1932 United States House of Representatives elections in California

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1932 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, 1932. This election began the transition of California from a solidly Republican state to a swing state, which it would be for the next 60 years. California gained nine seats as a result of the 1930 census; it would have been six if the House seats were reapportioned in 1920 since California would have had 14 seats as a result of the 1920 census. Democrats won six of those seats while Republicans won three. Of California's existing seats, Democrats won four Republican-held seats.

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1932

← 1930 November 8, 1932 (1932-11-08) 1934 →
All 20 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 1 10 Seats won 11 9 Seat change 10 1 Popular vote 849,270 941,668 Percentage 45.6% 50.5%
Democratic gain      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1932
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	941,668	50.5%	9	-1
	Democratic	849,270	45.6%	11	+10
	Socialist	34,370	1.8%	0	0
	Liberty	27,595	1.5%	0	0
	Independent	11,120	0.6%	0	0
	Prohibition	10,308	0.6%	0	0
Totals		1,864,023	100.0%	20	+9

Delegation composition

Pre-election		Seats
	Republican-Held	10
	Democratic-Held	1

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

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1932

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clarence F. Lea (incumbent)	73,400	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1932

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent)	43,146	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1932

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank H. Buck	61,694	56.8
	Republican	Charles F. Curry (incumbent)	46,887	45.2
Total votes			108,581	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1932

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Florence Prag Kahn (incumbent)	67,425	85.3
	Socialist	Milen C. Dempster	11,603	14.7
Total votes			79,028	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1932

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard J. Welch (incumbent)	67,349	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1932

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Albert E. Carter (incumbent)	75,528	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1932

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ralph R. Eltse	45,944	45.5
	Democratic	Frank V. Cornish	32,365	32.0
	Socialist	J. Stitt Wilson	22,767	22.5
Total votes			101,076	100.0
Turnout
	Republican win (new seat)

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1932

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John J. McGrath	65,455	56.9
	Republican	Arthur M. Free (incumbent)	49,487	43.1
Total votes			114,942	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1932

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Denver S. Church	50,125	61.6
	Republican	Henry E. Barbour (incumbent)	31,209	38.4
Total votes			81,334	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1932

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry E. Stubbs	50,390	55.3
	Republican	Arthur S. Crites	40,794	44.7
Total votes			91,184	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1932

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William E. Evans (incumbent)	57,739	51.8
	Democratic	Albert D. Hadley	38,240	34.3
	Liberty	Marshall V. Hartranft	15,520	13.9
Total votes			111,499	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 12

California's 12th congressional district election, 1932

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John H. Hoeppel	43,122	45.8
	Republican	Frederick F. Houser	40,674	43.2
	Prohibition	Richard M. Cannon	10,308	11.0
Total votes			94,104	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 13

California's 13th congressional district election, 1932

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Kramer	65,261	52.7
	Republican	Charles H. Randall	53,449	43.1
	Liberty	George D. Higgins	5,237	4.2
Total votes			123,947	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 14

California's 14th congressional district election, 1932

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas F. Ford	47,368	57.1
	Republican	William D. Campbell	35,598	42.9
Total votes			82,966	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 15

California's 15th congressional district election, 1932

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William I. Traeger	67,390	52.8
	Democratic	John M. Costello	57,518	45.1
	Independent	Errol O. Shour (write-in)	2,721	2.1
Total votes			127,629	100.0
Turnout
	Republican win (new seat)

District 16

California's 16th congressional district election, 1932

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John F. Dockweiler	70,333	54.9
	Republican	Clyde Woodworth	57,718	45.1
Total votes			128,051	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 17

California's 17th congressional district election, 1932

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles J. Colden	50,720	62.2
	Republican	A. E. Henning	26,868	32.9
	Liberty	Ernest E. Debs	3,965	4.9
Total votes			81,553	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 18

California's 18th congressional district election, 1932

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John H. Burke	48,179	53.3
	Republican	Robert Henderson	33,817	37.4
	Independent	William E. Hinshaw	8,399	9.3
Total votes			90,395	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 19

California's 19th congressional district election, 1932

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam L. Collins	56,889	51.0
	Democratic	B. Z. McKinney	51,796	46.4
	Liberty	Horatio S. Hoard	2,873	2.6
Total votes			111,558	100.0
Turnout
	Republican win (new seat)

District 20

California's 20th congressional district election, 1932

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Burnham (incumbent)	43,757	50.3
	Democratic	Claude Chandler	43,304	49.7
Total votes			87,061	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

See also

• 73rd United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• 1932 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