United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1974
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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1974 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 4, 1974. Democrats picked up five Republican-held districts.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1974 | ||||||
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| Party | Votes | % | Before | After | +/– | |
| Democratic | 3,265,513 | 56.83% | 23 | 28 | +5 | |
| Republican | 2,334,870 | 40.63% | 20 | 15 | -5 | |
| American Independent | 109,751 | 1.91% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peace and Freedom | 35,984 | 0.63% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 5,746,118 | 100.00% | 43 | 43 | — | |
Results
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
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District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 |
District 1
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harold T. Johnson (incumbent) | 137,849 | 85.90 | |
| American Independent | Dorothy D. Paradis | 22,628 | 14.10 | |
| Total votes | 160,477 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Don H. Clausen (incumbent) | 95,508 | 53.01 | |
| Democratic | Oscar H. Klee | 76,951 | 42.71 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Carole J. Glass | 7,719 | 4.28 | |
| Total votes | 180,178 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John E. Moss (incumbent) | 121,842 | 72.34 | |
| Republican | Ivaldo Lenci | 46,585 | 27.66 | |
| Total votes | 168,427 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert L. Leggett (incumbent) | 100,934 | 100.00 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John L. Burton (incumbent) | 87,323 | 59.32 | |
| Republican | Thomas Caylor | 55,881 | 37.96 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Raymond Broshears | 3,999 | 2.72 | |
| Total votes | 147,203 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Phillip Burton (incumbent) | 84,585 | 71.37 | |
| Republican | Tom Spinosa | 25,721 | 21.70 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Emily L. Siegel | 4,753 | 4.01 | |
| American Independent | Carl Richard Davis | 3,456 | 2.92 | |
| Total votes | 118,515 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 7
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Miller | 82,765 | 55.59 | |
| Republican | Gary Fernandez | 66,115 | 44.41 | |
| Total votes | 148,880 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 8
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ron Dellums (incumbent) | 93,106 | 56.48 | |
| Republican | Jack Redden | 65,432 | 39.69 | |
| American Independent | John Holland | 6,324 | 3.84 | |
| Total votes | 164,862 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 9
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Pete Stark (incumbent) | 87,854 | 70.64 | |
| Republican | Edson Adams | 36,522 | 29.36 | |
| Total votes | 124,376 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 10
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Don Edwards (incumbent) | 86,014 | 77.01 | |
| Republican | Herb Smith | 25,678 | 22.99 | |
| Total votes | 111,692 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Leo Ryan (incumbent) | 106,075 | 75.69 | |
| Republican | Bob Jones | 29,783 | 21.25 | |
| American Independent | Nicholas Waeil Kudrovzeff | 4,293 | 3.06 | |
| Total votes | 140,151 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 12
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pete McCloskey (incumbent) | 103,228 | 69.08 | |
| Democratic | Gary G. Gillmor | 46,197 | 30.92 | |
| Total votes | 149,425 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 13
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Norman Mineta | 78,649 | 52.57 | |||
| Republican | George W. Milias | 63,381 | 42.36 | |||
| Peace and Freedom | Elizabeth Cervantes Barron | 3,846 | 2.57 | |||
| American Independent | Floyd S. Stancliffe | 3,738 | 2.50 | |||
| Total votes | 149,614 | 100.00 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 14
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John J. McFall (incumbent) | 101,932 | 70.80 | |
| Republican | Charles M. "Chuck" Gibson | 34,679 | 24.09 | |
| American Independent | Roger A. Blaine | 7,367 | 5.12 | |
| Total votes | 143,978 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 15
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) | 80,205 | 71.89 | |
| Republican | Carol Harner | 31,361 | 28.11 | |
| Total votes | 111,566 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 16
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Burt L. Talcott (incumbent) | 76,084 | 49.19 | |||
| Democratic | Julian Camacho | 74,018 | 47.85 | |||
| American Independent | D. Jeff Mauro | 4,576 | 2.96 | |||
| Total votes | 154,678 | 100.00 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 17
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Hans Krebs | 66,082 | 51.90 | |||
| Republican | Bob Mathias (incumbent) | 61,242 | 48.10 | |||
| Total votes | 127,324 | 100.00 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 18
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William M. Ketchum (incumbent) | 66,603 | 52.64 | |
| Democratic | George A. Seielstad | 59,931 | 47.36 | |
| Total votes | 126,534 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 19
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert J. Lagomarsino (incumbent) | 84,849 | 56.50 | |
| Democratic | James D. Loebl | 65,334 | 43.50 | |
| Total votes | 150,183 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 20
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Barry Goldwater, Jr. (incumbent) | 96,324 | 61.18 | |
| Democratic | Arline M. Mathews | 61,119 | 38.82 | |
| Total votes | 157,443 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 21
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James C. Corman (incumbent) | 86,778 | 73.45 | |
| Republican | Mel Nadell | 31,365 | 26.55 | |
