Election 1944 Results
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1944 US Senate election in California
Sheridan Downey (Democrat) beat Frederick F. Houser (Republican) in California in 1944, 52.3% to 47.7%, a margin of 4.6 points and 151,602 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1938, when Sheridan Downey also won.
Democrats led in 29 of the 58 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 28. The largest, Los Angeles, cast 1,486,994 votes and went to the Democrat by 5.1 points. The closest was Alpine, where 62 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan Downey won | Democratic | 1,728,155 | 52.3% |
| Frederick F. Houser | Republican | 1,576,553 | 47.7% |
| All other candidates | 526 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 3,305,234 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 781,351 52.5% | 705,421 47.4% | 222 | 1,486,994 | D+5.1 |
| San Francisco | 165,281 55.4% | 133,119 44.6% | 48 | 298,448 | D+10.8 |
| Alameda | 151,656 54.2% | 128,124 45.8% | 69 | 279,849 | D+8.4 |
| San Diego | 79,937 50.5% | 78,392 49.5% | 158,329 | D+1.0 | |
| Santa Clara | 38,921 49.1% | 40,330 50.9% | 6 | 79,257 | R+1.8 |
| Contra Costa | 45,080 63.5% | 25,910 36.5% | 2 | 70,992 | D+27.0 |
| Sacramento | 42,283 59.8% | 28,326 40.1% | 47 | 70,656 | D+19.8 |
| San Bernardino | 33,090 47.5% | 36,505 52.4% | 9 | 69,604 | R+4.9 |
| San Mateo | 30,459 46.8% | 34,562 53.1% | 74 | 65,095 | R+6.3 |
| Orange | 24,422 38.4% | 39,176 61.6% | 1 | 63,599 | R+23.2 |
| Fresno | 35,119 59.4% | 23,963 40.6% | 59,082 | D+18.9 | |
| San Joaquin | 22,969 47.8% | 25,039 52.2% | 48,008 | R+4.3 | |
| Kern | 21,730 49.7% | 22,027 50.3% | 5 | 43,762 | R+0.7 |
| Riverside | 16,765 41.3% | 23,816 58.7% | 9 | 40,590 | R+17.4 |
| Solano | 21,135 65.4% | 11,172 34.6% | 32,307 | D+30.8 | |
| Sonoma | 14,194 47.5% | 15,703 52.5% | 7 | 29,904 | R+5.0 |
| Tulare | 13,454 45.2% | 16,319 54.8% | 29,773 | R+9.6 | |
| Stanislaus | 13,478 48.4% | 14,380 51.6% | 8 | 27,866 | R+3.2 |
| Santa Barbara | 11,357 40.8% | 16,491 59.2% | 27,848 | R+18.4 | |
| Marin | 12,242 46.6% | 14,026 53.4% | 4 | 26,272 | R+6.8 |
| Ventura | 13,939 54.2% | 11,782 45.8% | 25,721 | D+8.4 | |
| Monterey | 12,863 51.1% | 12,316 48.9% | 9 | 25,188 | D+2.2 |
| Humboldt | 10,885 53.6% | 9,412 46.4% | 2 | 20,299 | D+7.3 |
| Santa Cruz | 8,441 43.3% | 11,041 56.7% | 1 | 19,483 | R+13.3 |
| Butte | 7,553 48.4% | 8,038 51.6% | 15,591 | R+3.1 | |
| San Luis Obispo | 7,123 47.4% | 7,907 52.6% | 15,030 | R+5.2 | |
| Merced | 8,243 56.9% | 6,240 43.1% | 14,483 | D+13.8 | |
| Napa | 6,804 48.9% | 7,111 51.1% | 13,915 | R+2.2 | |
| Placer | 6,432 60.0% | 4,284 40.0% | 10,716 | D+20.0 | |
| Imperial | 4,526 44.2% | 5,716 55.8% | 10,242 | R+11.6 | |
| Siskiyou | 4,860 50.4% | 4,776 49.6% | 9,636 | D+0.9 | |
| Yolo | 5,035 53.4% | 4,393 46.6% | 9,428 | D+6.8 | |
| Kings | 5,517 59.5% | 3,748 40.5% | 9,265 | D+19.1 | |
| Shasta | 5,245 57.0% | 3,959 43.0% | 9,204 | D+14.0 | |
