United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1974

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

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1974election.pdf]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Harold T. Johnson (incumbent)
votes = 137,849
percentage = 85.90Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Dorothy D. Paradis
votes = 22,628
percentage = 14.10Election box total no change
votes = 160,477
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 2

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Don H. Clausen (incumbent)
votes = 95,508
percentage = 53.01Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Oscar H. Klee
votes = 76,951
percentage = 42.71Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Carole J. Glass
votes = 7,719
percentage = 4.28Election box total no change
votes = 180,178
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican 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 = 121,842
percentage = 72.34Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ivaldo Lenci
votes = 46,585
percentage = 27.66Election box total no change
votes = 168,427
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
votes =
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 = 100,934
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 = John L. Burton (incumbent)
votes = 87,323
percentage = 59.32Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas Caylor
votes = 55,881
percentage = 37.96Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Raymond Broshears
votes = 3,999
percentage = 2.72Election box total no change
votes = 147,203
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Phillip Burton (incumbent)
votes = 84,585
percentage = 71.37Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Tom Spinosa
votes = 25,721
percentage = 21.70Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Emily L. Siegel
votes = 4,753
percentage = 4.01Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Carl Richard Davis
votes = 3,456
percentage = 2.92Election box total no change
votes = 118,515
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 = George Miller
votes = 82,765
percentage = 55.59Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Gary Fernandez
votes = 66,115
percentage = 44.41Election box total no change
votes = 148,880
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 = Ron Dellums (incumbent)
votes = 93,106
percentage = 56.48Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jack Redden
votes = 65,432
percentage = 39.69Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = John Holland
votes = 6,324
percentage = 3.84Election box total no change
votes = 164,862
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 = Pete Stark (incumbent)
votes = 87,854
percentage = 70.64Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Edson Adams
votes = 36,522
percentage = 29.36Election box total no change
votes = 124,376
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Don Edwards (incumbent)
votes = 86,014
percentage = 77.01Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Herb Smith
votes = 25,678
percentage = 22.99Election box total no change
votes = 111,692
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 11

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Leo Ryan (incumbent)
votes = 106,075
percentage = 75.69Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Jones
votes = 29,783
percentage = 21.25Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Nicholas Waeil Kudrovzeff
votes = 4,293
percentage = 3.06Election box total no change
votes = 140,151
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 12

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Pete McCloskey (incumbent)
votes = 103,228
percentage = 69.08Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Gary G. Gillmor
votes = 46,197
percentage = 30.92Election box total no change
votes = 149,425
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Norman Mineta
votes = 78,649
percentage = 52.57Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = George W. Milias
votes = 63,381
percentage = 42.36Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Elizabeth Cervantes Barron
votes = 3,846
percentage = 2.57Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Floyd S. Stancliffe
votes = 3,738
percentage = 2.50Election box total no change
votes = 149,614
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

District 14

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John J. McFall (incumbent)
votes = 101,932
percentage = 70.80Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles M. "Chuck" Gibson
votes = 34,679
percentage = 24.09Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Roger A. Blaine
votes = 7,367
percentage = 5.12Election box total no change
votes = 143,978
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 = Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent)
votes = 80,205
percentage = 71.89Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Carol Harner
votes = 31,361
percentage = 28.11Election box total no change
votes = 111,566
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Burt L. Talcott (incumbent)
votes = 76,084
percentage = 49.19Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Julian Camacho
votes = 74,018
percentage = 47.85Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = D. Jeff Mauro
votes = 4,576
percentage = 2.96Election box total no change
votes = 154,678
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

District 17

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John Hans Krebs
votes = 66,082
percentage = 51.90Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Mathias (incumbent)
votes = 61,242
percentage = 48.10Election box total no change
votes = 127,324
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

District 18

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William M. Ketchum (incumbent)
votes = 66,603
percentage = 52.64Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George A. Seielstad
votes = 59,931
percentage = 47.36Election box total no change
votes = 126,534
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 19

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert J. Lagomarsino (incumbent)
votes = 84,849
percentage = 56.50Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James D. Loebl
votes = 65,334
percentage = 43.50Election box total no change
votes = 150,183
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 20

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Barry Goldwater, Jr. (incumbent)
votes = 96,324
percentage = 61.18Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Arline M. Mathews
votes = 61,119
percentage = 38.82Election box total no change
votes = 157,443
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 = James C. Corman (incumbent)
votes = 86,778
percentage = 73.45Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Mel Nadell
votes = 31,365
percentage = 26.55Election box total no change
votes = 118,143
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Carlos J. Moorhead (incumbent)
votes = 78,983
percentage = 55.72Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Richard Hallin
votes = 62,770
percentage = 44.28Election box total no change
votes = 141,753
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 23

