United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1962

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1962 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, 1962. California gained eight districts as a result of the 1960 Census, seven of which were won by Democrats and one by a Republican. Of California's existing districts, Democrats picked up three and lost one.

Overview

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1962election.pdf]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Clement Woodnutt Miller (inc.)
votes = 100,962
percentage = 50.75Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Don H. Clausen
votes = 97,949
percentage = 49.23Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 31
percentage = 0.02Election box total no change
votes = 198,942
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 2

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Harold T. Johnson (incumbent)
votes = 106,239
percentage = 64.62Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Frederic H. Nagel
votes = 58,150
percentage = 35.37Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 8
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 164,397
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 3

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John E. Moss (incumbent)
votes = 138,257
percentage = 74.82Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = George W. G. Smith
votes = 46,510
percentage = 25.17Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 24
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 184,791
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 4

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Robert L. Leggett
votes = 55,563
percentage = 56.50Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = L. V. Honsinger
votes = 42,762
percentage = 43.48Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 20
percentage = 0.02Election box total no change
votes = 98,345
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box new seat win
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 5

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John Shelley (incumbent)
votes = 64,493
percentage = 80.44Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Roland S. Charles
votes = 15,670
percentage = 19.54Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 16
percentage = 0.02Election box total no change
votes = 80,179
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 6

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William S. Mailliard (incumbent)
votes = 105,762
percentage = 58.69Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John A. O'Connell
votes = 74,429
percentage = 41.30Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 3
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 180,194
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 7

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jeffery Cohelan (incumbent)
votes = 86,215
percentage = 64.48Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Leonard L. Cantando
votes = 47,409
percentage = 35.46Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 76
percentage = 0.06Election box total no change
votes = 133,700
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 8

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George P. Miller (incumbent)
votes = 97,014
percentage = 72.49Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Harold Petersen
votes = 36,810
percentage = 27.51Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 3
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 133,827
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 9

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Don Edwards
votes = 79,616
percentage = 65.94Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Joseph F. Donovan
votes = 41,104
percentage = 34.04Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 24
percentage = 0.02Election box total no change
votes = 120,744
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box new seat win
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 10

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles S. Gubser (incumbent)
votes = 106,419
percentage = 60.70Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James P. Thurber, Jr.
votes = 68,885
percentage = 39.29Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 21
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 175,325
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 11

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = J. Arthur Younger (incumbent)
votes = 101,963
percentage = 62.33Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John D. Kaster
votes = 61,623
percentage = 37.67Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 5
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 163,591
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 12

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Burt L. Talcott
votes = 75,424
percentage = 61.31Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = William K. Steward
votes = 47,576
percentage = 38.67Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 26
percentage = 0.02Election box total no change
votes = 123,026
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box new seat win
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 13

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles M. Teague (incumbent)
votes = 84,743
percentage = 64.94Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George J. Holgate
votes = 45,746
percentage = 35.05Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 12
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 130,501
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 14

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John F. Baldwin, Jr. (incumbent)
votes = 99,040
percentage = 62.88Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Charles R. Weidner
votes = 58,469
percentage = 37.12Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 9
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 157,518
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 15

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John J. McFall (incumbent)
votes = 97,322
percentage = 69.99Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Clifford B. Bull
votes = 41,726
percentage = 30.01Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 5
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 139,053
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 16

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent)
votes = 108,339
percentage = 71.87Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Arthur L. Selland
votes = 42,401
percentage = 28.13Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 11
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 150,751
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 17

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Cecil R. King (incumbent)
votes = 74,964
percentage = 67.15Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ted Bruinsma
votes = 36,663
percentage = 32.84Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 5
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 111,632
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 18

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Harlan Hagen (incumbent)
votes = 91,684
percentage = 58.88Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = G. Ray Arnett
votes = 64,037
percentage = 41.12Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 4
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 155,725
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 19

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Chet Holifield (incumbent)
votes = 78,436
percentage = 61.55Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert T. Ramsay
votes = 48,976
percentage = 38.43Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 21
percentage = 0.02Election box total no change
votes = 127,433
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 20

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = H. Allen Smith (incumbent)
votes = 119,938
percentage = 70.63Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Leon Mayer
votes = 49,850
percentage = 29.36Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 16
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 169,804
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 21

