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
Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Democratic	3,336,709	53.9%	16
	Republican	2,855,115	46.1%	14
Totals		6,191,824	100.0%	30

Results

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

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clement Woodnutt Miller (inc.)	115,829	51.6
	Republican	Frederick G. Dupuis	108,505	48.4
Total votes			224,334	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harold T. Johnson (incumbent)	109,565	62.7
	Republican	Fredric H. Nagel	65,198	37.3
Total votes			174,763	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John E. Moss (incumbent)	200,439	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William S. Mailliard (incumbent)	118,249	65.3
	Democratic	Phillips S. Davies	62,814	34.7
Total votes			181,063	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John F. Shelley (incumbent)	104,507	83.7
	Republican	Vick Verreos	20,305	16.3
Total votes			124,812	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John F. Baldwin, Jr. (incumbent)	128,418	58.7
	Democratic	Douglas R. Page	90,260	41.3
Total votes			218,678	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeffery Cohelan (incumbent)	79,776	57.1
	Republican	Lewis F. Sherman	60,065	42.9
Total votes			139,841	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George P. Miller (incumbent)	152,476	62
	Republican	Robert E. Hannon	93,403	38
Total votes			245,879	100
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	J. Arthur Younger (incumbent)	116,589	59.2
	Democratic	John D. Kaster	80,227	40.8
Total votes			196,816	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles S. Gubser (incumbent)	170,063	58.9
	Democratic	Russell B. Bryan	118,520	41.1
Total votes			288,583	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John J. McFall (incumbent)	97,368	65.4
	Republican	Clifford B. Bull	51,473	34.6
Total votes			148,841	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 12

California's 12th congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent)	141,974	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 13

California's 13th congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles M. Teague (incumbent)	146,072	65
	Democratic	L. Boyd Finch	78,597	35
Total votes			224,669	100
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 14

California's 14th congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harlan Hagen (incumbent)	97,026	56.5
	Republican	G. Ray Arnett	74,800	43.5
Total votes			171,826	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 15

California's 15th congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gordon L. McDonough (incumbent)	89,234	51.3
	Democratic	Emery S. Petty	84,650	48.7
Total votes			173,884	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 16

California's 16th congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr.	83,601	55.4
	Democratic	Jerry Pacht	67,318	44.6
Total votes			150,919	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 17

California's 17th congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cecil R. King (incumbent)	206,620	67.7
	Republican	Tom Coffee	98,510	32.3
Total votes			305,130	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 18

California's 18th congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Craig Hosmer (incumbent)	129,851	70
	Democratic	D. Patrick Ahern	55,735	30
Total votes			185,586	100
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 19

California's 19th congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chet Holifield (incumbent)	145,479	78.2
	Republican	Gordon S. McWilliams	40,491	21.8
Total votes			185,970	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 20

California's 20th congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	H. Allen Smith (incumbent)	90,214	70.1
	Democratic	Eugene Radding	38,497	29.9
Total votes			128,711	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 21

California's 21st congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edgar W. Hiestand (incumbent)	179,376	58.4
	Democratic	Mrs. Rudd Brown	127,591	41.6
Total votes			306,967	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 22

California's 22nd congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James C. Corman	104,919	51.1
	Republican	Lemoine Blanchard	100,321	48.9
Total votes			205,240	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 23

California's 23rd congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clyde Doyle (incumbent)	148,415	74.2
	Republican	Emmett A. Schwartz	51,548	25.8
Total votes			199,963	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 24

California's 24th congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenard P. Lipscomb (incumbent)	82,497	59.7
	Democratic	Norman Hass	55,613	40.3
Total votes			138,110	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 25

California's 25th congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John H. Rousselot	182,545	53.6
	Democratic	George A. Kasem (incumbent)	158,289	46.4
Total votes			340,834	100.0
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 26

California's 26th congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Roosevelt (incumbent)	150,318	73.4
	Republican	William E. McIntyre	54,540	26.6
Total votes			204,818	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 27

California's 27th congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry R. Sheppard (incumbent)	123,645	66.8
	Republican	Robert M. Castle	61,484	33.2
Total votes			185,129	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 28

California's 28th congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James B. Utt (incumbent)	241,765	60.9
	Democratic	Max E. Woods	155,221	39.1
Total votes			396,986	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 29

California's 29th congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dalip Singh Saund (incumbent)	76,139	57.1
	Republican	Charles H. Jameson	57,319	42.9
Total votes			133,458	100.0
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 30

California's 30th congressional district election, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Wilson (incumbent)	158,679	59.3
	Democratic	Walter Wencke	108,882	40.7
Total votes			267,561	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

See also

• 87th United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• 1960 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