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United States congressional delegations from California 

These are tables of congressional delegations from California in the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.

Contents

United States Senate

See also: List of United States Senators from California
Class 1 Senators Congress Class 3 Senators
John C. Frémont (R) 31st (1849–1851) William M. Gwin (D)
John B. Weller (D) 32nd (1851–1853)
33rd (1853–1855)
34th (1855–1857) Vacant
William M. Gwin (D)
David C. Broderick (D) 35th (1857–1859)
Henry P. Haun (D)
Milton S. Latham (D)
36th (1859–1861)
37th (1861–1863) James A. McDougall (D)
John Conness (R) 38th (1863–1865)
39th (1865–1867)
40th (1867–1869) Cornelius Cole (R)
Eugene Casserly (D) 41st (1869–1871)
42nd (1871–1873)
43rd (1873–1875) Aaron A. Sargent (R)
John S. Hager (D)
Newton Booth
(Anti-Monopolist)		 44th (1875–1877)
45th (1877–1879)
46th (1879–1881) James T. Farley (D)
John Franklin Miller (R) 47th (1881–1883)
48th (1883–1885)
49th (1885–1887) Leland Stanford (R)
George Hearst (D)
Abram P. Williams (R)
George Hearst (D) 50th (1887–1889)
51st (1889–1891)
Charles N. Felton (R) 52nd (1891–1893)
Stephen M. White (D) 53rd (1893–1895)
George C. Perkins (R)
54th (1895–1897)
55th (1897–1899)
Thomas R. Bard (R) 56th (1899–1901)
57th (1901–1903)
58th (1903–1905)
Frank P. Flint (R) 59th (1905–1907)
60th (1907–1909)
61st (1909–1911)
John D. Works (R) 62nd (1911–1913)
63rd (1913–1915)
64th (1915–1917) James D. Phelan (D)
Hiram Johnson (R) 65th (1917–1919)
66th (1919–1921)
67th (1921–1923) Samuel M. Shortridge (R)
68th (1923–1925)
69th (1925–1927)
70th (1927–1929)
71st (1929–1931)
72nd (1931–1933)
73rd (1933–1935) William Gibbs McAdoo (D)
74th (1935–1937)
75th (1937–1939)
Thomas M. Storke (D)
76th (1939–1941) Sheridan Downey (D)
77th (1941–1943)
78th (1943–1945)
79th (1945–1947)
William F. Knowland (R)
80th (1947–1949)
81st (1949–1951)
Richard Nixon (R)
82nd (1951–1953)
Thomas H. Kuchel (R)
83rd (1953–1955)
84th (1955–1957)
85th (1957–1959)
Clair Engle (D) 86th (1959–1961)
87th (1961–1963)
88th (1963–1965)
Pierre Salinger (D)
George Lloyd Murphy (R)
89th (1965–1967)
90th (1967–1969)
91st (1969–1971) Alan Cranston (D)
John V. Tunney (D)
92nd (1971–1973)
93rd (1973–1975)
94th (1975–1977)
S. I. Hayakawa (R) 95th (1977–1979)
96th (1979–1981)
97th (1981–1983)
Pete Wilson (R) 98th (1983–1985)
99th (1985–1987)
100th (1987–1989)
101st (1989–1991)
102nd (1991–1993)
John Seymour (R)
Dianne Feinstein (D)
103rd (1993–1995) Barbara Boxer (D)
104th (1995–1997)
105th (1997–1999)
106th (1999–2001)
107th (2001–2003)
108th (2003–2005)
109th (2005–2007)
110th (2007–2009)

