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1942 United States Congressional Elections – California

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – DEM Hold

Clarence F. Lea (D-inc, R) – 78,28193.17%

Albert Jason Lima (Comm.) – 5,7036.79%

Scattering – 380.05%

Total Votes – 84,022100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – GOP Hold

Harry Lane Englebright (R-inc, D, Townsend) – 50,09499.80%

Scattering – 1000.20%

Total Votes – 50,194100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – GOP Gain

J. Leroy Johnson (R) – 63,98254.45%

Joseph B. O’Neill (D) – 53,52145.55%

Scattering – 60.01%

Total Votes – 117,509100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – GOP Hold

Thomas Rolph (R-inc, D) – 62,73598.19%

Archie Brown (W/I) – 1,1161.75%

Scattering – 390.06%

Total Votes – 63,890100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – GOP Hold

Richard J. Welch (R-inc, D) – 85,74792.67%

Walter Raymond Lambert (Comm.) – 6,7497.29%

Scattering – 330.04%

Total Votes – 92,529100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – GOP Hold

Albert E. Carter (R-inc, D) – 108,58592.39%

Clarence Paton (Comm.) – 8,5327.26%

William H. Hollander (W/I) – 1850.16%

Scattering – 2310.20%

Total Votes – 117,533100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – DEM Hold

John H. Tolan (D-inc, R) – 77,29299.44%

Scattering – 4370.56%

Total Votes – 77,729100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – GOP Hold

Jack Z. Anderson (R-inc, D) – 91,53699.57%

Elizabeth Nicholas (W/I) – 1020.11%

Scattering – 2940.32%

Total Votes – 91,932100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 9 – GOP Hold

Bertrand W. Gearhart (R-inc, D) – 65,79199.93%

Scattering – 470.07%

Total Votes – 65,838100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 10 – DEM Hold

Alfred J. Elliott (D-inc, R) – 43,86499.76%

Scattering – 1040.24%

Total Votes – 43,968100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 11 – DEM Win (new district)

George E. Outland (D) – 31,61150.66%

A. J. Dingeman (R) – 30,78149.33%

Scattering – 70.01%

Total Votes – 62,399100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 12 – DEM Hold

Jerry Voorhis (D-inc) – 53,70556.83%

Robert P. ‘Bob’ Shuler (Proh., R) – 40,78043.16%

Scattering – 90.01%

Total Votes – 94,494100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 13 – GOP Gain

Norris Poulson (R) – 38,57749.21%

Charles Kramer (D-inc) – 33,06042.17%

Calvert S. Wilson (Townsend) – 6,3068.04%

Scattering – 4550.58%

Total Votes – 78,398100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 14 – DEM Hold

Thomas F. Ford (D-inc) – 49,32666.88%

Herbert L. Herberts (R) – 24,34933.02%

Scattering – 750.10%

Total Votes – 73,750100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 15 – DEM Hold

John M. Costello (D-inc, R) – 88,79886.13%

B. Tarkington Dowden (Proh., Townsend) – 10,1859.88%

Philip Gardner (Comm.) – 3,9893.87%

Scattering – 1220.12%

Total Votes – 103,094100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 16 – DEM Gain

Will Rogers, Jr. (D) – 61,43753.65%

Leland M. Ford (R-inc) – 52,02345.43%

Allen L. Ryan (Comm.) – 1,0430.91%

Scattering – 140.01%

Total Votes – 114,517100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 17 – DEM Hold

Cecil R. King (D-inc, R) – 92,26099.77%

Scattering – 2160.23%

Total Votes – 92,476100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 18 – GOP Hold

William Ward Johnson (R-inc) – 53,13656.83%

Francis H. Gentry (D) – 40,33943.14%

Scattering – 320.03%

Total Votes – 93,507100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 19 – DEM Win (new district)

Chet Holifield (D) – 34,91863.05%

Carlton H. Casjens (R) – 20,44636.92%

Scattering – 210.04%

Total Votes – 55,385100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 20 – GOP Hold

John Carl Hinshaw (R-inc) – 62,62848.41%

Joseph O. Donovan (D) – 55,47942.89%

Virgil G. Hinshaw (Proh.) – 6,8645.31%

Janie Berle McCarty (Townsend) – 3,5372.73%

Orla E. Lair (Comm.) – 7920.61%

Scattering – 640.05%

Total Votes – 129,364100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 21 – DEM Hold

Harry R. Sheppard (D-inc, R) – 38,41996.43%

Arthur E. Isham (W/I) – 1,3503.39%

Scattering – 720.18%

Total Votes – 39,841100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 22 – GOP Win (new district)

John J. Phillips (R) – 42,76557.61%

N. E. West (D) – 31,44942.37%

Scattering – 130.02%

Total Votes – 74,227100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 23 – DEM Hold

Edouard V. Izac (D-inc) – 42,86450.46%

James B. Abbey (R) – 42,08749.54%

Total Votes – 84,951100.00%

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