1940 United States House of Representatives elections in California explained

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1940 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 5, 1940. Republicans gained two districts.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1940
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican1,473,11553.2%10+2
Democratic1,183,980 42.8%10-2
Communist57,7182.1%00
Prohibition46,9451.7%00
Progressive5,6490.2%00
Independent1,9500.1%00
Totals2,769,357100.0%20

Delegation composition

Pre-electionSeats
 Democratic-Held12
 Republican-Held8
Post-electionSeats
 Democratic-Held10
 Republican-Held10

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1940election.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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