| Mendocino | 4,645 50.9% | 4,478 49.1% | 9,123 | D+1.8 | |
| Madera | 3,700 57.7% | 2,711 42.3% | 6,411 | D+15.4 | |
| Sutter | 2,727 47.1% | 3,063 52.9% | 5,790 | R+5.8 | |
| Tehama | 2,761 48.5% | 2,931 51.5% | 5,692 | R+3.0 | |
| Nevada | 2,729 49.1% | 2,834 50.9% | 5,563 | R+1.9 | |
| Yuba | 2,879 55.3% | 2,327 44.7% | 1 | 5,207 | D+10.6 |
| Lassen | 3,181 61.9% | 1,956 38.1% | 5,137 | D+23.8 | |
| El Dorado | 2,594 55.5% | 2,083 44.5% | 4,677 | D+10.9 | |
| Glenn | 2,063 45.4% | 2,483 54.6% | 4,546 | R+9.2 | |
| Tuolumne | 2,125 52.0% | 1,965 48.0% | 4,090 | D+3.9 | |
| San Benito | 1,701 43.3% | 2,229 56.7% | 3,930 | R+13.4 | |
| Lake | 1,509 43.4% | 1,965 56.6% | 3,474 | R+13.1 | |
| Plumas | 2,376 68.5% | 1,091 31.5% | 3,467 | D+37.1 | |
| Colusa | 1,667 50.0% | 1,667 50.0% | 3,334 | level | |
| Inyo | 1,339 43.3% | 1,750 56.7% | 3,089 | R+13.3 | |
| Calaveras | 1,472 47.9% | 1,597 52.0% | 2 | 3,071 | R+4.1 |
| Amador | 1,562 53.5% | 1,360 46.5% | 2,922 | D+6.9 | |
| Modoc | 1,451 55.6% | 1,157 44.4% | 2,608 | D+11.3 | |
| Mariposa | 1,081 54.2% | 915 45.8% | 1,996 | D+8.3 | |
| Del Norte | 719 42.2% | 984 57.8% | 1,703 | R+15.6 | |
| Trinity | 695 56.2% | 542 43.8% | 1,237 | D+12.4 | |
| Sierra | 563 56.0% | 443 44.0% | 1,006 | D+11.9 | |
| Mono | 189 32.2% | 398 67.8% | 587 | R+35.6 | |
| Alpine | 38 27.5% | 100 72.5% | 138 | R+44.9 |
Counties as they stood in 1944; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
California Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Adam B. Schiff (D) | D+17.7 |
| 2022 | Alex Padilla (D) | D+22.1 |
| 2018 | Dianne Feinstein (D) | D+54.2 |
| 2016 | Kamala Harris (D) | D+61.6 |
| 2012 | Dianne Feinstein (D) | D+25.0 |
| 2010 | Barbara Boxer (D) | D+10.0 |
| 2006 | Dianne Feinstein (D) | D+24.4 |
| 2004 | Barbara Boxer (D) | D+19.9 |
| 2000 | Dianne Feinstein (D) | D+19.3 |
| 1998 | Barbara Boxer (D) | D+10.0 |
| 1994 | Dianne Feinstein (D) | D+1.9 |
| 1992 | Barbara Boxer (D) | D+4.9 |
| 1988 | Pete Wilson (R) | R+8.8 |
| 1986 | Alan Cranston (D) | D+1.4 |
| 1982 | Pete Wilson (R) | R+6.8 |
| 1980 | Alan Cranston (D) | D+19.4 |
| 1976 | S. I. Hayakawa (R) | R+3.3 |
| 1974 | Alan Cranston (D) | D+24.3 |
| 1970 | John V. Tunney (D) | D+9.5 |
| 1968 | Alan Cranston (D) | D+4.9 |
| 1964 | George Murphy (R) | R+3.1 |
| 1962 | Thomas Kuchel (R) | R+12.9 |
| 1958 | Clair Engle (D) | D+14.1 |
| 1956 | Thomas Kuchel (R) | R+8.3 |
| 1952 | William Knowland (R) | R+87.8 |
| 1950 | Richard M. Nixon (R) | R+18.5 |
| 1946 | William F. Knowland (R) | R+9.9 |
| 1944 | Sheridan Downey (D) | D+4.6 |
| 1940 | Hiram W. Johnson (R) | R+82.5 |
| 1938 | Sheridan Downey (D) | D+9.8 |
| 1934 | Hiram Johnson (R) | R+94.5 |
| 1932 | William Gibbs McAdoo (D) | D+12.6 |
| 1928 | Hiram W. Johnson (R) | R+55.9 |
| 1926 | Samuel M. Shortridge (R) | R+26.2 |
| 1922 | Hiram W. Johnson (R) | R+38.4 |
| 1920 | Samuel M. Shortridge (R) | R+8.3 |
| 1916 | Hiram W. Johnson (R) | R+31.6 |
| 1914 | James D. Phelan (D) | D+2.9 |