United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1938
|
Party
|
Votes
|
Percentage
|
Seats
|
+/–
|
|
Democratic
|
1,137,635
|
47.7%
|
12
|
-3
|
|
Republican
|
1,112,209
|
46.6%
|
8
|
+4
|
|
Townsend
|
88,851
|
3.7%
|
0
|
0
|
|
Communist
|
26,228
|
1.1%
|
0
|
0
|
|
Progressive
|
17,622
|
0.7%
|
0
|
-1
|
|
Independent
|
3,863
|
0.2%
|
0
|
0
|
Totals
|
2,386,408
|
100.0%
|
20
|
—
|
Delegation composition
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1938 pre-election
|
Seats
|
|
Democratic-Held
|
15
|
|
Republican-Held
|
4
|
|
Progressive-Held
|
1
|
1938 post-election
|
Seats
|
|
Democratic-Held
|
12
|
|
Republican-Held
|
8
|
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [1]