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1946 California U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 1946 California U.S. House District 21 Election?

Harry Sheppard won the 1946 California U.S. House District 21 Election. Harry Sheppard received 37,229 popular votes (52.69%). The main challenger was Lowell E Lathrop (47.27%).

See the full head-to-head between Sheppard and Lathrop

Sheppard +5.4 pts · won by 3,834 votes
Harry SheppardDemocraticWINNER52.69%
37,229 votes
Lowell E LathropRepublican47.27%
33,395 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.