United States House of Representatives elections, 1956

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The U.S. House election, 1956 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1956 which coincided with the re-election of President Dwight Eisenhower. Although Eisenhower was re-elected with a large majority, his Republican Party lost a net of two seats to the majority Democratic Party.

With no major national issues and the economic upswing of the 1950s in full force, voters generally chose to uphold the status quo. Notable freshmen included future Senator and presidential candidate George McGovern (D-S.D.).

[edit] Overall results

Party	Total Seats (change)		Seat percentage	Popular Vote
Democratic Party	234	+2	53.7%	50.7%
Republican Party	201	-2	46.2%	48.7%
Totals	435	+0	100.0%	100.0%

80.1-100% Republican	80.1-100% Democratic
60.1-80% Republican	60.1-80% Democratic

House seats by party holding plurality in state

6+ Republican gain	6+ Democratic gain
3-5 Republican gain	3-5 Democratic gain
1-2 Republican gain	1-2 Democratic gain
no net change

[edit] California

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
California 1	Hubert B. Scudder	Republican	1948	Running	Hubert B. Scudder (R) 53.6% Clement W. Miller (D) 46.4%
California 2	Clair Engle	Democratic	1943	Running	Clair Engle (D) (unopposed)
California 3	John E. Moss	Democratic	1952	Running	John E. Moss (D) 68.6% Noel C. Stevenson (R) 31.4%
California 4	William S. Mailliard	Republican	1952	Running	William S. Mailliard (R) 61.9% James L. Quigley (D) 38.1%
California 5	John Shelley	Democratic	1949	Running	John Shelley (D) (unopposed)
California 6	John F. Baldwin, Jr.	Republican	1954	Running	John F. Baldwin, Jr. (R) 53.7% H. Roberts Quinney (D) 46.3%
California 7	John J. Allen, Jr.	Republican	1946	Running	John J. Allen, Jr. (R) 52.8% Laurance L. Cross (D) 47.2%
California 8	George P. Miller	Democratic	1944	Running	George P. Miller (D) 65.6% Robert Lee Watkins (R) 34.4%
California 9	J. Arthur Younger	Republican	1952	Running	J. Arthur Younger (R) 60.3% James T. McKay (D) 39.7%
California 10	Charles S. Gubser	Republican	1952	Running	Charles S. Gubser (R) 60.7% William H. Vatcher (D) 39.3%
California 11	Justin L. Johnson	Republican	1942	Running	John J. McFall (D) 53.1% Justin L. Johnson (R) 46.9%
California 12	Bernice F. Sisk	Democratic	1954	Running	Bernice F. Sisk (D) 73% Robert B. Moore (R) 27%
California 13	Charles M. Teague	Republican	1954	Running	Charles M. Teague (R) 59.6% William Kirk Stewart (D) 40.4%
California 14	Harlan Hagen	Democratic	1954	Running	Harlan Hagen (D) 63% Myron F. Tisdel (R) 37%
California 15	Gordon L. McDonough	Republican	1944	Running	Gordon L. McDonough (R) 57.9% Emery S. Petty (D) 42.1%
California 16	Donald L. Jackson	Republican	1946	Running	Donald L. Jackson (R) 60.8% G. Robert "Bob" Fleming (D) 39.2%
California 17	Cecil R. King	Democratic	1942	Running	Cecil R. King (D) 64.9% Charles A. Franklin (R) 35.1%
California 18	Craig Hosmer	Republican	1952	Running	Craig Hosmer (R) 59.3% Raymond C. "Ray" Simpson (D) 40.7%
California 19	Chet Holifield	Democratic	1942	Running	Chet Holifield (D) 73.8% Roy E. Reynolds (R) 26.2%
California 20	John Carl Hinshaw	Republican	1938	Died in office	H. Allen Smith (R) 70.8% Eugene Radding (D) 29.2%
California 21	Edgar W. Hiestand	Republican	1952	Running	Edgar W. Hiestand (R) 62.6% W. C. "Bill" Stethem (D) 37.4%
California 22	Joseph F. Holt	Republican	1952	Running	Joseph F. Holt (R) 59.8% Irving Glasband (D) 40.2%
California 23	Clyde Doyle	Democratic	1948	Running	Clyde Doyle (D) 70.9% E. Elgie "Cal" Calvin (R) 29.1%
California 24	Glenard P. Lipscomb	Republican	1953	Running	Glenard P. Lipscomb (R) 61.9% Fay Porter (D) 38.1%
California 25	Patrick J. Hillings	Republican	1950	Running	Patrick J. Hillings (R) 63.8% John S. Sobieski (D) 36.2%
California 26	James Roosevelt	Democratic	1954	Running	James Roosevelt (D) 68.8% Edward H. Gibbons (R) 31.2%
California 27	Harry R. Sheppard	Democratic	1936	Running	Harry R. Sheppard (D) (unopposed)
California 28	James B. Utt	Republican	1952	Running	James B. Utt (R) 64.5% Gordon T. Shepard (D) 35.5%
California 29	John J. Phillips	Republican	1942	Retiring	Dalip Singh Saund (D) 51.5% Jacqueline Cochran Odlum (R) 48.5%
California 30	Bob Wilson	Republican	1952	Running	Bob Wilson (R) 66.7% George A. Cheney (D) 33.3%