The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1970 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, 1970. Republicans won one open seat when John V. Tunney retired to run for Senate.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1970 | ||||||
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| Party | Votes | % | Before | After | +/– | |
| Democratic | 3,124,147 | 49.44% | 21 | 20 | -1 | |
| Republican | 3,093,405 | 48.95% | 17 | 18 | +1 | |
| American Independent | 60,620 | 0.96% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peace and Freedom | 38,436 | 0.61% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scattering | 2,786 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6,319,394 | 100.00% | 38 | 38 | — | |
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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Don H. Clausen (incumbent) | 108,358 | 63.35 | |
| Democratic | William Kortum | 62,688 | 36.65 | |
| Total votes | 171,046 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harold T. Johnson (incumbent) | 151,070 | 77.88 | |
| Republican | Lloyd E. Gilbert | 37,223 | 19.19 | |
| American Independent | Jack R. Carrigg | 5,681 | 2.93 | |
| Total votes | 193,974 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John E. Moss (incumbent) | 117,496 | 61.56 | |
| Republican | Elmore J. Duffy | 69,811 | 36.58 | |
| American Independent | Allen E. Priest | 3,554 | 1.86 | |
| Total votes | 190,861 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert L. Leggett (incumbent) | 103,485 | 67.96 | |
| Republican | Andrew Gyorke | 48,783 | 32.04 | |
| Total votes | 152,268 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Phillip Burton (incumbent) | 76,567 | 70.81 | |
| Republican | John E. Parks | 31,570 | 29.19 | |
| Total votes | 108,137 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (incumbent) | 96,393 | 53.36 | |
| Democratic | Russell R. Miller | 84,255 | 46.64 | |
| Total votes | 180,648 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 7
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ron Dellums | 89,784 | 57.32 | |
| Republican | John E. Healy | 64,691 | 41.30 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Sarah Scahill | 2,156 | 1.38 | |
| Total votes | 156,631 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 8
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 104,311 | 69.00 | |
| Republican | Michael A. Crane | 46,872 | 31.00 | |
| Total votes | 151,183 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 9
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Don Edwards (incumbent) | 120,041 | 69.15 | |
| Republican | Mark Guerra | 49,556 | 28.55 | |
| American Independent | Edmon V. Kaiser | 4,009 | 2.31 | |
| Total votes | 173,606 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 10
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles S. Gubser (incumbent) | 135,864 | 62.03 | |
| Democratic | Stuart. D. McLean | 80,530 | 36.76 | |
| American Independent | Joyce W. Stancliffe | 2,651 | 1.21 | |
| Total votes | 219,045 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pete McCloskey (incumbent) | 144,500 | 77.49 | |
| Democratic | Robert E. Gomperts | 39,188 | 21.02 | |
| No party | Scattering | 2,786 | 1.49 | |
| Total votes | 186,474 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 12
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Burt L. Talcott (incumbent) | 95,549 | 63.63 | |
| Democratic | O'Brien Riordan | 50,942 | 33.92 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Herbert H. Foster, Jr. | 3,682 | 2.45 | |
| Total votes | 150,173 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 13
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles M. Teague (incumbent) | 125,507 | 58.15 | |
| Democratic | Gary K. Hart | 87,980 | 40.76 | |
| American Independent | Maude I. Jordet | 2,339 | 1.08 | |
| Total votes | 215,826 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 14
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerome Waldie (incumbent) | 148,655 | 74.55 | |
| Republican | Byron D. Athan | 50,750 | 25.45 | |
| Total votes | 199,405 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 15
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John J. McFall (incumbent) | 98,442 | 63.11 | |
| Republican | Sam Van Dyken | 55,546 | 35.61 | |
| American Independent | Francis E. "Gill" Gillings | 1,994 | 1.28 | |
| Total votes | 155,982 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 16
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) | 95,118 | 66.42 | |
| Republican | Phillip V. Sanchez | 43,843 | 30.62 | |
| American Independent | James W. Scott | 4,237 | 2.96 | |
| Total votes | 143,198 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 17
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent) | 83,739 | 62.24 | |
| Republican | Vernon E. Brown | 47,778 | 35.51 | |
| American Independent | Robert W. Copeland | 1,724 | 1.28 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Thomas E. Mathews | 1,292 | 0.96 | |
| Total votes | 134,533 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 18
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Mathias (incumbent) | 86,071 | 63.20 | |
| Democratic | Milton Spartacus Miller | 48,415 | 35.55 | |
| American Independent | Nora E. Hensley | 1,709 | 1.25 | |
| Total votes | 136,195 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 19
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chet Holifield (incumbent) | 98,578 | 70.39 | |
| Republican | Bill Jones | 41,462 | 29.61 | |
| Total votes | 140,040 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 20
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | H. Allen Smith (incumbent) | 116,437 | 69.07 | |
| Democratic | Michael M. Stolzberg | 50,033 | 29.68 | |