Passages

Congress Senator Reason for Vacancy Appointed Successor Date of Appointment Elected Successor Date of Election
32nd Seat was vacant from March 4, 1851 due to failure of the legislature to elect. John B. Weller January 30, 1852
34th Seat was vacant from March 4, 1855 due to failure of the legislature to elect. William M. Gwin January 13, 1857
35th David C. Broderick Died September 16, 1859, mortally wounded in a duel with the chief justice of the supreme court of California. Henry P. Haun November 3, 1859 Milton S. Latham March 5, 1860
43rd Eugene Casserly Resigned November 29, 1873. none John S. Hager December 23, 1873
49th John Franklin Miller Died March 8, 1886. George Hearst March 23, 1886 Abram P. Williams August 4, 1886
51st, 52nd George Hearst Died February 28, 1891. none Charles N. Felton March 19, 1891
53rd Leland Stanford Died June 21, 1893. George C. Perkins July 26, 1893 George C. Perkins
56th Seat was vacant from March 4, 1899 due to failure of the legislature to elect. Thomas R. Bard February 7, 1900
75th William Gibbs McAdoo Resigned November 8, 1938. Thomas M. Storke November 9, 1938 none
79th Hiram Johnson Died August 6, 1945. William F. Knowland August 26, 1945 William F. Knowland General election
81st Sheridan Downey Resigned November 30, 1950 due to ill health. Richard Nixon December 1, 1950 Richard Nixon General election
82nd Richard Nixon Resigned January 1, 1953 to be Vice President of the United States. Thomas H. Kuchel January 2, 1953 Thomas H. Kuchel General election
88th Clair Engle Died July 30, 1964. Pierre Salinger August 4, 1964 none
88th Pierre Salinger Resigned December 31, 1964. George Lloyd Murphy January 1, 1965 George Lloyd Murphy General election
91st George Lloyd Murphy Resigned January 2, 1971. Tunney had been elected to the next term and took office a day early. John V. Tunney January 2, 1971 John V. Tunney General election
94th John V. Tunney Resigned January 1, 1977. None; the next elected senator took his seat two days later.
102nd Pete Wilson Resigned January 7, 1991 to be governor of California. John F. Seymour January 10, 1991 Dianne Feinstein November 10, 1992

United States House of Representatives

See also: List of United States Representatives from California
See also: U.S. Representatives from California in succession order

1849 - 1865: At-large seats

Congress Elected state-wide on a General ticket
Seat 1 Seat 2 Seat 3
31st
(1849–1851)		 George Washington Wright (Independent) Edward Gilbert (D)
32nd
(1851–1853)		 Edward C. Marshall (D) Joseph W. McCorkle (D)
33rd
(1853–1855)		 Milton S. Latham (D) James A. McDougall (D)
34th
(1855–1857)		 James W. Denver (D) Philemon T. Herbert (D)
35th
(1857–1859)		 Joseph C. McKibbin (D) Charles L. Scott (D)
36th
(1859–1861)		 John C. Burch (D)
37th
(1861–1863)		 Timothy Guy Phelps (R) Aaron A. Sargent (R) Frederick F. Low (R)
38th
(1863–1865)		 Cornelius Cole (Union Republican) William Higby (R) Thomas B. Shannon (R)

1865 - 1873: 3 seats

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd
39th
(1865–1867)		 Donald C. McRuer (R) William Higby (R) John Bidwell (R)
40th
(1867–1869)		 Samuel B. Axtell (D) James A. Johnson (D)
41st
(1869–1871)		 Aaron A. Sargent (R)
42nd
(1871–1873)		 Sherman O. Houghton (R) John M. Coghlan (R)

1873 - 1883: 4 seats

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
43rd
(1873–1875)		 Charles Clayton (R) Horace F. Page (R) John K. Luttrell (D) Sherman O. Houghton (R)
44th
(1875–1877)		 William Adam Piper (D) Peter D. Wigginton (D)
45th
(1877–1879)		 Horace Davis (R) Romualdo Pacheco (R)
Peter D. Wigginton (D)
46th
(1879–1881)		 Campbell P. Berry (D) Romualdo Pacheco (R)
47th
(1881–1883)		 William S. Rosecrans (D)

