United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1976
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The California United States House elections, 1976 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 2, 1976. Democrats picked up one district, the 16th.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1976 | ||||||
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| Party | Votes | % | Before | After | +/– | |
| Democratic | 4,144,324 | 55.80% | 28 | 29 | +1 | |
| Republican | 3,204,418 | 43.15% | 15 | 14 | -1 | |
| American Independent | 39,786 | 0.54% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 37,973 | 0.51% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 7,426,501 | 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) | 160,477 | 73.95 | |
| Republican | James E. Taylor | 56,539 | 26.05 | |
| Total votes | 217,016 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Don H. Clausen (incumbent) | 121,290 | 56.01 | |
| Democratic | Oscar H. Klee | 88,829 | 41.02 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Robert B. "Bob" Allred | 6,444 | 2.98 | |
| Total votes | 216,563 | 100 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John E. Moss (incumbent) | 139,779 | 72.86 | |
| Republican | George R. Marsh, Jr. | 52,075 | 27.14 | |
| Total votes | 191,854 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert L. Leggett (incumbent) | 75,844 | 50.22 | |
| Republican | Rex Hime | 75,193 | 49.78 | |
| Total votes | 151,037 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John L. Burton (incumbent) | 103,746 | 61.84 | |
| Republican | Branwell Fanning | 64,008 | 38.16 | |
| Total votes | 167,754 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Phillip Burton (incumbent) | 86,493 | 66.07 | |
| Republican | Tom Spinosa | 35,359 | 27.01 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Emily L. Siegel | 6,570 | 5.02 | |
| American Independent | Raymond O. "Ray" Heaps | 2,494 | 1.91 | |
| Total votes | 130,916 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 7
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Miller (incumbent) | 147,064 | 74.72 | |
| Republican | Robert L. Vickers | 45,863 | 23.30 | |
| American Independent | Melvin E. Stanley | 3,889 | 1.98 | |
| Total votes | 196,816 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 8
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ron Dellums (incumbent) | 122,342 | 62.12 | |
| Republican | Philip Stiles Breck Jr. | 68,374 | 34.72 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Robert J. Evans | 6,238 | 3.17 | |
| Total votes | 196,954 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 9
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Pete Stark (incumbent) | 116,398 | 70.81 | |
| Republican | James K. Mills | 44,607 | 27.13 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Albert L. Sargis | 3,386 | 2.06 | |
| Total votes | 164,391 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 10
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Don Edwards (incumbent) | 111,992 | 72.05 | |
| Republican | Herb Smith | 38,088 | 24.50 | |
| American Independent | Edmon V. Kaiser | 5,363 | 3.45 | |
| Total votes | 155,443 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Leo Ryan (incumbent) | 107,618 | 61.08 | |
| Republican | Bob Jones | 62,435 | 35.44 | |
| American Independent | Nicholas Waeil Kudrovzeff | 6,141 | 3.49 | |
| Total votes | 176,194 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 12
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pete McCloskey (incumbent) | 130,332 | 66.21 | |
| Democratic | David T. Harris | 61,526 | 31.25 | |
| American Independent | Joseph David "Joss" Cooney | 4,999 | 2.54 | |
| Total votes | 196,857 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 13
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Norman Mineta (incumbent) | 135,291 | 66.77 | |
| Republican | Ernie Konnyu | 63,130 | 31.16 | |
| American Independent | William Pollock Herrell | 4,190 | 2.07 | |
| Total votes | 202,611 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 14
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John J. McFall (incumbent) | 123,285 | 72.54 | |
| Republican | Roger A. Blaine | 46,674 | 27.46 | |
| Total votes | 169,959 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 15
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) | 92,735 | 72.20 | |
| Republican | Carol Harner | 35,700 | 27.80 | |
| Total votes | 128,435 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 16
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Leon Panetta | 104,545 | 53.42 | |||
| Republican | Burt L. Talcott (incumbent) | 91,160 | 46.58 | |||
| Total votes | 195,705 | 100.00 | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 17
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Hans Krebs (incumbent) | 103,898 | 65.69 | |
| Republican | Henry J. Andreas | 54,270 | 34.31 | |
| Total votes | 158,168 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 18
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William M. Ketchum (incumbent) | 101,658 | 64.20 | |
| Democratic | Dean Close | 56,683 | 35.80 | |
| Total votes | 158,341 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 19
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert J. Lagomarsino (incumbent) | 124,201 | 64.38 | |
| Democratic | Dan Sisson | 68,722 | 35.62 | |
| Total votes | 192,923 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 20
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Barry Goldwater, Jr. (incumbent) | 146,158 | 67.25 | |
| Democratic | Patty Lear Corman | 71,193 | 32.75 | |
