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1956-11-06 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 Gordon McDonough*
(R)		 Emery Petty
(D)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 97,18257.9% 70,68142.1% 20.0% 26,501 167,865
Total R vote: 97,182 (57.9%)      Total D vote: 70,681 (42.1%)      Total Other vote: 2 (0.0%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Gordon McDonough* 46,792 94.5%
2   Emery Petty 2,732 5.5%
TOTAL VOTES 49,524  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Emery Petty 34,622 67.0%
2   Gordon McDonough* 17,059 33.0%
TOTAL VOTES 51,681