United States House of Representatives elections, 1962

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The U.S. House election, 1962 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1962 which occurred in the middle of President John F. Kennedy's term. As in most midterm elections, Kennedy's Democratic Party lost several seats to the opposition Republican Party, but retained a majority.

A notable freshman was future Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld (R-Illinois)

[edit] Overall results

Party	Total Seats (change)		Seat percentage	Popular Vote
Democratic Party	259	-4	59.5%	52.1%
Republican Party	176	+2	40.4%	47.1%
Totals	435	-2	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	Clement Woodnutt Miller	Democratic	1958	Running	Clement Woodnutt Miller (D) 50.8% Don H. Clausen (R) 49.2%
California 2	Harold T. Johnson	Democratic	1958	Running	Harold T. Johnson (D) 64.6% Frederic H. Nagel (R) 35.4%
California 3	John E. Moss	Democratic	1952	Running	John E. Moss (D) 74.8% George W. G. Smith (R) 25.2%
California 4	None (District created)				Robert L. Leggett (D) 56.5% L. V. Honsinger (R) 43.5%
California 5	John Shelley	Democratic	1949	Running	John Shelley (D) 80.4% Roland S. Charles (R) 19.6%
California 6	William S. Mailliard	Republican	1952	Running	William S. Mailliard (R) 58.7% John A. O'Connell (D) 41.3%
California 7	Jeffery Cohelan	Democratic	1958	Running	Jeffery Cohelan (D) 64.5% Leonard L. Cantando (R) 35.5%
California 8	George P. Miller	Democratic	1944	Running	George P. Miller (D) 72.5% Harold Petersen (R) 27.5%
California 9	None (District created)				Don Edwards (D) 66% Joseph F. Donovan (R) 34%
California 10	Charles S. Gubser	Republican	1952	Running	Charles S. Gubser (R) 57.4% James P. Thurber, Jr. (D) 42.6%
California 11	J. Arthur Younger	Republican	1952	Running	J. Arthur Younger (R) 62.3% John D. Kaster (D) 37.7%
California 12	None (District created)				Burt L. Talcott (R) 61.3% William K. Steward (D) 38.7%
California 13	Charles M. Teague	Republican	1954	Running	Charles M. Teague (R) 64.9% George J. Holgate (D) 35.1%
California 14	John F. Baldwin, Jr.	Republican	1954	Running	John F. Baldwin, Jr. (R) 62.9% Charles R. Weidner (D) 37.1%
California 15	John J. McFall	Democratic	1956	Running	John J. McFall (D) 70% Clifford B. Bull (R) 30%
California 16	Bernice F. Sisk	Democratic	1954	Running	Bernice F. Sisk (D) 71.8% Arthur L. Selland (R) 28.2%
California 17	Cecil R. King	Democratic	1942	Running	Cecil R. King (D) 73.8% Ted Bruinsma (R) 26.2%
California 18	Harlan Hagen	Democratic	1954	Running	Harlan Hagen (D) 58.9% G. Ray Arnett (R) 41.1%
California 19	Chet Holifield	Democratic	1942	Running	Chet Holifield (D) 61.6% Robert T. Ramsay (R) 38.4%
California 20	H. Allen Smith	Republican	1956	Running	H. Allen Smith (R) 70.6% Leon Mayer (D) 29.4%
California 21	None (District created)				Augustus F. Hawkins (D) 84.6% Herman Smith (R) 15.4%
California 22	James C. Corman	Democratic	1960	Running	James C. Corman (D) 53.6% Charles S. Foote (R) 46.4%
California 23	Clyde Doyle	Democratic	1948	Running	Clyde Doyle (D) 64.2% Emmett A. Schwartz (R) 35.8%
California 24	Glenard P. Lipscomb	Republican	1953	Running	Glenard P. Lipscomb (R) 70.3% Knox Mellon (D) 29.7%
California 25	John H. Rousselot	Republican	1960	Running	Ronald B. Cameron (D) 53.6% John H. Rousselot (R) 46.4%
California 26	James Roosevelt	Democratic	1954	Running	James Roosevelt (D) 68.3% Daniel Beltz (R) 31.7%
California 27	Edgar W. Hiestand	Republican	1952	Running	Everett G. Burkhalter (D) 52.1% Edgar W. Hiestand (R) 47.9%
California 28	Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr.	Republican	1960	Running	Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (R) 64% Jerry Pacht (D) 36%
California 29	None (District created)				George Brown, Jr. (D) 55.7% H. L. Richardson, Jr. (R) 44.3%
California 30	Gordon L. McDonough	Republican	1944	Running	Edward R. Roybal (D) 56.5% Gordon L. McDonough (R) 43.5%
California 31	None (District created)				Charles H. Wilson (D) 52.2% Gordon Hahn (R) 47.8%
California 32	Craig Hosmer	Republican	1952	Running	Craig Hosmer (R) 70.8% J. J. Johovich (D) 29.2%
California 33	Harry R. Sheppard	Democratic	1936	Running	Harry R. Sheppard (D) 59% William R. Thomas (R) 41%
California 34	None (District created)				Richard T. Hanna (D) 55.9% Robert A. Geier (R) 44.1%
California 35	James B. Utt	Republican	1952	Running	James B. Utt (R) 68.5% Burton Shamsky (D) 31.5%
California 36	Bob Wilson	Republican	1952	Running	Bob Wilson (R) 61.8% William C. Godfrey (D) 38.2%
California 37	None (District created)				Lionel Van Deerlin (D) 51.4% Dick Wilson (R) 48.6%
California 38	Dalip Singh Saund	Democratic	1956	Running	Patrick M. Martin (R) 55.9% Dalip Singh Saund (D) 44.1%