1928 United States House of Representatives elections in California

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1928 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 6, 1928. California's House delegation remained unchanged at 10 Republicans and 1 Democrat.

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1928

November 6, 1928 (1928-11-06)
All 11 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 10 1 Seats won 10 1 Seat change Popular vote 1,127,910 172,250 Percentage 85.1% 13.0%
Republican hold   Democratic hold

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1928
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats
	Republican	1,127,910	85.1%	10
	Democratic	172,250	13.0%	1
	Independent	16,838	1.3%	0
	Socialist	8,090	0.6%	0
Totals		1,325,088	100.0%	11

Results

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

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clarence F. Lea (incumbent)	56,381	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent)	32,455	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles F. Curry (incumbent)	77,750	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Florence Prag Kahn (incumbent)	50,206	76
	Independent	Harry W. Hutton	16,838	24
Total votes			67,044	100
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard J. Welch (incumbent)	51,708	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Albert E. Carter (incumbent)	113,579	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry E. Barbour (incumbent)	71,195	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Arthur M. Free (incumbent)	80,613	68
	Democratic	Cecelia M. Casserly	37,947	32
Total votes			118,560	100
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William E. Evans (incumbent)	222,261	77.0
	Democratic	James B. Ogg	58,263	20.2
	Socialist	Christian Sorenson	8,090	2.8
Total votes			288,614	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Crail (incumbent)	301,028	93.9
	Democratic	Harry Sherr	19,659	6.1
Total votes			320,687	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Philip D. Swing (incumbent)	127,115	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

See also

• 71st United States Congress
• Political party strength in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• 1928 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