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1940-11-05 U.S. House Election Results for California (District 17)

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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 Lee Geyer*
(D)		 Clifton Hix
(R)		 Samuel Converse
(Progressive)		 Harry Gray
(Communist)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 75,10965.4% 32,86228.6% 5,6494.9% 1,1181.0% 250.0% 42,247 114,763
Total R vote: 32,862 (28.6%)      Total D vote: 75,109 (65.4%)      Total Other vote: 6,792 (5.9%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Clifton Hix 9,921 69.7%
2   Harold Sparling 4,314 30.3%
TOTAL VOTES 14,235  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Lee Geyer* 24,501 56.9%
2   Clara Colden 14,130 32.8%
3   Francis Tighe 4,398 10.2%
TOTAL VOTES 43,029