1934 United States House of Representatives elections in California

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1934 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, 1934. Democrats gained three districts while losing one.

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1934

November 6, 1934 (1934-11-06)
All 20 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 11 9 Seats won 13 7 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 1,041,557 963,821 Percentage 50.2% 46.5%
Democratic gain      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1934
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	1,041,557	50.2%	13	+2
	Republican	963,821	46.5%	7	-2
	Socialist	18,890	0.9%	0	0
	Prohibition	18,760	0.9%	0	0
	Independent	12,301	0.6%	0	0
	Communist	11,771	0.6%	0	0
	Progressive	6,123	0.3%	0	0
Totals		2,073,223	100.0%	20	—

Delegation composition

Pre-election		Seats
	Democratic-Held	11
	Republican-Held	9

Post-election		Seats
	Democratic-Held	13
	Republican-Held	7

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [1]

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1934

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clarence F. Lea (incumbent)	98,661	93.6
	Socialist	Allen K. Gifford	6,698	6.4
Total votes			105,359	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1934

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent)	66,370	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1934

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank H. Buck (incumbent)	66,566	53.3
	Republican	J. M. Inman	56,222	45.7
	Communist	Albert Hougardy	1,167	1.0
Total votes			122,955	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1934

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Florence Prag Kahn (incumbent)	50,491	48.0
	Democratic	Chauncey Tramutolo	46,871	44.5
	Progressive	Raymond A. Burr	3,636	3.5
	Socialist	Samuel S. White	2,414	2.3
	Communist	Minnie Carson	1,810	1.7
Total votes			105,222	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1934

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard J. Welch (incumbent)	89,751	93.8
	Communist	Alexander Noral	5,933	6.2
Total votes			95,684	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1934

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Albert E. Carter (incumbent)	93,213	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1934

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John H. Tolan	51,962	52.3
	Republican	Ralph R. Eltse (incumbent)	47,414	47.7
Total votes			99,376	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1934

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John J. McGrath (incumbent)	107,325	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1934

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bertrand W. Gearhart	77,650	100.0
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1934

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry E. Stubbs (incumbent)	68,475	64.4
	Republican	George R. Bliss	37,860	35.6
Total votes			106,335	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1934

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John S. McGroarty	66,999	53.5
	Republican	William E. Evans (incumbent)	56,350	45.0
	Socialist	William E. Stephenson	1,814	1.5
Total votes			125,163	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 12

California's 12th congressional district election, 1934

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John H. Hoeppel (incumbent)	52,595	50.7
	Republican	Frederick F. Houser	51,216	49.3
Total votes			103,811	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 13

California's 13th congressional district election, 1934

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Kramer (incumbent)	83,384	62.5
	Republican	Thomas K. Case	27,993	21.0
	Prohibition	Charles H. Randall	18,760	14.1
	Socialist	Michael S. Kerrigan	2,113	1.6
	Communist	John J. Graham	1,268	0.9
Total votes			133,518	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 14

California's 14th congressional district election, 1934

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas F. Ford (incumbent)	52,761	61.0
	Republican	William D. Campbell	33,945	37.1
	Progressive	Lyndon R. Foster	2,487	2.7
	Socialist	Harry Sherr	1,130	1.2
	Communist	Lawrence Ross	1,086	1.2
Total votes			91,409	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 15

California's 15th congressional district election, 1934

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John M. Costello	67,247	50.6
	Republican	William I. Traeger (incumbent)	65,858	49.4
Total votes			133,105	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 16

California's 16th congressional district election, 1934

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John F. Dockweiler (incumbent)	119,332	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 17

California's 17th congressional district election, 1934

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles J. Colden (incumbent)	60,045	70.4
	Republican	C. P. "Cap" Wright	20,508	24.0
	Socialist	Richard Pomeroy	4,721	5.6
Total votes			85,274	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 18

California's 18th congressional district election, 1934

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Byron N. Scott	52,377	56.3
	Republican	William Brayton	40,179	43.2
	Communist	Clyde Champion	507	0.5
Total votes			93,063	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 19

California's 19th congressional district election, 1934

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam L. Collins (incumbent)	97,119	88.8
	Independent	A. B. Hillabold (write-in)	12,301	11.2
Total votes			109,420	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 20

California's 20th congressional district election, 1934

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Burnham (incumbent)	51,682	52.4
	Democratic	Edouard Izac	46,957	47.6
Total votes			98,639	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

See also

• 74th United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• 1934 United States House of Representatives elections

References

• California Elections Page
• Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives

External links

• California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
• RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions