1960 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1960 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 8, 1960. Democrats and Republicans each swapped a seat, leaving the balance at 16 Democrats and 14 Republicans.

Overview[edit]

United States HoR elections in California, 1960
Party Votes % Seats
Democratic 3,336,709 53.9% 16
Republican 2,855,115 46.1% 14
Totals 6,191,824 100.0% 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, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clement Woodnutt Miller (inc.) 115,829 51.6
Republican Frederick G. Dupuis 108,505 48.4
Total votes 224,334 100.0
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Democratic hold

District 2[edit]

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harold T. Johnson (incumbent) 109,565 62.7
Republican Fredric H. Nagel 65,198 37.3
Total votes 174,763 100.0
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Democratic hold

District 3[edit]

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John E. Moss (incumbent) 200,439 100.0
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Democratic hold

District 4[edit]

California's 4th congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William S. Mailliard (incumbent) 118,249 65.3
Democratic Phillips S. Davies 62,814 34.7
Total votes 181,063 100.0
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Republican hold

District 5[edit]

California's 5th congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John F. Shelley (incumbent) 104,507 83.7
Republican Vick Verreos 20,305 16.3
Total votes 124,812 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold

District 6[edit]

California's 6th congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John F. Baldwin, Jr. (incumbent) 128,418 58.7
Democratic Douglas R. Page 90,260 41.3
Total votes 218,678 100.0
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Republican hold

District 7[edit]

California's 7th congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeffery Cohelan (incumbent) 79,776 57.1
Republican Lewis F. Sherman 60,065 42.9
Total votes 139,841 100.0
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Democratic hold

District 8[edit]

California's 8th congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Miller (incumbent) 152,476 62
Republican Robert E. Hannon 93,403 38
Total votes 245,879 100
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Democratic hold

District 9[edit]

California's 9th congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. Arthur Younger (incumbent) 116,589 59.2
Democratic John D. Kaster 80,227 40.8
Total votes 196,816 100.0
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Republican hold

District 10[edit]

California's 10th congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles S. Gubser (incumbent) 170,063 58.9
Democratic Russell B. Bryan 118,520 41.1
Total votes 288,583 100.0
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Republican hold

District 11[edit]

California's 11th congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John J. McFall (incumbent) 97,368 65.4
Republican Clifford B. Bull 51,473 34.6
Total votes 148,841 100.0
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Democratic hold

District 12[edit]

California's 12th congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) 141,974 100.0
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Democratic hold

District 13[edit]

California's 13th congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles M. Teague (incumbent) 146,072 65
Democratic L. Boyd Finch 78,597 35
Total votes 224,669 100
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Republican hold

District 14[edit]

California's 14th congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harlan Hagen (incumbent) 97,026 56.5
Republican G. Ray Arnett 74,800 43.5
Total votes 171,826 100.0
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Democratic hold

District 15[edit]

California's 15th congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gordon L. McDonough (incumbent) 89,234 51.3
Democratic Emery S. Petty 84,650 48.7
Total votes 173,884 100.0
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Republican hold

District 16[edit]

California's 16th congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. 83,601 55.4
Democratic Jerry Pacht 67,318 44.6
Total votes 150,919 100.0
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Republican hold

District 17[edit]

California's 17th congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 206,620 67.7
Republican Tom Coffee 98,510 32.3
Total votes 305,130 100.0
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Democratic hold

District 18[edit]

California's 18th congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig Hosmer (incumbent) 129,851 70
Democratic D. Patrick Ahern 55,735 30
Total votes 185,586 100
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Republican hold

District 19[edit]

California's 19th congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chet Holifield (incumbent) 145,479 78.2
Republican Gordon S. McWilliams 40,491 21.8
Total votes 185,970 100.0
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Democratic hold

District 20[edit]

California's 20th congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. Allen Smith (incumbent) 90,214 70.1
Democratic Eugene Radding 38,497 29.9
Total votes 128,711 100.0
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Republican hold

District 21[edit]

California's 21st congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Edgar W. Hiestand (incumbent) 179,376 58.4
Democratic Mrs. Rudd Brown 127,591 41.6
Total votes 306,967 100.0
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Democratic hold

District 22[edit]

California's 22nd congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James C. Corman 104,919 51.1
Republican Lemoine Blanchard 100,321 48.9
Total votes 205,240 100.0
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Democratic gain from Republican

District 23[edit]

California's 23rd congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clyde Doyle (incumbent) 148,415 74.2
Republican Emmett A. Schwartz 51,548 25.8
Total votes 199,963 100.0
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Democratic hold

District 24[edit]

California's 24th congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Glenard P. Lipscomb (incumbent) 82,497 59.7
Democratic Norman Hass 55,613 40.3
Total votes 138,110 100.0
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Republican hold

District 25[edit]

California's 25th congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John H. Rousselot 182,545 53.6
Democratic George A. Kasem (incumbent) 158,289 46.4
Total votes 340,834 100.0
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Republican gain from Democratic

District 26[edit]

California's 26th congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Roosevelt (incumbent) 150,318 73.4
Republican William E. McIntyre 54,540 26.6
Total votes 204,818 100.0
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Democratic hold

District 27[edit]

California's 27th congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent) 123,645 66.8
Republican Robert M. Castle 61,484 33.2
Total votes 185,129 100.0
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Democratic hold

District 28[edit]

California's 28th congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James B. Utt (incumbent) 241,765 60.9
Democratic Max E. Woods 155,221 39.1
Total votes 396,986 100.0
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Republican hold

District 29[edit]

California's 29th congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dalip Singh Saund (incumbent) 76,139 57.1
Republican Charles H. Jameson 57,319 42.9
Total votes 133,458 100.0
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Republican gain from Democratic

District 30[edit]

California's 30th congressional district election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Wilson (incumbent) 158,679 59.3
Democratic Walter Wencke 108,882 40.7
Total votes 267,561 100.0
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Republican hold

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