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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. As of 2023, 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]
| 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 | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clair Engle (incumbent) | 136,544 | 100.0 | |
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Shelley (incumbent) | 104,358 | 100.0 | |
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) | 109,920 | 73 | |
| Republican | Robert B. Moore | 40,663 | 27 | |
| Total votes | 150,583 | 100 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harlan Hagen (incumbent) | 94,461 | 63 | |
| Republican | Myron F. Tisdel | 55,509 | 37 | |
| Total votes | 149,970 | 100 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent) | 124,662 | 100.0 | |
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
| 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 | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||