1958 United States House of Representatives elections in California

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1958 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 4, 1958. Democrats picked up three seats, taking a majority of the delegation, which they would keep ever since except for a brief tie with the Republicans in the 104th Congress.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1958
Party		Votes	%	Before	After	+/–
	Democratic	2,971,861	60.0%	13	16	+3
	Republican	1,982,276	40.0%	17	14	-3
Totals		4,954,137	100.0%	30	30	—

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [1]

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clement Woodnutt Miller	102,096	54.9
	Republican	Frederick G. Dupuis	84,807	45.1
Total votes			185,903	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harold T. Johnson	90,850	61
	Republican	Curtis W. Tarr	58,199	39
Total votes			149,049	100
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John E. Moss (incumbent)	169,727	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William S. Mailliard (incumbent)	98,574	63.9
	Democratic	George D. Collins, Jr.	65,798	36.1
Total votes			164,372	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John F. Shelley (incumbent)	99,171	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John F. Baldwin, Jr. (incumbent)	92,669	51
	Democratic	Howard H. Jewel	89,192	49
Total votes			181,861	100
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeffery Cohelan	65,699	50.9
	Republican	John J. Allen, Jr. (incumbent)	63,270	49.1
Total votes			128,969	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George P. Miller (incumbent)	181,437	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	J. Arthur Younger (incumbent)	90,735	58.8
	Democratic	Elma D. Oddstad	63,597	41.2
Total votes			154,332	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles S. Gubser (incumbent)	118,715	54.6
	Democratic	Russell B. Bryan	98,894	45.4
Total votes			217,609	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John J. McFall (incumbent)	86,924	69.3
	Republican	Frederick S. Van Dyke	38,427	30.7
Total votes			125,351	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 12

California's 12th congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent)	112,702	81.1
	Republican	Daniel K. Halpin	26,228	18.9
Total votes			138,930	100
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 13

California's 13th congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles M. Teague (incumbent)	98,381	57
	Democratic	William Kirk Stewart	74,160	43
Total votes			172,541	100
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 14

California's 14th congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harlan Hagen (incumbent)	120,347	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 15

California's 15th congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gordon L. McDonough (incumbent)	77,267	52
	Democratic	Emery S. Petty	71,192	48
Total votes			148,459	100
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 16

California's 16th congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald L. Jackson (incumbent)	70,724	57.8
	Democratic	Melvin Lennard	51,616	42.2
Total votes			122,340	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 17

California's 17th congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cecil R. King (incumbent)	182,965	75.3
	Republican	Charles A. Franklin	59,973	24.7
Total votes			242,938	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 18

California's 18th congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Craig Hosmer (incumbent)	95,682	60
	Democratic	Harry S. May	63,684	40
Total votes			159,366	100
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 19

California's 19th congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chet Holifield (incumbent)	131,421	75.3
	Republican	Roy E. Reynolds	26,092	24.7
Total votes			157,513	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 20

California's 20th congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	H. Allen Smith (incumbent)	72,311	66
	Democratic	Eugene Radding	37,331	34
Total votes			109,642	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 21

California's 21st congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edgar W. Hiestand (incumbent)	127,238	51.9
	Democratic	Mrs. Rudd Brown	118,141	48.1
Total votes			245,379	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 22

California's 22nd congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph F. Holt (incumbent)	87,785	55.4
	Democratic	Irving Glasband	70,777	44.6
Total votes			158,562	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 23

California's 23rd congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clyde Doyle (incumbent)	140,817	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 24

California's 24th congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenard P. Lipscomb (incumbent)	68,184	56.4
	Democratic	William H. Ware, Jr.	52,804	43.6
Total votes			120,988	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 25

California's 25th congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George A. Kasem	135,009	50.1
	Republican	Prescott O. Lieberg	134,406	49.9
Total votes			269,415	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 26

California's 26th congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Roosevelt (incumbent)	125,495	72.2
	Republican	Crispus Wright	48,248	27.8
Total votes			173,743	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 27

California's 27th congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent)	105,062	72.3
	Republican	Robert M. Castle	40,317	27.7
Total votes			145,379	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 28

California's 28th congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James B. Utt (incumbent)	152,855	58.2
	Democratic	T. R. Boyett	109,794	41.8
Total votes			162,649	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 29

California's 29th congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dalip Singh Saund (incumbent)	64,518	62.4
	Republican	John Babbage	38,899	37.6
Total votes			103,417	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 30

California's 30th congressional district election, 1958

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Wilson (incumbent)	112,290	52.7
	Democratic	Lionel Van Deerlin	90,641	47.3
Total votes			202,931	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

See also

• 86th United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• 1958 United States House of Representatives elections

References

• California Elections Page
• Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives

External links

• California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
• RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions