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 5, 1974. Democrats picked up five Republican-held districts.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1974 | ||||||
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| Party | Votes | % | Before | After | +/– | |
| Democratic | 3,265,513 | 56.83% | 23 | 28 | +5 | |
| Republican | 2,334,870 | 40.63% | 20 | 15 | -5 | |
| American Independent | 109,751 | 1.91% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peace and Freedom | 35,984 | 0.63% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 5,746,118 | 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) | 137,849 | 85.90 | |
| American Independent | Dorothy D. Paradis | 22,628 | 14.10 | |
| Total votes | 160,477 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Don H. Clausen (incumbent) | 95,508 | 53.01 | |
| Democratic | Oscar H. Klee | 76,951 | 42.71 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Carole J. Glass | 7,719 | 4.28 | |
| Total votes | 180,178 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John E. Moss (incumbent) | 121,842 | 72.34 | |
| Republican | Ivaldo Lenci | 46,585 | 27.66 | |
| Total votes | 168,427 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert L. Leggett (incumbent) | 100,934 | 100.00 | |
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John L. Burton (incumbent) | 87,323 | 59.32 | |
| Republican | Thomas Caylor | 55,881 | 37.96 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Raymond Broshears | 3,999 | 2.72 | |
| Total votes | 147,203 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Phillip Burton (incumbent) | 84,585 | 71.37 | |
| Republican | Tom Spinosa | 25,721 | 21.70 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Emily L. Siegel | 4,753 | 4.01 | |
| American Independent | Carl Richard Davis | 3,456 | 2.92 | |
| Total votes | 118,515 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 7
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Miller | 82,765 | 55.59 | |
| Republican | Gary Fernandez | 66,115 | 44.41 | |
| Total votes | 148,880 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 8
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ron Dellums (incumbent) | 93,106 | 56.48 | |
| Republican | Jack Redden | 65,432 | 39.69 | |
| American Independent | John Holland | 6,324 | 3.84 | |
| Total votes | 164,862 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 9
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Pete Stark (incumbent) | 87,854 | 70.64 | |
| Republican | Edson Adams | 36,522 | 29.36 | |
| Total votes | 124,376 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 10
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Don Edwards (incumbent) | 86,014 | 77.01 | |
| Republican | Herb Smith | 25,678 | 22.99 | |
| Total votes | 111,692 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Leo Ryan (incumbent) | 106,075 | 75.69 | |
| Republican | Bob Jones | 29,783 | 21.25 | |
| American Independent | Nicholas Waeil Kudrovzeff | 4,293 | 3.06 | |
| Total votes | 140,151 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 12
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pete McCloskey (incumbent) | 103,228 | 69.08 | |
| Democratic | Gary G. Gillmor | 46,197 | 30.92 | |
| Total votes | 149,425 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 13
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Norman Mineta | 78,649 | 52.57 | |||
| Republican | George W. Milias | 63,381 | 42.36 | |||
| Peace and Freedom | Elizabeth Cervantes Barron | 3,846 | 2.57 | |||
| American Independent | Floyd S. Stancliffe | 3,738 | 2.50 | |||
| Total votes | 149,614 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 14
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John J. McFall (incumbent) | 101,932 | 70.80 | |
| Republican | Charles M. "Chuck" Gibson | 34,679 | 24.09 | |
| American Independent | Roger A. Blaine | 7,367 | 5.12 | |
| Total votes | 143,978 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 15
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) | 80,205 | 71.89 | |
| Republican | Carol Harner | 31,361 | 28.11 | |
| Total votes | 111,566 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 16
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Burt L. Talcott (incumbent) | 76,084 | 49.19 | |||
| Democratic | Julian Camacho | 74,018 | 47.85 | |||
| American Independent | D. Jeff Mauro | 4,576 | 2.96 | |||
| Total votes | 154,678 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 17
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Hans Krebs | 66,082 | 51.90 | |||
| Republican | Bob Mathias (incumbent) | 61,242 | 48.10 | |||
| Total votes | 127,324 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 18
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William M. Ketchum (incumbent) | 66,603 | 52.64 | |
| Democratic | George A. Seielstad | 59,931 | 47.36 | |