| American Independent | Earl C. Harper | 2,100 | 1.25 | |
| Total votes | 168,570 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 21
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent) | 75,127 | 94.53 | |
| Republican | Southy M. Johnson | 4,349 | 5.47 | |
| Total votes | 79,476 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 22
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James C. Corman (incumbent) | 95,256 | 59.37 | |
| Republican | Tom Hayden | 63,297 | 39.45 | |
| American Independent | Callis R. Johnson | 1,880 | 1.17 | |
| Total votes | 160,433 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 23
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Del M. Clawson (incumbent) | 77,346 | 63.34 | |
| Democratic | G. L. "Jerry" Chapman | 44,767 | 36.66 | |
| Total votes | 122,113 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 24
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John H. Rousselot (incumbent) | 124,071 | 65.05 | |
| Democratic | Myrlie B. Evers | 61,777 | 32.39 | |
| American Independent | Brian Scanlon | 3,018 | 1.58 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Harold Kaplan | 1,858 | 0.97 | |
| Total votes | 190,724 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 25
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles E. Wiggins (incumbent) | 116,169 | 63.29 | |
| Democratic | Leslie W. "Les" Craven | 64,386 | 35.08 | |
| American Independent | Kevin Scanlon | 2,994 | 1.63 | |
| Total votes | 183,549 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 26
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas M. Rees (incumbent) | 130,499 | 71.28 | |
| Republican | Nathaniel Jay Friedman | 47,260 | 25.81 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Lewis B. McCammon | 3,677 | 2.01 | |
| American Independent | Howard E. Hallinan | 1,639 | 0.90 | |
| Total votes | 183,075 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 27
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Barry Goldwater, Jr. | 139,326 | 66.69 | |
| Democratic | N. "Toni" Kimmel | 63,652 | 30.47 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Edward Richer | 3,306 | 1.58 | |
| American Independent | John H. Hind | 2,642 | 1.26 | |
| Total votes | 208,926 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 28
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (incumbent) | 154,691 | 69.27 | |
| Democratic | Don McLaughlin | 57,882 | 25.92 | |
| American Independent | Derek A. Gordon | 5,759 | 2.58 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Jane E. Gordon | 4,971 | 2.23 | |
| Total votes | 223,303 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 29
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George E. Danielson | 71,308 | 62.59 | |
| Republican | Tom McMann | 42,620 | 37.41 | |
| Total votes | 113,928 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 30
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edward R. Roybal (incumbent) | 63,903 | 68.26 | |
| Republican | Samuel F. Cavnar | 28,038 | 29.95 | |
| American Independent | Boris Belousov | 1,681 | 1.80 | |
| Total votes | 93,622 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 31
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (incumbent) | 102,071 | 73.18 | |
| Republican | Fred L. Casmir | 37,416 | 26.82 | |
| Total votes | 139,487 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 32
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Craig Hosmer (incumbent) | 119,340 | 71.53 | |
| Democratic | Walter L. Mallonee | 44,278 | 26.54 | |
| Peace and Freedom | John S. Donohue | 3,227 | 1.93 | |
| Total votes | 166,845 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 33
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jerry Pettis (incumbent) | 116,093 | 72.17 | |
| Democratic | Chester M. Wright | 44,764 | 27.83 | |
| Total votes | 160,857 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 34
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard T. Hanna (incumbent) | 101,664 | 54.46 | |
| Republican | Bill J. Teague | 82,167 | 44.02 | |
| American Independent | Lee R. Rayburn | 2,843 | 1.52 | |
| Total votes | 186,674 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 35
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John G. Schmitz (incumbent) | 192,765 | 67.04 | |
| Democratic | Thomas B. Lenhart | 87,019 | 30.26 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Francis R. Halpern | 7,742 | 2.69 | |
| Total votes | 287,526 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 36
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Wilson (incumbent) | 132,446 | 71.53 | |
| Democratic | Daniel K. Hostetter | 44,841 | 24.22 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Walter H. Koppelman | 5,139 | 2.78 | |
| American Independent | Orville J. Davis | 2,723 | 1.47 | |
| Total votes | 185,149 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 37
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent) | 93,952 | 72.12 | |
| Republican | James B. Kuhn | 31,968 | 24.54 | |
| American Independent | Faye B. Brice | 2,962 | 2.27 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Fritjof Thygeson | 1,386 | 1.06 | |
| Total votes | 130,268 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 38
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Victor Veysey | 87,479 | 49.80 | |||
| Democratic | David A. Tunno | 85,684 | 48.78 | |||
| American Independent | William E. Pasley | 2,481 | 1.41 | |||
| Total votes | 175,644 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
See also
- 92nd United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- 1970 United States House of Representatives elections
References
External links
- California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
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