1883 - 1893: 6 seats

Congress District At-large seats
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st seat 2nd seat
48th
(1883–1885)		 William S. Rosecrans (D) James H. Budd (D) Barclay Henley (D) Pleasant B. Tully (D) John R. Glascock (D) Charles A. Sumner (D)
49th
(1885–1887)		 District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Barclay Henley (D) James A. Louttit (R) Joseph McKenna (R) William W. Morrow (R) Charles N. Felton (R) Henry H. Markham (R)
50th
(1887–1889)		 Thomas Larkin Thompson (D) Marion Biggs (D) William Vandever (R)
51st
(1889–1891)		 John J. De Haven (R) Thomas J. Clunie (D)
Thomas J. Geary (D)
52nd
(1891–1893)		 Anthony Caminetti (D) John T. Cutting (R) Eugene F. Loud (R) William W. Bowers (R)
Samuel G. Hilborn (R)

1893 - 1903: 7 seats

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
53rd
(1893–1895)		 Thomas J. Geary (D) Anthony Caminetti (D) Samuel G. Hilborn (R) James G. Maguire (D) Eugene F. Loud (R) Marion Cannon (Pop.) William W. Bowers (R)
Warren B. English (D)
54th
(1895–1897)		 John All Barham (R) Grove L. Johnson (R) Samuel G. Hilborn (R) James McLachlan (R)
55th
(1897–1899)		 Marion De Vries (D) Charles A. Barlow (Pop.) Curtis H. Castle (Pop.)
56th
(1899–1901)		 Victor H. Metcalf (R) Julius Kahn (R) Russell J. Waters (R) James C. Needham (R)
Samuel D. Woods (R)
57th
(1901–1903)		 Frank L. Coombs (R) James McLachlan (R)

1903 - 1913: 8 seats

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
58th
(1903–1905)		 James N. Gillett (R) Theodore A. Bell (D) Edward J. Livernash (D and Union Labor) William J. Wynn (D) James C. Needham (R) James McLachlan (R) Milton J. Daniels (R) Victor Metcalf (R)
Joseph R. Knowland (R)
59th
(1905–1907)		 Duncan E. McKinlay (R) Julius Kahn (R) Everis A. Hayes (R) Sylvester C. Smith (R)
William F. Englebright (R)
60th
(1907–1909)
61st
(1909–1911)
62nd
(1911–1913)		 John E. Raker (D) William Kent (Prog. R) William D. Stephens (R)

1913 - 1933: 11 seats

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th
63rd
(1913–1915)		 William Kent (Independent) John E. Raker (D) Charles F. Curry (R) Julius Kahn (R) John I. Nolan (R) Joseph R. Knowland (R) Denver S. Church (D) Everis A. Hayes (R) Charles W. Bell (Prog. R) William D. Stephens (Prog.) William Kettner (D)
64th
(1915–1917)		 John A. Elston (Prog.) Charles H. Randall (Prohibitionist)
Henry S. Benedict (R)
65th
(1917–1919)		 Clarence F. Lea (D) Henry Z. Osborne (R)
66th
(1919–1921)		 Henry E. Barbour (R) Hugh S. Hersman (D)
67th
(1921–1923)		 Arthur M. Free (R) Walter F. Lineberger (R) Philip D. Swing (R)
Mae E. Nolan (R) James H. MacLafferty (R)
68th
(1923–1925)
John D. Fredericks (R)
69th
(1925–1927)		 Florence P. Kahn (R) Lawrence J. Flaherty (R) Albert E. Carter (R)
Harry L. Englebright (R) Richard J. Welch (R)
70th
(1927–1929)		 William E. Evans (R) Joe Crail (R)
71st
(1929–1931)
72nd
(1931–1933)		 Charles F. Curry, Jr. (R)

