1958 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1958 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 4, 1958. Democrats picked up three seats, taking a majority of the delegation, which they would keep ever since except for a brief tie with the Republicans in the 104th Congress.

Overview[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1958
Party Votes % Before After +/–
Democratic 2,971,861 60.0% 13 16 +3
Republican 1,982,276 40.0% 17 14 -3
Totals 4,954,137 100.0% 30 30

Results[edit]

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

District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9District 10District 11District 12District 13District 14
District 15District 16District 17District 18District 19District 20District 21District 22District 23District 24District 25District 26District 27
District 28District 29District 30

District 1[edit]

California's 1st congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clement Woodnutt Miller 102,096 54.9
Republican Frederick G. Dupuis 84,807 45.1
Total votes 185,903 100.0
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Democratic gain from Republican

District 2[edit]

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harold T. Johnson 90,850 61
Republican Curtis W. Tarr 58,199 39
Total votes 149,049 100
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Democratic hold

District 3[edit]

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John E. Moss (incumbent) 169,727 100.0
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Democratic hold

District 4[edit]

California's 4th congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William S. Mailliard (incumbent) 98,574 63.9
Democratic George D. Collins, Jr. 65,798 36.1
Total votes 164,372 100.0
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Republican hold

District 5[edit]

California's 5th congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John F. Shelley (incumbent) 99,171 100.0
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Democratic hold

District 6[edit]

California's 6th congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John F. Baldwin, Jr. (incumbent) 92,669 51
Democratic Howard H. Jewel 89,192 49
Total votes 181,861 100
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Republican hold

District 7[edit]

California's 7th congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeffery Cohelan 65,699 50.9
Republican John J. Allen, Jr. (incumbent) 63,270 49.1
Total votes 128,969 100.0
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Democratic gain from Republican

District 8[edit]

California's 8th congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Miller (incumbent) 181,437 100.0
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Democratic hold

District 9[edit]

California's 9th congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. Arthur Younger (incumbent) 90,735 58.8
Democratic Elma D. Oddstad 63,597 41.2
Total votes 154,332 100.0
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Republican hold

District 10[edit]

California's 10th congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles S. Gubser (incumbent) 118,715 54.6
Democratic Russell B. Bryan 98,894 45.4
Total votes 217,609 100.0
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Republican hold

District 11[edit]

California's 11th congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John J. McFall (incumbent) 86,924 69.3
Republican Frederick S. Van Dyke 38,427 30.7
Total votes 125,351 100.0
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Democratic hold

District 12[edit]

California's 12th congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) 112,702 81.1
Republican Daniel K. Halpin 26,228 18.9
Total votes 138,930 100
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Democratic hold

District 13[edit]

California's 13th congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles M. Teague (incumbent) 98,381 57
Democratic William Kirk Stewart 74,160 43
Total votes 172,541 100
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Republican hold

District 14[edit]

California's 14th congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harlan Hagen (incumbent) 120,347 100.0
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Democratic hold

District 15[edit]

California's 15th congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gordon L. McDonough (incumbent) 77,267 52
Democratic Emery S. Petty 71,192 48
Total votes 148,459 100
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Republican hold

District 16[edit]

California's 16th congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald L. Jackson (incumbent) 70,724 57.8
Democratic Melvin Lennard 51,616 42.2
Total votes 122,340 100.0
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Republican hold

District 17[edit]

California's 17th congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 182,965 75.3
Republican Charles A. Franklin 59,973 24.7
Total votes 242,938 100.0
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Democratic hold

District 18[edit]

California's 18th congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig Hosmer (incumbent) 95,682 60
Democratic Harry S. May 63,684 40
Total votes 159,366 100
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Republican hold

District 19[edit]

California's 19th congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chet Holifield (incumbent) 131,421 75.3
Republican Roy E. Reynolds 26,092 24.7
Total votes 157,513 100.0
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Democratic hold

District 20[edit]

California's 20th congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. Allen Smith (incumbent) 72,311 66
Democratic Eugene Radding 37,331 34
Total votes 109,642 100.0
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Republican hold

District 21[edit]

California's 21st congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Edgar W. Hiestand (incumbent) 127,238 51.9
Democratic Mrs. Rudd Brown 118,141 48.1
Total votes 245,379 100.0
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Democratic hold

District 22[edit]

California's 22nd congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph F. Holt (incumbent) 87,785 55.4
Democratic Irving Glasband 70,777 44.6
Total votes 158,562 100.0
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Republican hold

District 23[edit]

California's 23rd congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clyde Doyle (incumbent) 140,817 100.0
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Democratic hold

District 24[edit]

California's 24th congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Glenard P. Lipscomb (incumbent) 68,184 56.4
Democratic William H. Ware, Jr. 52,804 43.6
Total votes 120,988 100.0
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Republican hold

District 25[edit]

California's 25th congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George A. Kasem 135,009 50.1
Republican Prescott O. Lieberg 134,406 49.9
Total votes 269,415 100.0
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Democratic gain from Republican

District 26[edit]

California's 26th congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Roosevelt (incumbent) 125,495 72.2
Republican Crispus Wright 48,248 27.8
Total votes 173,743 100.0
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Democratic hold

District 27[edit]

California's 27th congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent) 105,062 72.3
Republican Robert M. Castle 40,317 27.7
Total votes 145,379 100.0
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Democratic hold

District 28[edit]

California's 28th congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James B. Utt (incumbent) 152,855 58.2
Democratic T. R. Boyett 109,794 41.8
Total votes 162,649 100.0
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Republican hold

District 29[edit]

California's 29th congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dalip Singh Saund (incumbent) 64,518 62.4
Republican John Babbage 38,899 37.6
Total votes 103,417 100.0
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Democratic hold

District 30[edit]

California's 30th congressional district election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Wilson (incumbent) 112,290 52.7
Democratic Lionel Van Deerlin 90,641 47.3
Total votes 202,931 100.0
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Republican hold

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