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas M. Rees (incumbent)
votes = 119,239
percentage = 71.46Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jack E. Roberts
votes = 47,615
percentage = 28.54Election box total no change
votes = 166,854
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 24

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Henry Waxman
votes = 85,343
percentage = 64.17Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Elliott Stone Graham
votes = 43,680
percentage = 32.84Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = David E. Daivs
votes = 3,980
percentage = 2.99Election box total no change
votes = 133,003
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 25

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Edward R. Roybal (incumbent)
votes = 43,998
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 26

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John H. Rousselot (incumbent)
votes = 80,782
percentage = 58.85Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Paul A. Conforti
votes = 56,487
percentage = 41.15Election box total no change
votes = 137,269
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 27

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (incumbent)
votes = 99,645
percentage = 63.83Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John Dalessio
votes = 50,919
percentage = 32.62Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Jerry Rubin
votes = 5,547
percentage = 3.55Election box total no change
votes = 156,111
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (inc.)
votes = 86,743
percentage = 80.28Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Tom Neddy
votes = 21,308
percentage = 19.72Election box total no change
votes = 108,051
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 29

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent)
votes = 45,977
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 = George E. Danielson (incumbent)
votes = 66,074
percentage = 74.24Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John J. Perez
votes = 22,928
percentage = 25.76Election box total no change
votes = 89,002
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 = 60,560
percentage = 70.46Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Norman A. Hodges
votes = 23,039
percentage = 26.81Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = William C. Taylor
votes = 2,349
percentage = 2.73Election box total no change
votes = 85,948
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent)
votes = 82,485
percentage = 87.68Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Virgil V. Badalich
votes = 8,710
percentage = 9.26Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Frank H. Walker
votes = 2,877
percentage = 3.06Election box total no change
votes = 94,072
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 33

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Del M. Clawson (incumbent)
votes = 71,054
percentage = 53.38Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Robert E. "Bob" White
votes = 57,423
percentage = 43.14Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = James C. "Jim" Griffin
votes = 4,636
percentage = 3.48Election box total no change
votes = 133,113
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 34

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Mark W. Hannaford (incumbent)
votes = 78,345
percentage = 49.74Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bill Bond
votes = 72,967
percentage = 46.32Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Bill Bond
votes = 3,169
percentage = 2.01Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = John S. Donohue
votes = 3,043
percentage = 1.93Election box total no change
votes = 157,524
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jim Lloyd
votes = 60,709
percentage = 50.25Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Victor Veysey (incumbent)
votes = 60,102
percentage = 49.75Election box total no change
votes = 120,811
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

District 36

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George Brown, Jr. (incumbent)
votes = 69,615
percentage = 62.62Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jim Osgood
votes = 35,858
percentage = 32.25Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = William E. Pasley
votes = 5,701
percentage = 5.13Election box total no change
votes = 111,174
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 37

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Pettis (incumbent)
votes = 88,548
percentage = 63.01Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Bobby Ray Vincent
votes = 46,449
percentage = 33.06Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = John H. Ortman
votes = 5,522
percentage = 3.93Election box total no change
votes = 140,519
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 38

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry M. Patterson
votes = 67,299
percentage = 53.99Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = David Rehmann
votes = 51,509
percentage= 41.32Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Lee R. Rayburn
votes = 3,991
percentage= 3.20Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Larry B. Kallenberger
votes = 1,851
percentage= 1.48Election box total no change
votes = 124,650
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

District 39

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles E. Wiggins (incumbent)
votes = 87,995
percentage = 55.23Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = William E. "Bill" Farris
votes = 64,735
percentage = 40.63Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Pat P. Scalera
votes = 6,967
percentage = 4.37Election box total no change
votes = 159,337
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 40

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Andrew J. Hinshaw
votes = 114,895
percentage = 63.31Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Roderick J. "Rod" Wilson
votes = 56,195
percentage = 30.97Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Grayson L. Watkins
votes = 10,381
percentage = 5.72Election box total no change
votes = 181,471
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 41

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Wilson (incumbent)
votes = 93,461
percentage = 54.42Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Colleen Marie O'Connor
votes = 73,954
percentage = 43.06Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Robert W. Franson
votes = 4,312
percentage = 2.51Election box total no change
votes = 171,727
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 42

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent)
votes = 69,746
percentage = 69.88Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Wes Marden
votes = 30,058
percentage = 30.12Election box total no change
votes = 99,804
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 43

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Clair Burgener (incumbent)
votes = 114,102
percentage = 60.37Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Bill Bandes
votes = 74,905
percentage = 39.63Election box total no change
votes = 189,007
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

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

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1974-11-04 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]