| Total votes | 118,143 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 22
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Carlos J. Moorhead (incumbent) | 78,983 | 55.72 | |
| Democratic | Richard Hallin | 62,770 | 44.28 | |
| Total votes | 141,753 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 23
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas M. Rees (incumbent) | 119,239 | 71.46 | |
| Republican | Jack E. Roberts | 47,615 | 28.54 | |
| Total votes | 166,854 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 24
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry Waxman | 85,343 | 64.17 | |
| Republican | Elliott Stone Graham | 43,680 | 32.84 | |
| American Independent | David E. Daivs | 3,980 | 2.99 | |
| Total votes | 133,003 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 25
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edward R. Roybal (incumbent) | 43,998 | 100.00 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 26
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John H. Rousselot (incumbent) | 80,782 | 58.85 | |
| Democratic | Paul A. Conforti | 56,487 | 41.15 | |
| Total votes | 137,269 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 27
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (incumbent) | 99,645 | 63.83 | |
| Democratic | John Dalessio | 50,919 | 32.62 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Jerry Rubin | 5,547 | 3.55 | |
| Total votes | 156,111 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 28
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (inc.) | 86,743 | 80.28 | |
| Republican | Tom Neddy | 21,308 | 19.72 | |
| Total votes | 108,051 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 29
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent) | 45,977 | 100.00 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 30
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George E. Danielson (incumbent) | 66,074 | 74.24 | |
| Republican | John J. Perez | 22,928 | 25.76 | |
| Total votes | 89,002 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 31
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (incumbent) | 60,560 | 70.46 | |
| Republican | Norman A. Hodges | 23,039 | 26.81 | |
| Peace and Freedom | William C. Taylor | 2,349 | 2.73 | |
| Total votes | 85,948 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 32
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent) | 82,485 | 87.68 | |
| American Independent | Virgil V. Badalich | 8,710 | 9.26 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Frank H. Walker | 2,877 | 3.06 | |
| Total votes | 94,072 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 33
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Del M. Clawson (incumbent) | 71,054 | 53.38 | |
| Democratic | Robert E. "Bob" White | 57,423 | 43.14 | |
| American Independent | James C. "Jim" Griffin | 4,636 | 3.48 | |
| Total votes | 133,113 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 34
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mark W. Hannaford (incumbent) | 78,345 | 49.74 | |
| Republican | Bill Bond | 72,967 | 46.32 | |
| American Independent | Bill Bond | 3,169 | 2.01 | |
| Peace and Freedom | John S. Donohue | 3,043 | 1.93 | |
| Total votes | 157,524 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 35
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Lloyd | 60,709 | 50.25 | |||
| Republican | Victor Veysey (incumbent) | 60,102 | 49.75 | |||
| Total votes | 120,811 | 100.00 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 36
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Brown, Jr. (incumbent) | 69,615 | 62.62 | |
| Republican | Jim Osgood | 35,858 | 32.25 | |
| American Independent | William E. Pasley | 5,701 | 5.13 | |
| Total votes | 111,174 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 37
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jerry Pettis (incumbent) | 88,548 | 63.01 | |
| Democratic | Bobby Ray Vincent | 46,449 | 33.06 | |
| American Independent | John H. Ortman | 5,522 | 3.93 | |
| Total votes | 140,519 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 38
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry M. Patterson | 67,299 | 53.99 | |||
| Republican | David Rehmann | 51,509 | 41.32 | |||
| American Independent | Lee R. Rayburn | 3,991 | 3.20 | |||
| Peace and Freedom | Larry B. Kallenberger | 1,851 | 1.48 | |||
| Total votes | 124,650 | 100.00 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 39
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles E. Wiggins (incumbent) | 87,995 | 55.23 | |
| Democratic | William E. "Bill" Farris | 64,735 | 40.63 | |
| American Independent | Pat P. Scalera | 6,967 | 4.37 | |
| Total votes | 159,337 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 40
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Andrew J. Hinshaw | 114,895 | 63.31 | |
| Democratic | Roderick J. "Rod" Wilson | 56,195 | 30.97 | |
| American Independent | Grayson L. Watkins | 10,381 | 5.72 | |
| Total votes | 181,471 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 41
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Wilson (incumbent) | 93,461 | 54.42 | |
| Democratic | Colleen Marie O'Connor | 73,954 | 43.06 | |
| American Independent | Robert W. Franson | 4,312 | 2.51 | |
| Total votes | 171,727 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 42
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent) | 69,746 | 69.88 | |
| Republican | Wes Marden | 30,058 | 30.12 | |
| Total votes | 99,804 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 43
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Clair Burgener | 114,102 | 60.37 | ||
| Democratic | Bill Bandes | 74,905 | 39.63 | ||
| Total votes | 189,007 | 100.00 | |||
| Voter turnout | % | ||||
| Republican win (new seat) | |||||
See also
- 94th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1974
References
External links
- California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
