United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1966

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1966 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 8, 1966. Republicans gained three seats from the Democrats.

Overview

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1966election.pdf]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Don H. Clausen (incumbent)
votes = 143,755
percentage = 64.86Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas T. Storer
votes = 77,000
percentage = 34.74Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 888
percentage = 0.40Election box total no change
votes = 221,643
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 2

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Harold T. Johnson (incumbent)
votes = 131,145
percentage = 70.91Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William H. Romack, Jr.
votes = 53,753
percentage = 29.06Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 54
percentage = 0.03Election box total no change
votes = 184,952
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 3

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John E. Moss (incumbent)
votes = 143,177
percentage = 67.46Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Terry G. Feil
votes = 69,057
percentage = 32.54Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 17
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 212,251
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 4

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Robert L. Leggett (incumbent)
votes = 67,942
percentage = 59.45Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Tom McHatton
votes = 46,337
percentage = 40.54Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 7
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 114,286
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 5

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Phillip Burton (incumbent)
votes = 56,476
percentage = 71.26Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Terry R. Macken
votes = 22,778
percentage = 28.74Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 0
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 79,254
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 6

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William S. Mailliard (incumbent)
votes = 132,506
percentage = 76.58Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Le Rue Grim
votes = 40,514
percentage = 23.42Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 0
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 173,020
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 7

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jeffery Cohelan (incumbent)
votes = 84,644
percentage = 63.89Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Malcolm M. Champlin
votes = 46,763
percentage = 35.30Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 1,077
percentage = 0.81Election box total no change
votes = 132,484
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 8

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George P. Miller (incumbent)
votes = 92,263
percentage = 65.43Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Raymond P. Britton
votes = 48,727
percentage = 34.55Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 24
percentage = 0.02Election box total no change
votes = 141,014
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 9

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Don Edwards (incumbent)
votes = 97,311
percentage = 63.14Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Wilbur G. Durkee
votes = 56,784
percentage = 36.85Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 15
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 154,110
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 10

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles S. Gubser (incumbent)
votes = 156,549
percentage = 69.09Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George Leppert
votes = 70,013
percentage = 30.90Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 10
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 226,572
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 11

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = J. Arthur Younger (incumbent)
votes = 113,679
percentage = 59.40Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = W. Mark Sullivan
votes = 77,605
percentage = 40.55Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 88
percentage = 0.05Election box total no change
votes = 191,372
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 12

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Burt L. Talcott (incumbent)
votes = 108,070
percentage = 77.24Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Gerald V. Barron
votes = 31,787
percentage = 22.72Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 52
percentage = 0.04Election box total no change
votes = 139,909
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 13

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles M. Teague (incumbent)
votes = 116,701
percentage = 67.45Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Charles A. Storke
votes = 56,240
percentage = 32.51Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 69
percentage = 0.04Election box total no change
votes = 173,010
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 14

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jerome Waldie (incumbent)
votes = 108,668
percentage = 56.38Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Frank J. Newman
votes = 83,878
percentage = 43.52Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 206
percentage = 0.11Election box total no change
votes = 192,752
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 15

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John J. McFall (incumbent)
votes = 81,733
percentage = 57.04Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Sam Van Dyken
votes = 61,550
percentage = 42.96Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 5
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 143,288
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 16

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent)
votes = 118,063
percentage = 71.30Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Cecil F. White
votes = 47,329
percentage = 28.58Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 187
percentage = 0.11Election box total no change
votes = 165,579
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 17

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Cecil R. King (incumbent)
votes = 76,962
percentage = 60.80Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Don Cortum
votes = 49,615
percentage = 39.20Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 7
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 126,584
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 18

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Mathias
votes = 96,699
percentage = 55.88Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Harlan Hagen (incumbent)
votes = 76,346
percentage = 44.12Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 13
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 173,058
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

District 19

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Chet Holifield (incumbent)
votes = 82,592
percentage = 62.24Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William R. Sutton
votes = 50,068
percentage = 37.73Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 46
percentage = 0.03Election box total no change
votes = 132,706
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 20

