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1938 United States Congressional Elections – California

United States Senate – DEM Hold

Sheridan Downey (D, Prog., Townsend) – 1,372,31454.41%

Philip Bancroft (R) – 1,126,24044.65%

Lillain Symes Clements (S) – 22,5690.89%

Scattering – 1,0190.04%

Total Votes – 2,522,142100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – DEM Hold

Clarence F. Lea (D-inc, R) – 73,63662.93%

Ernest S. Mitchell (Townsend) – 43,32037.02%

Scattering – 620.05%

Total Votes – 117,018100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – GOP Hold

Harry Lane Englebright (R-inc, D, Prog., Townsend) – 71,49699.93%

Scattering – 530.07%

Total Votes – 71,549100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – DEM Hold

Frank H. Buck (D-inc, R) – 119,23692.66%

Nora Conklin (Comm.) – 8,2716.43%

George C. Kimber (W/I) – 3270.25%

Scattering – 8500.66%

Total Votes – 128,684100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – DEM Hold

Franck R. Havenner (D-inc, Prog.) – 64,45261.21%

Kennett B. Dawson (R) – 40,84238.79%

Total Votes – 105,294100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – GOP Hold

Richard J. Welch (R-inc, D, Prog.) – 91,868100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – GOP Hold

Albert E. Carter (R-inc, D, Prog., Townsend) – 118,63294.07%

Dave L. Saunders (Comm.) – 7,0155.56%

Scattering – 4690.37%

Total Votes – 126,116100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – DEM Hold

John H. Tolan (D-inc) – 62,59955.33%

Charles Wade Snook (R) – 50,50444.64%

Scattering – 300.03%

Total Votes – 113,133100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – GOP Gain

Jack Z. Anderson (R) – 84,08455.03%

John J. McGrath (D-inc) – 68,68144.95%

Scattering – 280.02%

Total Votes – 152,793100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 9 – GOP Hold

Bertrand W. Gearhart (R-inc, D) – 91,12896.18%

George H. Sciaroni (W/I) – 3,5363.73%

Scattering – 810.09%

Total Votes – 94,745100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 10 – DEM Hold

Alfred J. Elliott (D-inc) – 84,79167.20%

F. Fred Hoelscher (R) – 41,19432.65%

Scattering – 1980.16%

Total Votes – 126,183100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 11 – GOP Gain

Carl Hinshaw (R) – 68,71246.97%

Carl Stuart Hamblen (D) – 59,99341.01%

Ralph D. Horton (Townsend) – 12,7138.69%

John R. Grey (Prog.) – 3,8212.61%

Orla E. Lair (Comm.) – 8170.56%

Scattering – 2280.16%

Total Votes – 146,284100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 12 – DEM Hold

Jerry Voorhis (D-inc) – 75,00360.74%

Eugene W. Nixon (R) – 40,45732.76%

Russell R. Hand (Townsend) – 7,9036.40%

Scattering – 1190.10%

Total Votes – 123,482100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 13 – DEM Hold

Charles Kramer (D-inc, Prog.) – 96,25865.64%

K. L. Stockton (R, Townsend) – 44,80830.56%

Louis Baron (Comm.) – 5,1043.48%

Scattering – 4680.32%

Total Votes – 146,638100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 14 – DEM Hold

Thomas F. Ford (D-inc) – 67,58867.81%

William D. Campbell (R) – 31,37531.48%

Scattering – 7100.71%

Total Votes – 99,673100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 15 – DEM Hold

John M. Costello (D-inc) – 83,08660.15%

O. D. Thomas (R) – 51,48337.27%

Emil Freed (Comm.) – 2,9512.14%

Scattering – 6120.44%

Total Votes – 138,132100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 16 – GOP Gain

Leland M. Ford (R, D) – 97,40762.78%

John F. Dockweiler (W/I-inc) – 32,86321.18%

Ted E. Felt (Townsend) – 16,04510.34%

J. Barton Hutchins (Prog.) – 6,6434.28%

La Rue McCormick (Comm.) – 2,0701.33%

Scattering – 1330.09%

Total Votes – 155,161100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 17 – DEM Hold

Lee E. Geyer (D) – 56,51358.58%

Clifton A. Hix (R) – 26,89127.88%

Fred C. Wagner (Townsend) – 8,8709.19%

Robert O. Bates (Prog.) – 3,7743.91%

Scattering – 4200.44%

Total Votes – 96,468100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 18 – GOP Gain

Thomas M. Eaton (R) – 52,21648.52%

Byron N. Scott (D-inc) – 51,87448.20%

Solomon Carr (Prog.) – 3,3843.14%

Scattering – 1460.14%

Total Votes – 107,620100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 19 – DEM Hold

Harry R. Sheppard (D-inc) – 75,81953.30%

C. T. Johnson (R, Townsend) – 66,40246.68%

Scattering – 350.02%

Total Votes – 142,256100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 20 – DEM Hold

Edouard V. Izac (D-inc) – 65,24360.39%

John L. Bacon (R) – 42,71039.53%

Scattering – 880.08%

Total Votes – 108,041100.00%

Source: Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives