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1948 California U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1948 California U.S. House District 1 Election?

Hubert Scudder won the 1948 California U.S. House District 1 Election. Hubert Scudder received 82,947 popular votes (54.46%). The main challenger was Sterling J Norgard (45.27%).

See the full head-to-head between Scudder and Norgard

Scudder +9.2 pts · won by 13,996 votes
Hubert ScudderRepublicanWINNER54.46%
82,947 votes
Sterling J NorgardDemocratic45.27%
68,951 votes
Roger Kentunknown0.2%
304 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.