The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1932 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, 1932. This election began the transition of California from a solidly Republican state to a swing state, which it would be for the next 60 years. California gained nine seats as a result of the 1930 census; it would have been six if the House seats were reapportioned in 1920 since California would have had 14 seats as a result of the 1920 census. Democrats won six of those seats while Republicans won three. Of California's existing seats, Democrats won four Republican-held seats.
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1932 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Republican | 941,668 | 50.5% | 9 | -1 | |
| Democratic | 849,270 | 45.6% | 11 | +10 | |
| Socialist | 34,370 | 1.8% | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberty | 27,595 | 1.5% | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 11,120 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 | |
| Prohibition | 10,308 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,864,023 | 100.0% | 20 | +9 | |
| Pre-election | Seats | |
| Republican-Held | 10 | |
| Democratic-Held | 1 | |
| Post-election | Seats | |
| Democratic-Held | 11 | |
| Republican-Held | 9 | |
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [1]
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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 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Clarence F. Lea (incumbent) | 73,400 | 100.0 | |
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| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent) | 43,146 | 100.0 | |
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| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Frank H. Buck | 61,694 | 56.8 | |||
| Republican | Charles F. Curry (incumbent) | 46,887 | 45.2 | |||
| Total votes | 108,581 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Florence Prag Kahn (incumbent) | 67,425 | 85.3 | |
| Socialist | Milen C. Dempster | 11,603 | 14.7 | |
| Total votes | 79,028 | 100.0 | ||
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| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard J. Welch (incumbent) | 67,349 | 100.0 | |
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| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 75,528 | 100.0 | |
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| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ralph R. Eltse | 45,944 | 45.5 | ||
| Democratic | Frank V. Cornish | 32,365 | 32.0 | ||
| Socialist | J. Stitt Wilson | 22,767 | 22.5 | ||
| Total votes | 101,076 | 100.0 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John J. McGrath | 65,455 | 56.9 | |||
| Republican | Arthur M. Free (incumbent) | 49,487 | 43.1 | |||
| Total votes | 114,942 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Denver S. Church | 50,125 | 61.6 | |||
| Republican | Henry E. Barbour (incumbent) | 31,209 | 38.4 | |||
| Total votes | 81,334 | 100.0 | ||||
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| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry E. Stubbs | 50,390 | 55.3 | ||
| Republican | Arthur S. Crites | 40,794 | 44.7 | ||
| Total votes | 91,184 | 100.0 | |||
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| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William E. Evans (incumbent) | 57,739 | 51.8 | |
| Democratic | Albert D. Hadley | 38,240 | 34.3 | |
| Liberty | Marshall V. Hartranft | 15,520 | 13.9 | |
| Total votes | 111,499 | 100.0 | ||
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| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John H. Hoeppel | 43,122 | 45.8 | ||
| Republican | Frederick F. Houser | 40,674 | 43.2 | ||
| Prohibition | Richard M. Cannon | 10,308 | 11.0 | ||
| Total votes | 94,104 | 100.0 | |||
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| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles Kramer | 65,261 | 52.7 | ||
| Republican | Charles H. Randall | 53,449 | 43.1 | ||
| Liberty | George D. Higgins | 5,237 | 4.2 | ||
| Total votes | 123,947 | 100.0 | |||
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| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas F. Ford | 47,368 | 57.1 | ||
| Republican | William D. Campbell | 35,598 | 42.9 | ||
| Total votes | 82,966 | 100.0 | |||
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| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William I. Traeger | 67,390 | 52.8 | ||
| Democratic | John M. Costello | 57,518 | 45.1 | ||
| Independent | Errol O. Shour (write-in) | 2,721 | 2.1 | ||
| Total votes | 127,629 | 100.0 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Dockweiler | 70,333 | 54.9 | |||
| Republican | Clyde Woodworth | 57,718 | 45.1 | |||
| Total votes | 128,051 | 100.0 | ||||
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| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles J. Colden | 50,720 | 62.2 | ||
| Republican | A. E. Henning | 26,868 | 32.9 | ||
| Liberty | Ernest E. Debs | 3,965 | 4.9 | ||
| Total votes | 81,553 | 100.0 | |||
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| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John H. Burke | 48,179 | 53.3 | ||
| Republican | Robert Henderson | 33,817 | 37.4 | ||
| Independent | William E. Hinshaw | 8,399 | 9.3 | ||
| Total votes | 90,395 | 100.0 | |||
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| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sam L. Collins | 56,889 | 51.0 | ||
| Democratic | B. Z. McKinney | 51,796 | 46.4 | ||
| Liberty | Horatio S. Hoard | 2,873 | 2.6 | ||
| Total votes | 111,558 | 100.0 | |||
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| Republican win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George Burnham (incumbent) | 43,757 | 50.3 | |
| Democratic | Claude Chandler | 43,304 | 49.7 | |
| Total votes | 87,061 | 100.0 | ||
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| Republican hold | ||||
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