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1938-11-08 U.S. House Election Results for California (District 15)

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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 John Costello*
(D)		 O.D. Thomas
(R)		 Emil Freed
(Communist)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 83,08660.1% 51,48337.3% 2,9512.1% 6120.4% 31,603 138,132
Total R vote: 51,483 (37.3%)      Total D vote: 83,086 (60.1%)      Total Other vote: 3,563 (2.6%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   O.D. Thomas 12,977 41.0%
2   Freeman Lusk 9,297 29.4%
3   Joseph Coyne 5,209 16.5%
4   Paul Hill 2,972 9.4%
5   Mitchel Meyberg 1,169 3.7%
TOTAL VOTES 31,624  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   John Costello* 22,282 45.4%
2   Sam Houston Allen 8,088 16.5%
3   Lester Findley 6,125 12.5%
4   Jim Fitzgerald 3,227 6.6%
5   Henry Hayden 2,332 4.8%
6   William McNichols 2,102 4.3%
7   Louis Kaminsky 1,756 3.6%
8   George Grimmer 1,697 3.5%
9   John McCoy 1,422 2.9%
TOTAL VOTES 49,031