1946 Zaben majalisa na 12 na California

1946 Zaben majalisa na 12 na California

Iri	zaɓe
Kwanan watan	5 Nuwamba, 1946
1948 United States House of Representatives elections in California (en) →
Ƙasa	Tarayyar Amurka
Applies to jurisdiction (en)	Kalifoniya
Ɗan takarar da yayi nasara	Richard Nixon (mul)

An gudanar da zaɓen neman kujera a Majalisar Wakilai ta Amurka a gunduma ta 12 ta California a ranar 5 ga watan Nuwamba, shekarata alif 1946, ranar da doka ta kayyade don zaɓen Majalisar Dokokin Amirka ta 80 . A zaben gunduma na 12, 'yan takarar sun kasance dan takarar jam'iyyar Democrat Jerry Voorhis na wa'adi biyar, da dan takarar jam'iyyar Republican Richard Nixon, da tsohon dan majalisa kuma dan takarar jam'iyyar Prohibition John Hoeppel . An zabi Nixon da kashi 56% na kuri'un da aka kada, inda ya fara shi a kan hanyar da, kusan karni kwata bayan haka, zai kai ga shugaban kasa.

Da farko da aka zaba zuwa Majalisa a shekarar alif 1936, Voorhis ya ci nasara da 'yan adawar Republican sau hudu a gundumar Los Angeles County na karkara don sake lashe zabe. Domin zaben shekarar 1946, 'yan Republican sun nemi dan takarar da zai iya hada jam'iyyar kuma ya yi takara mai karfi da Voorhis a gundumar Republican. Bayan kasa tabbatar da takarar Janar George Patton, a watan Nuwamba shekarata 1945 sun zauna a kan Laftanar Kwamanda Richard Nixon, wanda ya zauna a gundumar kafin yakin duniya na biyu.

Nixon ya shafe mafi yawan a shekarar 1946 yana yakin neman zabe a gundumar, yayin da Voorhis bai dawo daga Washington DC ba har zuwa karshen watan Agusta. Yaƙin neman zaɓe na Nixon ya yi aiki tuƙuru don samar da jama'a a gundumar, yayin da Voorhis, ke hulɗa da kasuwancin majalisa a babban birnin, ya sami ɗan jarida kaɗan. Voorhis ya samu kuri'u mafi yawa a zabukan fidda gwani na watan Yuni, amma yawan kuri'unsa ya ragu daga kason da ya samu a zaben fidda gwani na shekarar alif 1944. A muhawara guda biyar da aka gudanar a fadin gundumar a watan Satumba da Oktoba, Nixon ya iya zana wanda ke kan karagar mulki a matsayin mara amfani kuma ya ba da shawarar cewa Voorhis yana da alaƙa da ƙungiyoyi masu alaƙa da gurguzu. Voorhis da kamfen ɗinsa sun kasance a koyaushe suna kan tsaro kuma ba su da tasiri wajen sake warware takaddamar Nixon. Dan takarar ya doke Voorhis a babban zaben watan Nuwamba .

An gabatar da bayanai daban-daban kan nasarar da Nixon ya samu, tun daga salon siyasar kasa zuwa ja-in-ja a bangaren mai kalubalantar. Wasu masana tarihi sun yi iƙirarin cewa Nixon ya sami makudan kudade daga masu hannu da shuni da suka kuduri aniyar kayar da Voorhis, yayin da wasu ke watsi da irin waɗannan zarge-zargen. Waɗannan batutuwa sun kasance batutuwan muhawarar tarihi.