1948 United States House of Representatives elections in California explained

Election Name:1948 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Country:California
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1946 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Previous Year:1946
Next Election:1950 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Next Year:1950
Seats For Election:All 23 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:14
Seats1:13
Seat Change1: 1
Popular Vote1:1,974,748
Percentage1:55.5%
Swing1: 3.9%
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election2:9
Seats2:10
Seat Change2: 1
Popular Vote2:1,400,487
Percentage2:39.4%
Swing2: 8.9%
Party3:Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
Last Election3:New
Seats3:0
Popular Vote3:182,252
Percentage3:5.1%
Swing3: 5.1%

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1948 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 2, 1948. Democrats picked up three districts while losing two for a net gain of one seat.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1948
PartyVotes%BeforeAfter+/–
Republican1,974,74855.5%1413-1
Democratic1,400,48739.4%910+1
Progressive182,2525.1%000
Independent1,0130.0%000
Totals3,558,500100.0%2323

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1948election.pdf

align=center 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 21 • District 22 • District 23

District 23

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