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = H. Allen Smith (incumbent)
votes = 128,896
percentage = 73.37Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Raymond Freschi
votes = 46,730
percentage = 26.60Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 63
percentage = 0.04Election box total no change
votes = 175,689
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 21

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent)
votes = 74,216
percentage = 84.80Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Rayfield Lundy
votes = 13,294
percentage = 15.19Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 12
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 87,522
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 22

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James C. Corman (incumbent)
votes = 94,420
percentage = 53.45Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert C. Cline
votes = 82,207
percentage = 46.54Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 29
percentage = 0.02Election box total no change
votes = 176,656
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 23

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Del M. Clawson (incumbent)
votes = 93,320
percentage = 67.39Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ed O'Connor
votes = 45,141
percentage = 32.60Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 13
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 138,474
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 24

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Glenard P. Lipscomb (incumbent)
votes = 148,190
percentage = 76.21Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Fred Warner Neal
votes = 46,115
percentage = 23.72Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 141
percentage = 0.07Election box total no change
votes = 194,446
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 25

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles E. Wiggins
votes = 70,154
percentage = 52.55Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ronald B. Cameron (incumbent)
votes = 63,345
percentage = 47.45Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 13
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 133,512
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

District 26

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas M. Rees (incumbent)
votes = 103,289
percentage = 62.32Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Irving Teichner
votes = 62,441
percentage = 37.67Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 20
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 165,750
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 27

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Edwin Reinecke (incumbent)
votes = 93,890
percentage = 65.33Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John A. "Jack" Howard
votes = 49,785
percentage = 34.64Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 42
percentage = 0.03Election box total no change
votes = 143,717
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 28

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (incumbent)
votes = 211,404
percentage = 72.28Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Lawrence "Lorry" Sherman
votes = 81,007
percentage = 27.70Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 80
percentage = 0.03Election box total no change
votes = 292,491
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 29

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George Brown, Jr. (incumbent)
votes = 69,115
percentage = 51.12Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bill Orozco
votes = 66,079
percentage = 48.87Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 8
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 135,202
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 30

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Edward R. Roybal (incumbent)
votes = 72,173
percentage = 66.40Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Henri O'Bryant, Jr.
votes = 36,506
percentage = 33.58Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 20
percentage = 0.02Election box total no change
votes = 108,699
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 31

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Charles H. Wilson (incumbent)
votes = 92,875
percentage = 63.35Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Norman G. Shanahan
votes = 53,708
percentage = 36.63Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 22
percentage = 0.02Election box total no change
votes = 146,605
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 32

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Craig Hosmer (incumbent)
votes = 139,328
percentage = 80.09Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Tracy Odell
votes = 34,609
percentage = 19.90Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 17
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 173,954
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 33

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Pettis
votes = 102,401
percentage = 53.48Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Kenneth W. Dyal (incumbent)
votes = 89,071
percentage = 46.52Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 8
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 191,480
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

District 34

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Richard T. Hanna (incumbent)
votes = 127,976
percentage = 55.79Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Frank LaMagna
votes = 101,410
percentage = 44.21Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 5
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 129,391
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 35

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James B. Utt (incumbent)
votes = 189,582
percentage = 73.06Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas B. Lenhart
votes = 69,873
percentage = 26.93Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 21
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 259,476
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 36

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Wilson (incumbent)
votes = 119,274
percentage = 72.74Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Don Lindgren
votes = 44,365
percentage = 27.06Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 340
percentage = 0.21Election box total no change
votes = 163,979
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 37

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent)
votes = 80,060
percentage = 61.14Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Mike Schaefer
votes = 50,817
percentage = 38.81Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 63
percentage = 0.05Election box total no change
votes = 130,940
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 38

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John V. Tunney (incumbent)
votes = 83,216
percentage = 54.47Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert O. Hunter
votes = 69,444
percentage = 45.46Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 114
percentage = 0.07Election box total no change
votes = 152,774
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

See also

*90th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1966

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1966-11-08 California Elections Page]
* [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives]

External links

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/page/8 California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)]
* [http://ca.rand.org/stats/politics/sov/elect.defs.html RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions]