United States House of Representatives elections, 1958
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The U.S. House election, 1958 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1958 which occurred in the middle of Dwight Eisenhower's second term.
The economy was suffering the Recession of 1958, which Democrats blamed on Eisenhower. The President's Republican Party lost 48 seats in this midterm election, increasing the Democratic Party's majority to a commanding level. Another factor which may have contributed to the Democratic gains include public consternation over the launch of Sputnik and Cold War politics.
[edit] Overall results
| Party | Total Seats (change) | Seat percentage | Popular Vote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 283 | +49 | 64.7% | 55.5% |
| Independents | 1 | +1 | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Republican Party | 153 | -48 | 35.0% | 43.6% |
| Totals | 4371 | +2 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
1 Increase is due to the admission of Alaska and Hawaii, whose seats were temporarily additional to the usual 435, until reapportionment following 1960.
| 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 |
|
Retiring | Clement Woodnutt Miller (D) 54.9% Frederick G. Dupuis (R) 45.1% |
| California 2 | Clair Engle | Democratic |
|
Running for Senate | Harold T. Johnson (D) 61% Curtis W. Tarr (R) 39% |
| California 3 | John E. Moss | Democratic |
|
Running | John E. Moss (D) (unopposed) |
| California 4 | William S. Mailliard | Republican |
|
Running | William S. Mailliard (R) 63.9% George D. Collins, Jr. (D) 36.1% |
| California 5 | John Shelley | Democratic |
|
Running | John Shelley (D) (unopposed) |
| California 6 | John F. Baldwin, Jr. | Republican |
|
Running | John F. Baldwin, Jr. (R) 51% Howard H. Jewel (D) 49% |
| California 7 | John J. Allen, Jr. | Republican |
|
Running | Jeffery Cohelan (D) 50.9% John J. Allen, Jr. (R) 49.1% |
| California 8 | George P. Miller | Democratic |
|
Running | George P. Miller (D) (unopposed) |
| California 9 | J. Arthur Younger | Republican |
|
Running | J. Arthur Younger (R) 58.8% Elma D. Oddstad (D) 41.2% |
| California 10 | Charles S. Gubser | Republican |
|
Running | Charles S. Gubser (R) 54.6% Russell B. Bryan (D) 45.4% |
| California 11 | John J. McFall | Democratic |
|
Running | John J. McFall (D) 69.3% Frederick S. Van Dyke (R) 30.7% |
| California 12 | Bernice F. Sisk | Democratic |
|
Running | Bernice F. Sisk (D) 81.1% Daniel K. Halpin (R) 18.9% |
| California 13 | Charles M. Teague | Republican |
|
Running | Charles M. Teague (R) 57% William Kirk Stewart (D) 43% |
| California 14 | Harlan Hagen | Democratic |
|
Running | Harlan Hagen (D) (unopposed) |
| California 15 | Gordon L. McDonough | Republican |
|
Running | Gordon L. McDonough (R) 52% Emery S. Petty (D) 48% |
| California 16 | Donald L. Jackson | Republican |
|
Running | Donald L. Jackson (R) 57.8% Melvin Lennard (D) 42.2% |
| California 17 | Cecil R. King | Democratic |
|
Running | Cecil R. King (D) 75.3% Charles A. Franklin (R) 24.7% |
| California 18 | Craig Hosmer | Republican |
|
Running | Craig Hosmer (R) 60% Harry S. May (D) 40% |
| California 19 | Chet Holifield | Democratic |
|
Running | Chet Holifield (D) 75.3% Roy E. Reynolds (R) 24.7% |
| California 20 | H. Allen Smith | Republican |
|
Running | H. Allen Smith (R) 66% Eugene Radding (D) 34% |
| California 21 | Edgar W. Hiestand | Republican |
|
Running | Edgar W. Hiestand (R) 51.9% Mrs. Rudd Brown (D) 48.1% |
| California 22 | Joseph F. Holt | Republican |
|
Running | Joseph F. Holt (R) 55.4% Irving Glasband (D) 44.6% |
| California 23 | Clyde Doyle | Democratic |
|
Running | Clyde Doyle (D) (unoppoesd) |
| California 24 | Glenard P. Lipscomb | Republican |
|
Running | Glenard P. Lipscomb (R) 56.4% William H. Ware, Jr. (D) 43.6% |
| California 25 | Patrick J. Hillings | Republican |
|
Running for Attorney General | George A. Kasem (D) 50.1% Prescott O. Lieberg (R) 49.9% |
| California 26 | James Roosevelt | Democratic |
|
Running | James Roosevelt (D) 72.2% Crispus Wright (R) 27.8% |
| California 27 | Harry R. Sheppard | Democratic |
|
Running | Harry R. Sheppard (D) 72.3% Robert M. Castle (R) 27.7% |
| California 28 | James B. Utt | Republican |
|
Running | James B. Utt (R) 58.2% T. R. Boyett (D) 41.8% |
| California 29 | Dalip Singh Saund | Democratic |
|
Running | Dalip Singh Saund (D) 62.4% John Babbage (R) 37.6% |
| California 30 | Bob Wilson | Republican |
|
Running | Bob Wilson (R) 52.7% Lionel Van Deerlin (D) 47.3% |
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