1933 - 1943: 20 seats

Congress District District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th
73rd
(1933–1935)		 Clarence F. Lea (D) Harry L. Englebright (R) Frank H. Buck (D) Florence P. Kahn (R) Richard J. Welch (R) Albert E. Carter (R) Ralph R. Eltse (R) John J. McGrath (D) Denver S. Church (D) Henry E. Stubbs (D) William E. Evans (R) John H. Hoeppel (D) Charles Kramer (D) Thomas F. Ford (D) William I. Traeger (R) John F. Dockweiler (D) Charles J. Colden (D) John H. Burke (D) Sam L. Collins (R) George Burnham (R)
74th
(1935–1937)		 John H. Tolan (D) Bertrand W. Gearhart (R) John S. McGroarty (D) John M. Costello (D) Byron N. Scott (D)
75th
(1937–1939)		 Franck R. Havenner (Prog.) Jerry Voorhis (D) Harry R. Sheppard (D) Edouard V. M. Izac (D)
Alfred J. Elliott (D)
76th
(1939–1941)		 Jack Z. Anderson (R) John Carl Hinshaw (R) Leland M. Ford (R) Lee E. Geyer (D) Thomas M. Eaton (R)
77th
(1941–1943)		 Justin L. Johnson (R) Thomas Rolph (R) William Ward Johnson (R)
Cecil R. King (D)

1943 - 1953: 23 seats

Congress District District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd
78th
(1943–1945)		 Clarence F. Lea (D) Harry L. Englebright (R) Justin L. Johnson (R) Thomas Rolph (R) Richard J. Welch (R) Albert E. Carter (R) John H. Tolan (D) Jack Z. Anderson (R) Bertrand W. Gearhart (R) Alfred J. Elliott (D) George E. Outland (D) Jerry Voorhis (D) C. Norris Poulson (R) Thomas F. Ford (D) John M. Costello (D) Will Rogers, Jr. (D) Cecil R. King (D) William Ward Johnson (R) Chet Holifield (D) John Carl Hinshaw (R) Harry R. Sheppard (D) John J. Phillips (R) Edouard V. M. Izac (D)
Clair Engle (D)
79th
(1945–1947)		 Franck R. Havenner (D) George P. Miller (D) Ned R. Healy (D) Helen G. Douglas (D) Gordon L. McDonough (R) Ellis E. Patterson (D) Clyde Doyle (D)
80th
(1947–1949)		 John J. Allen, Jr. (R) Ernest K. Bramblett (R) Richard Nixon (R) C. Norris Poulson (R) Donald L. Jackson (R) Willis W. Bradley (R) Charles K. Fletcher (R)
81st
(1949–1951)		 Hubert B. Scudder (R) Cecil F. White (D) Thomas H. Werdel (R) Clyde Doyle (D) Clinton D. McKinnon (D)
John F. Shelley (D)
82nd
(1951–1953)		 John E. Moss (D) Allan O. Hunter (R) Patrick J. Hillings (R) Samuel W. Yorty (D)

1953 - 1963: 30 seats

Congress District District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th
83rd
(1953–1955)		 Hubert B. Scudder (R) Clair Engle (D) John E. Moss (D) William S. Mailliard (R) John F. Shelley (D) Robert Condon (D) John J. Allen, Jr. (R) George P. Miller (D) Jesse A. Younger (R) Charles S. Gubser (R) Justin L. Johnson (R) Allan O. Hunter (R) Ernest K. Bramblett (R) Harlan Hagen (D) Gordon L. McDonough (R) Donald L. Jackson (R) Cecil R. King (D) Craig Hosmer (R) Chet Holifield (D) John Carl Hinshaw (R) Edgar W. Hiestand (R) Joseph F. Holt (R) Clyde Doyle (D) C. Norris Poulson (R) Patrick J. Hillings (R) Samuel W. Yorty (D) Harry R. Sheppard (D) James B. Utt (R) John J. Phillips (R) Bob Wilson (R)
Glenard P. Lipscomb (R)
84th
(1955–1957)		 John F. Baldwin, Jr. (R) Bernice F. Sisk (D) Charles M. Teague (R) James Roosevelt (D)
85th
(1957–1959)		 John J. McFall (D) H. Allen Smith (R) Dalip Singh Saund (D)
86th
(1959–1961)		 Clement Woodnutt Miller (D) Harold T. Johnson (D) Jeffery Cohelan (D) George A. Kasem (D)
87th
(1961–1963)		 Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (R) James C. Corman (D) John H. Rousselot (R)

1963 - 1973: 38 seats

Congress District District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th