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1956-11-06 U.S. House Election Results for California (District 08)

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Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County George P. Miller*
(D)		 Robert Watkins
(R)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 136,72065.6% 71,70034.4% 80.0% 65,020 208,428
Total R vote: 71,700 (34.4%)      Total D vote: 136,720 (65.6%)      Total Other vote: 8 (0.0%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Robert Watkins 31,384 59.9%
2   George P. Miller 21,044 40.1%
TOTAL VOTES 52,428  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   George P. Miller* 74,348 91.5%
2   Robert Watkins 6,908 8.5%
TOTAL VOTES 81,256