1960 United States House of Representatives elections in California

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1960 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 8, 1960. Democrats and Republicans each swapped a seat, leaving the balance at 16 Democrats and 14 Republicans.

Overview

United States HoR elections in California, 1960
PartyVotes%Seats
Democratic3,336,70953.9%16
Republican2,855,11546.1%14
Totals6,191,824100.0%30

Results

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

District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9District 10District 11District 12District 13District 14
District 15District 16District 17District 18District 19District 20District 21District 22District 23District 24District 25District 26District 27
District 28District 29District 30

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticClement Woodnutt Miller (inc.) 115,829 51.6
RepublicanFrederick G. Dupuis108,50548.4
Total votes224,334 100.0
Turnout 
Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticHarold T. Johnson (incumbent) 109,565 62.7
RepublicanFredric H. Nagel65,19837.3
Total votes174,763 100.0
Turnout 
Democratic hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJohn E. Moss (incumbent) 200,439 100.0
Turnout 
Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanWilliam S. Mailliard (incumbent) 118,249 65.3
DemocraticPhillips S. Davies62,81434.7
Total votes181,063 100.0
Turnout 
Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJohn F. Shelley (incumbent) 104,507 83.7
RepublicanVick Verreos20,30516.3
Total votes124,812 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJohn F. Baldwin, Jr. (incumbent) 128,418 58.7
DemocraticDouglas R. Page90,26041.3
Total votes218,678 100.0
Turnout 
Republican hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJeffery Cohelan (incumbent) 79,776 57.1
RepublicanLewis F. Sherman60,06542.9
Total votes139,841 100.0
Turnout 
Democratic hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticGeorge P. Miller (incumbent) 152,476 62
RepublicanRobert E. Hannon93,40338
Total votes245,879 100
Turnout 
Democratic hold

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJ. Arthur Younger (incumbent) 116,589 59.2
DemocraticJohn D. Kaster80,22740.8
Total votes196,816 100.0
Turnout 
Republican hold

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanCharles S. Gubser (incumbent) 170,063 58.9
DemocraticRussell B. Bryan118,52041.1
Total votes288,583 100.0
Turnout 
Republican hold

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJohn J. McFall (incumbent) 97,368 65.4
RepublicanClifford B. Bull51,47334.6
Total votes148,841 100.0
Turnout 
Democratic hold

District 12

California's 12th congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBernice F. Sisk (incumbent) 141,974 100.0
Turnout 
Democratic hold

District 13

California's 13th congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanCharles M. Teague (incumbent) 146,072 65
DemocraticL. Boyd Finch78,59735
Total votes224,669 100
Turnout 
Republican hold

District 14

California's 14th congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticHarlan Hagen (incumbent) 97,026 56.5
RepublicanG. Ray Arnett74,80043.5
Total votes171,826 100.0
Turnout 
Democratic hold

District 15

California's 15th congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanGordon L. McDonough (incumbent) 89,234 51.3
DemocraticEmery S. Petty84,65048.7
Total votes173,884 100.0
Turnout 
Republican hold

District 16

California's 16th congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanAlphonzo E. Bell, Jr. 83,601 55.4
DemocraticJerry Pacht67,31844.6
Total votes150,919 100.0
Turnout 
Republican hold

District 17

California's 17th congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticCecil R. King (incumbent) 206,620 67.7
RepublicanTom Coffee98,51032.3
Total votes305,130 100.0
Turnout 
Democratic hold

District 18

California's 18th congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanCraig Hosmer (incumbent) 129,851 70
DemocraticD. Patrick Ahern55,73530
Total votes185,586 100
Turnout 
Republican hold

District 19

California's 19th congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticChet Holifield (incumbent) 145,479 78.2
RepublicanGordon S. McWilliams40,49121.8
Total votes185,970 100.0
Turnout 
Democratic hold

District 20

California's 20th congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanH. Allen Smith (incumbent) 90,214 70.1
DemocraticEugene Radding38,49729.9
Total votes128,711 100.0
Turnout 
Republican hold

District 21

California's 21st congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanEdgar W. Hiestand (incumbent) 179,376 58.4
DemocraticMrs. Rudd Brown127,59141.6
Total votes306,967 100.0
Turnout 
Democratic hold

District 22

California's 22nd congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJames C. Corman 104,919 51.1
RepublicanLemoine Blanchard100,32148.9
Total votes205,240 100.0
Turnout 
Democratic gain from Republican

District 23

California's 23rd congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticClyde Doyle (incumbent) 148,415 74.2
RepublicanEmmett A. Schwartz51,54825.8
Total votes199,963 100.0
Turnout 
Democratic hold

District 24

California's 24th congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanGlenard P. Lipscomb (incumbent) 82,497 59.7
DemocraticNorman Hass55,61340.3
Total votes138,110 100.0
Turnout 
Republican hold

District 25

California's 25th congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJohn H. Rousselot 182,545 53.6
DemocraticGeorge A. Kasem (incumbent)158,28946.4
Total votes340,834 100.0
Turnout 
Republican gain from Democratic

District 26

California's 26th congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJames Roosevelt (incumbent) 150,318 73.4
RepublicanWilliam E. McIntyre54,54026.6
Total votes204,818 100.0
Turnout 
Democratic hold

District 27

California's 27th congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticHarry R. Sheppard (incumbent) 123,645 66.8
RepublicanRobert M. Castle61,48433.2
Total votes185,129 100.0
Turnout 
Democratic hold

District 28

California's 28th congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJames B. Utt (incumbent) 241,765 60.9
DemocraticMax E. Woods155,22139.1
Total votes396,986 100.0
Turnout 
Republican hold

District 29

California's 29th congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticDalip Singh Saund (incumbent) 76,139 57.1
RepublicanCharles H. Jameson57,31942.9
Total votes133,458 100.0
Turnout 
Republican gain from Democratic

District 30

California's 30th congressional district election, 1960
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBob Wilson (incumbent) 158,679 59.3
DemocraticWalter Wencke108,88240.7
Total votes267,561 100.0
Turnout 
Republican hold

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