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Augustus F. Hawkins
votes = 73,465
percentage = 84.54Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Herman Smith
votes = 13,371
percentage = 15.39Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 68
percentage = 0.08Election box total no change
votes = 86,904
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box new seat win
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 22

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James C. Corman (incumbent)
votes = 75,294
percentage = 53.62Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles S. Foote
votes = 65,087
percentage = 46.35Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 33
percentage = 0.02Election box total no change
votes = 140,414
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 23

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Clyde Doyle (incumbent)
votes = 83,269
percentage = 64.17Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Emmett A. Schwartz
votes = 46,488
percentage = 35.82Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 12
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 129,769
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 24

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Glenard P. Lipscomb (incumbent)
votes = 120,884
percentage = 70.33Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Knox Mellon
votes = 50,970
percentage = 29.66Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 19
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 171,873
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 25

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ronald B. Cameron
votes = 62,371
percentage = 53.07Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John H. Rousselot (incumbent)
votes = 53,961
percentage = 45.91Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 1,192
percentage = 1.01Election box total no change
votes = 117,524
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

District 26

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James Roosevelt (incumbent)
votes = 112,162
percentage = 68.29Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Daniel Beltz
votes = 52,063
percentage = 31.70Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 21
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 164,246
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 27

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Everett G. Burkhalter
votes = 66,979
percentage = 52.10Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Edgar W. Hiestand (incumbent)
votes = 61,538
percentage = 47.86Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 49
percentage = 0.04Election box total no change
votes = 128,566
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

District 28

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (incumbent)
votes = 162,233
percentage = 63.97Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Pacht
votes = 91,305
percentage = 36.00Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 64
percentage = 0.03Election box total no change
votes = 253,602
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 29

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George Brown, Jr.
votes = 73,740
percentage = 55.64Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = H. L. Richardson, Jr.
votes = 58,760
percentage = 44.34Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 27
percentage = 0.02Election box total no change
votes = 132,527
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box new seat win
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 30

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Edward R. Roybal
votes = 69,008
percentage = 56.50Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Gordon L. McDonough (incumbent)
votes = 53,104
percentage = 43.48Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 16
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 122,128
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

District 31

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Charles H. Wilson
votes = 76,631
percentage = 52.19Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Gordon Hahn
votes = 70,154
percentage = 47.78Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 35
percentage = 0.02Election box total no change
votes = 146,820
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box new seat win
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 32

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Craig Hosmer (incumbent)
votes = 115,915
percentage = 70.74Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = J. J. Johovich
votes = 47,917
percentage = 29.24Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 33
percentage = 0.02Election box total no change
votes = 163,865
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 33

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent)
votes = 96,192
percentage = 59.02Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William R. Thomas
votes = 66,764
percentage = 40.97Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 18
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 162,974
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 34

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Richard T. Hanna
votes = 90,758
percentage = 55.94Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert A. Geier
votes = 71,478
percentage = 44.05Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 16
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 162,252
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box new seat win
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 35

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James B. Utt (incumbent)
votes = 133,737
percentage = 68.52Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Burton Shamsky
votes = 61,395
percentage = 31.45Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 54
percentage = 0.03Election box total no change
votes = 195,186
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 36

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Wilson (incumbent)
votes = 91,626
percentage = 61.77Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = William C. Godfrey
votes = 56,637
percentage = 38.18Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 69
percentage = 0.05Election box total no change
votes = 148,332
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 37

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Lionel Van Deerlin
votes = 63,821
percentage = 51.32Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Dick Wilson
votes = 60,460
percentage = 48.62Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 70
percentage = 0.06Election box total no change
votes = 124,351
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box new seat win
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 38

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Patrick M. Martin
votes = 68,583
percentage = 55.92Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Dalip Singh Saund (incumbent)
votes = 54,022
percentage = 44.05Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 30
percentage = 0.02Election box total no change
votes = 122,605
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

See also

*88th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1962

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1962-11-06 California Elections Page]
* [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives]

External links

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/page/8 California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)]
* [http://ca.rand.org/stats/politics/sov/elect.defs.html RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions]