630	53.1%
	Republican	Justin L. Johnson (incumbent)	62,448	46.9%
Totals			133,078	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 12 [edit]

California's 12th congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent)	109,920	73%
	Republican	Robert B. Moore	40,663	27%
Totals			150,583	100%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

District 13 [edit]

California's 13th congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Charles M. Teague (incumbent)	104,009	59.6%
	Democratic	William Kirk Stewart	70,567	40.4%
Totals			174,576	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 14 [edit]

California's 14th congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Harlan Hagen (incumbent)	94,461	63%
	Republican	Myron F. Tisdel	55,509	37%
Totals			149,970	100%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

District 15 [edit]

California's 15th congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Gordon L. McDonough (incumbent)	97,182	57.9%
	Democratic	Emery S. Petty	70,681	42.1%
Totals			167,863	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 16 [edit]

California's 16th congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Donald L. Jackson (incumbent)	84,050	60.8%
	Democratic	G. Robert "Bob" Fleming	53,624	39.2%
Totals			137,674	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 17 [edit]

California's 17th congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Cecil R. King (incumbent)	157,270	64.9%
	Republican	Charles A. Franklin	84,900	35.1%
Totals			242,170	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

District 18 [edit]

California's 18th congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Craig Hosmer (incumbent)	103,108	59.3%
	Democratic	Raymond C. "Ray" Simpson	70,911	40.7%
Totals			174,019	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 19 [edit]

California's 19th congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Chet Holifield (incumbent)	116,287	73.8%
	Republican	Roy E. Reynolds	41,269	26.2%
Totals			157,556	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

District 20 [edit]

California's 20th congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	H. Allen Smith	85,459	70.8%
	Democratic	Eugene Radding	35,249	29.2%
Totals			120,708	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 21 [edit]

California's 21st congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Edgar W. Hiestand (incumbent)	153,679	62.6%
	Democratic	W. C. "Bill" Stethem	91,683	37.4%
Totals			245,362	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

District 22 [edit]

California's 22nd congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Joseph F. Holt (incumbent)	97,317	59.8%
	Democratic	Irving Glasband	65,314	40.2%
Totals			162,631	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 23 [edit]

California's 23rd congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Clyde Doyle (incumbent)	120,109	70.9%
	Republican	E. Elgie "Cal" Calvin	49,198	29.1%
Totals			169,207	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

District 24 [edit]

California's 24th congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Glenard P. Lipscomb (incumbent)	84,120	61.9%
	Democratic	Fay Porter	51,692	38.1%
Totals			135,812	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 25 [edit]

California's 25th congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Patrick J. Hillings (incumbent)	166,305	63.8%
	Democratic	John S. Sobieski	94,180	36.2%
Totals			260,485	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 26 [edit]

California's 26th congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	James Roosevelt (incumbent)	133,036	68.8%
	Republican	Edward H. Gibbons	60,230	31.2%
Totals			193,266	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

District 27 [edit]

California's 27th congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent)	124,662	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

District 28 [edit]

California's 28th congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	James B. Utt (incumbent)	159,456	64.5%
	Democratic	Gordon T. Shepard	87,691	35.5%
Totals			247,147	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 29 [edit]

California's 29th congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Dalip Singh Saund	54,989	51.5%
	Republican	Jacqueline Cochran Odlum	51,690	48.5%
Totals			106,679	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 30 [edit]

California's 30th congressional district election, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Bob Wilson (incumbent)	142,753	66.7%
	Democratic	George A. Cheney	71,112	33.3%
Totals			213,865	100.0%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

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