United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1964

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1964 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 3, 1964. One Republican-held district and one previously Democratic-held open seat switched parties, resulting in no net change in the balance of 23 Democrats and 15 Republicans.

Overview

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1964election.pdf]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Don H. Clausen (incumbent)
votes = 141,048
percentage = 59.09Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George McCabe
votes = 97,651
percentage = 40.91Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 11
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 238,710
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 = 125,774
percentage = 64.63Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Chester C. Merriam
votes = 68,835
percentage = 35.37Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 11
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 194,620
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 = 166,688
percentage = 74.30Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Einer B. Gjelsteen
votes = 57,630
percentage = 25.69Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 14
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 224,332
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 = 84,949
percentage = 71.92Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ivan Norris
votes = 33,160
percentage = 28.07Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 13
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 118,122
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 = 71,638
percentage = 100.00Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 1
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 71,639
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 = 125,869
percentage = 63.65Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas O'Toole
votes = 71,894
percentage = 36.35Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 0
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 197,763
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 = 100,901
percentage = 66.12Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Lawrence E. McNutt
votes = 51,675
percentage = 33.86Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 16
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 192,592
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 = 108,771
percentage = 70.25Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Donald E. McKay
votes = 46,063
percentage = 29.75Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 8
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 154,842
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 = 115,954
percentage = 69.76Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Joseph F. Donovan
votes = 50,261
percentage = 30.24Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 14
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 166,229
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 = 151,027
percentage = 63.12Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = E. Day Carman
votes = 88,240
percentage = 36.88Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 10
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 239,277
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 = 116,022
percentage = 54.79Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = W. Mark Sullivan
votes = 95,747
percentage = 45.21Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 5
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 211,774
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 = 93,112
percentage = 61.92Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = William K. Steward
votes = 57,242
percentage = 38.07Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 19
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 150,373
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 = 104,744
percentage = 57.39Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George E. Taylor
votes = 77,763
percentage = 42.61Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 4
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 182,511
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John F. Baldwin, Jr. (incumbent)
votes = 117,272
percentage = 64.88Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Russell M. Koch
votes = 63,469
percentage = 35.11Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 18
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 180,759
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican 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 = 109,560
percentage = 70.89Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Kenneth Gibson
votes = 44,977
percentage = 29.10Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 15
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 154,552
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 = 117,727
percentage = 66.76Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = David T. Harris
votes = 58,604
percentage = 33.23Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 9
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 176,340
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 = 95,640
percentage = 67.66Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert Muncaster
votes = 45,688
percentage = 32.32Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 20
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 141,348
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Harlan Hagen (incumbent)
votes = 121,304
percentage = 66.71Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James E. Williams, Jr.
votes = 60,523
percentage = 33.28Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 12
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 181,839
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = 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 = 97,934
percentage = 65.42Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = C. Everett Hunt
votes = 51,747
percentage = 34.57Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 12
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 149,693
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 = 132,402
percentage = 67.88Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = C. Bernard Kaufman
votes = 62,645
percentage = 32.12Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 7
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 195,054
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 = 106,231
percentage = 90.27Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Rayfield Lundy
votes = 11,374
percentage = 9.67Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 72
percentage = 0.06Election box total no change
votes = 117,677
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 = 94,141
percentage = 50.53Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert C. Cline
votes = 92,133
percentage = 49.46Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 20
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 186,294
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 = 90,721
percentage = 55.43Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = H. O. Van Pettin
votes = 72,903
percentage = 44.54Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 40
percentage = 0.02Election box total no change
votes = 163,664
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 = 139,784
percentage = 67.94Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Bryan W. Stevens
votes = 65,967
percentage = 32.06Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 7
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 205,758
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ronald B. Cameron (incumbent)
votes = 81,320
percentage = 55.44Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Frank J. Walton
votes = 65,344
percentage = 44.55Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 8
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 146,672
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James Roosevelt (incumbent)
votes = 136,025
percentage = 70.39Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Gil Seton
votes = 57,209
percentage = 29.60Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 13
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 193,247
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
votes = 83,141
percentage = 51.72Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Tom Bane
votes = 77,587
percentage = 48.27Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 15
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 160,743
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 28

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (incumbent)
votes = 205,473
percentage = 65.57Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Gerald A. Gottlieb
votes = 107,852
percentage = 34.42Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 41
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 313,366
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 = 90,208
percentage = 58.56Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles J. Farrington, Jr.
votes = 63,836
percentage = 41.44Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 5
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 154,049
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 = 90,329
percentage = 66.30Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Alfred J. Feder
votes = 45,912
percentage = 33.70Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 7
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 136,248
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 = 114,246
percentage = 63.99Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Norman G. Shanahan
votes = 64,256
percentage = 35.99Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 27
percentage = 0.02Election box total no change
votes = 178,529
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 = 132,603
percentage = 68.93Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Michael Cullen
votes = 59,765
percentage = 31.07Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 17
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 192,385
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Kenneth W. Dyal
votes = 109,047
percentage = 51.72Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Pettis
votes = 101,742
percentage = 48.26Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 41
percentage = 0.02Election box total no change
votes = 210,830
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = 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 = 137,588
percentage = 58.25Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert A. Geier
votes = 98,606
percentage = 41.75Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 12
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 236,206
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 = 167,791
percentage = 65.01Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Paul B. Carpenter
votes = 90,295
percentage = 34.98Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 15
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 258,101
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 = 105,346
percentage = 59.05Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Quintin Whelan
votes = 73,034
percentage = 40.94Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 15
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 178,395
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 = 85,624
percentage = 58.24Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Dick Wilson
votes = 61,373
percentage = 41.75Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 11
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 147,008
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
votes = 85,661
percentage = 52.82Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Patrick M. Martin (incumbent)
votes = 76,525
percentage = 47.18Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Scattering
votes = 1
percentage = 0.00Election box total no change
votes = 162,187
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)

See also

*89th United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1964

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1964-11-03 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]