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1956 United States Congressional Elections – California

United States Senate – GOP Hold

Thomas H. Kuchel (R-inc) – 2,892,91853.96%

Richard Richards (D) – 2,445,81645.62%

Ray Gourley (Proh.) – 22,4100.42%

Scattering – 3230.01%

Total Votes – 5,361,467100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – GOP Hold

Hubert B. Scudder (R-inc) – 102,60453.56%

Clement W. Miller (D) – 88,96246.44%

Scattering – 50.00%

Total Votes – 191,571100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – DEM Hold

Clair Engle (D-inc, R) – 136,54499.96%

Scattering – 600.04%

Total Votes – 136,604100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – DEM Hold

John E. Moss (D-inc) – 132,93068.58%

Noel C. Stevenson (R) – 60,88931.42%

Total Votes – 193,819100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – GOP Hold

William S. Mailliard (R-inc) – 109,18861.93%

James L. Quigley (D) – 67,13238.07%

Total Votes – 176,320100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – DEM Hold

John F. Shelley (D-inc, R) – 104,358100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – GOP Hold

John F. Baldwin, Jr. (R-inc) – 98,68353.73%

H. Roberts Quinney (D) – 84,96546.26%

Scattering – 10.00%

Total Votes – 183,649100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – GOP Hold

John J. Allen, Jr. (R-inc) – 75,93252.78%

Laurance L. Cross (D) – 67,93147.22%

Scattering – 70.00%

Total Votes – 143,870100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – DEM Hold

George Paul Miller (D-inc) – 136,72065.60%

Robert Lee Watkins (R) – 71,70034.40%

Scattering – 80.00%

Total Votes – 208,428100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 9 – GOP Hold

J. Arthur Younger (R-inc) – 96,38860.28%

James T. McKay (D) – 63,50439.71%

Scattering – 180.01%

Total Votes – 159,910100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 10 – GOP Hold

Charles S. Gubser (R-inc) – 128,89160.66%

William H. Vatcher, Jr. (D) – 83,58639.34%

Scattering – 90.00%

Total Votes – 212,486100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 11 – DEM Gain

John J. McFall (D) – 70,63053.07%

J. Leroy Johnson (R-inc) – 62,44846.93%

Scattering – 10.00%

Total Votes – 133,079100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 12 – DEM Hold

Bernice F. Sisk (D-inc) – 109,92073.00%

Robert B. Moore (R) – 40,66327.00%

Scattering – 30.00%

Total Votes – 150,586100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 13 – GOP Hold

Charles M. Teague (R-inc) – 104,00959.58%

William Kirk Stewart (D) – 70,56740.42%

Scattering – 30.00%

Total Votes – 174,579100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 14 – DEM Hold

Harlan Hagen (D-inc) – 94,46162.98%

Myron D. Tisdel (R) – 55,50937.01%

Scattering – 90.01%

Total Votes – 149,979100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 15 – GOP Hold

Gordon L. McDonough (R-inc) – 97,18257.89%

Emery S. Petty (D) – 70,68142.11%

Scattering – 20.00%

Total Votes – 167,865100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 16 – GOP Hold

Donald L. Jackson (R-inc) – 83,05060.76%

G. Robert (Bob) Fleming (D) – 53,62439.23%

Scattering – 70.01%

Total Votes – 136,681100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 17 – DEM Hold

Cecil R. King (D-inc) – 157,27064.94%

Charles A. Franklin (R) – 84,90035.06%

Scattering – 110.00%

Total Votes – 242,181100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 18 – GOP Hold

Craig Hosmer (R-inc) – 103,10859.25%

Raymond C. (Ray) Simpson (D) – 70,91140.75%

Scattering – 60.00%

Total Votes – 174,025100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 19 – DEM Hold

Chet Holifield (D-inc) – 116,28773.80%

Roy E. Reynolds (R) – 41,26926.19%

Scattering – 60.00%

Total Votes – 157,562100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 20 – GOP Hold

H. Allen Smith (R) – 85,45970.80%

Eugene Radding (D) – 35,24929.20%

Scattering – 20.00%

Total Votes – 120,710100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 21 – GOP Hold

Edgar W. Hiestand (R-inc) – 153,67962.63%

W. C. (Bill) Stethem (D) – 91,68337.37%

Scattering – 40.00%

Total Votes – 245,366100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 22 – GOP Hold

Joseph F. Holt (R-inc) – 97,31759.83%

Irving Glasband (D) – 65,31440.16%

Scattering – 140.01%

Total Votes – 162,645100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 23 – DEM Hold

Clyde Doyle (D-inc) – 120,10970.93%

E. Elgie (Cal) Calvin (R) – 49,19829.05%

Scattering – 280.02%

Total Votes – 169,335100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 24 – GOP Hold

Glenard P. Lipscomb (R-inc) – 84,12061.93%

Fay Porter (D) – 51,69238.06%

Scattering – 160.01%

Total Votes – 135,828100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 25 – GOP Hold

Patrick J. Hillings (R-inc) – 166,30563.84%

John S. Sobieski (D) – 94,18036.16%

Scattering – 40.00%

Total Votes – 260,489100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 26 – DEM Hold

James Roosevelt (D-inc) – 133,03668.83%

Edward H. Gibbons (R) – 60,23031.16%

Scattering – 80.00%

Total Votes – 193,274100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 27 – DEM Hold

Harry R. Sheppard (D-inc, R) – 124,66299.79%

Scattering – 2660.21%

Total Votes – 124,928100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 28 – GOP Hold

James B. Utt (R-inc) – 159,45664.52%

Gordon T. Shepard (D) – 87,69135.48%

Scattering – 70.00%

Total Votes – 247,154100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 29 – DEM Gain

Dalip Singh (Judge) Saund (D) – 54,98951.52%

Jacqueline Cochran Odlum (R) – 51,69048.43%

Scattering – 570.05%

Total Votes – 106,736100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 30 – GOP Hold

Bob Wilson (R-inc) – 142,75366.75%

George A. Cheney (D) – 71,11233.25%

Scattering – 10.00%

Total Votes – 213,866100.00%

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