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.
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1940 | ||||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | ||
Republican | 1,473,115 | 53.2% | 10 | +2 | ||
Democratic | 1,183,980 | 42.8% | 10 | -2 | ||
Communist | 57,718 | 2.1% | 0 | 0 | ||
Prohibition | 46,945 | 1.7% | 0 | 0 | ||
Progressive | 5,649 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | ||
Independent | 1,950 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 2,769,357 | 100.0% | 20 | — |
Pre-election | Seats | |
Democratic-Held | 12 | |
Republican-Held | 8 | |
Post-election | Seats | |
Democratic-Held | 10 | |
Republican-Held | 10 | |
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 |