1932 United States House of Representatives elections in California explained

Election Name:United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1932
Country:California
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1930
Previous Year:1930
Next Election:United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1934
Next Year:1934
Seats For Election:All 20 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election1:1
Seats1:11
Seat Change1:10
Popular Vote1:849,270
Percentage1:45.6%
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election2:10
Seats2:9
Seat Change2:1
Popular Vote2:941,668
Percentage2:50.5%

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.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1932
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican941,66850.5%9-1
Democratic849,27045.6%11+10
Socialist34,3701.8%00
Liberty27,5951.5%00
Independent11,1200.6%00
Prohibition10,3080.6%00
Totals1,864,023100.0%20+9

Delegation composition

Pre-electionSeats
 Republican-Held10
 Democratic-Held1
Post-electionSeats
 Democratic-Held11
 Republican-Held9

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1932election.pdf

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 20

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