| Total votes | 217,351 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 21
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James C. Corman (incumbent) | 101,837 | 66.51 | |
| Republican | Erwin Ed Hogan | 44,094 | 28.80 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Bill Hill | 7,178 | 4.69 | |
| Total votes | 153,109 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 22
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Carlos J. Moorhead (incumbent) | 114,769 | 62.61 | |
| Democratic | Robert S. Henry | 68,543 | 37.39 | |
| Total votes | 183,312 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 23
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Anthony C. Beilenson | 130,619 | 60.18 | |
| Republican | Thomas F. Bartman | 86,434 | 39.82 | |
| Total votes | 217,053 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 24
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry Waxman (incumbent) | 108,296 | 67.78 | |
| Republican | David Irvins Simmons | 51,478 | 32.22 | |
| Total votes | 159,774 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 25
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edward R. Roybal (incumbent) | 57,966 | 71.90 | |
| Republican | Robert K. Watson | 17,737 | 22.00 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Marilyn Seals | 4,922 | 6.10 | |
| Total votes | 80,625 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 26
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John H. Rousselot (incumbent) | 112,619 | 65.59 | |
| Democratic | Latta Bruce | 59,093 | 34.41 | |
| Total votes | 171,712 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 27
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Dornan | 114,623 | 54.68 | |
| Democratic | Gary Familian | 94,988 | 45.32 | |
| Total votes | 209,611 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 28
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (inc.) | 114,612 | 80.20 | |
| Republican | Edward S. Skinner | 28,303 | 19.80 | |
| Total votes | 142,915 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 29
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent) | 82,515 | 85.42 | |
| Republican | Michael D. Germonprez | 10,852 | 11.23 | |
| Independent | Sheila Leburg | 3,235 | 3.35 | |
| Total votes | 96,602 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 30
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George E. Danielson (incumbent) | 82,767 | 74.38 | |
| Republican | Harry Couch | 28,503 | 25.62 | |
| Total votes | 111,270 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 31
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (incumbent) | 83,155 | 100.00 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 32
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent) | 92,034 | 72.22 | |
| Republican | Clifford O. Young | 35,394 | 27.78 | |
| Total votes | 127,428 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 33
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Del M. Clawson | 95,398 | 55.08 | |
| Democratic | Ted Snyder | 77,807 | 44.92 | |
| Total votes | 173,205 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 34
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mark W. Hannaford (incumbent) | 100,988 | 50.71 | |
| Republican | Dan Lungren | 98,147 | 49.29 | |
| Total votes | 199,135 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 35
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Lloyd (incumbent) | 87,472 | 53.26 | |
| Republican | Louis Brutocao | 76,765 | 46.74 | |
| Total votes | 164,237 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 36
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Brown, Jr. (incumbent) | 90,830 | 61.56 | |
| Republican | Grant Carner | 49,368 | 33.46 | |
| American Independent | William E. Pasley | 7,358 | 4.99 | |
| Total votes | 147,556 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 37
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Shirley Neil Pettis (incumbent) | 133,634 | 71.08 | |
| Democratic | Douglas C. Nilson Jr. | 49,021 | 26.07 | |
| American Independent | Bernard Wahl | 5,352 | 2.85 | |
| Total votes | 188,007 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 38
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry M. Patterson (incumbent) | 103,317 | 63.62 | |
| Republican | James "Jim" Combs | 59,092 | 36.38 | |
| Total votes | 162,409 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 39
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles E. Wiggins | 122,657 | 58.57 | |
| Democratic | William E. "Bill" Farris | 86,745 | 41.43 | |
| Total votes | 209,402 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 40
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert Badham | 148,512 | 59.25 | |
| Democratic | Vivian Hall | 102,132 | 40.75 | |
| Total votes | 250,644 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 41
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Wilson (incumbent) | 128,784 | 57.65 | |
| Democratic | King Golden, Jr. | 94,590 | 42.35 | |
| Total votes | 223,374 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 42
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent) | 103,062 | 75.99 | |
| Republican | Wes Marden | 32,565 | 24.01 | |
| Total votes | 135,627 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 43
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Clair Burgener (incumbent) | 173,576 | 65.00 | |
| Democratic | Pat Kelly | 93,475 | 35.00 | |
| Total votes | 267,051 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
- 95th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1976
References
External links
- California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
