The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1946 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, 1946. Republicans captured control of Congress for the first time since 1928 due to the extreme unpopularity of President Harry Truman. California was indicative of the results as Republicans gained seven seats, one of which was won by a recently returned WWII veteran named Richard Nixon. Democrats would not regain a majority of the delegation until after the 1958 election.
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1946 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Before | After | +/– | ||
| Republican | 1,203,346 | 51.6% | 7 | 14 | +7 | ||
| Democratic | 1,126,591 | 48.3% | 16 | 9 | -7 | ||
| Prohibition | 1,476 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Write-ins | 1,248 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 2,332,661 | 100.0% | 23 | 23 | — | ||
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1946election.pdf
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