| Total votes | 126,534 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 19
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert J. Lagomarsino (incumbent) | 84,849 | 56.50 | |
| Democratic | James D. Loebl | 65,334 | 43.50 | |
| Total votes | 150,183 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 20
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Barry Goldwater, Jr. (incumbent) | 96,324 | 61.18 | |
| Democratic | Arline M. Mathews | 61,119 | 38.82 | |
| Total votes | 157,443 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 21
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James C. Corman (incumbent) | 86,778 | 73.45 | |
| Republican | Mel Nadell | 31,365 | 26.55 | |
| Total votes | 118,143 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 22
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Carlos J. Moorhead (incumbent) | 78,983 | 55.72 | |
| Democratic | Richard Hallin | 62,770 | 44.28 | |
| Total votes | 141,753 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 23
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas M. Rees (incumbent) | 119,239 | 71.46 | |
| Republican | Jack E. Roberts | 47,615 | 28.54 | |
| Total votes | 166,854 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 24
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry Waxman | 85,343 | 64.17 | |
| Republican | Elliott Stone Graham | 43,680 | 32.84 | |
| American Independent | David E. Daivs | 3,980 | 2.99 | |
| Total votes | 133,003 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 25
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edward R. Roybal (incumbent) | 43,998 | 100.00 | |
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 26
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John H. Rousselot (incumbent) | 80,782 | 58.85 | |
| Democratic | Paul A. Conforti | 56,487 | 41.15 | |
| Total votes | 137,269 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 27
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (incumbent) | 99,645 | 63.83 | |
| Democratic | John Dalessio | 50,919 | 32.62 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Jerry Rubin | 5,547 | 3.55 | |
| Total votes | 156,111 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 28
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (inc.) | 86,743 | 80.28 | |
| Republican | Tom Neddy | 21,308 | 19.72 | |
| Total votes | 108,051 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 29
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent) | 45,977 | 100.00 | |
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 30
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George E. Danielson (incumbent) | 66,074 | 74.24 | |
| Republican | John J. Perez | 22,928 | 25.76 | |
| Total votes | 89,002 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 31
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (incumbent) | 60,560 | 70.46 | |
| Republican | Norman A. Hodges | 23,039 | 26.81 | |
| Peace and Freedom | William C. Taylor | 2,349 | 2.73 | |
| Total votes | 85,948 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 32
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent) | 82,485 | 87.68 | |
| American Independent | Virgil V. Badalich | 8,710 | 9.26 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Frank H. Walker | 2,877 | 3.06 | |
| Total votes | 94,072 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 33
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Del M. Clawson (incumbent) | 71,054 | 53.38 | |
| Democratic | Robert E. "Bob" White | 57,423 | 43.14 | |
| American Independent | James C. "Jim" Griffin | 4,636 | 3.48 | |
| Total votes | 133,113 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 34
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mark W. Hannaford (incumbent) | 78,345 | 49.74 | |
| Republican | Bill Bond | 72,967 | 46.32 | |
| American Independent | Bill Bond | 3,169 | 2.01 | |
| Peace and Freedom | John S. Donohue | 3,043 | 1.93 | |
| Total votes | 157,524 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 35
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Lloyd | 60,709 | 50.25 | |||
| Republican | Victor Veysey (incumbent) | 60,102 | 49.75 | |||
| Total votes | 120,811 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 36
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Brown, Jr. (incumbent) | 69,615 | 62.62 | |
| Republican | Jim Osgood | 35,858 | 32.25 | |
| American Independent | William E. Pasley | 5,701 | 5.13 | |
| Total votes | 111,174 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 37
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jerry Pettis (incumbent) | 88,548 | 63.01 | |
| Democratic | Bobby Ray Vincent | 46,449 | 33.06 | |
| American Independent | John H. Ortman | 5,522 | 3.93 | |
| Total votes | 140,519 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 38
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry M. Patterson | 67,299 | 53.99 | |||
| Republican | David Rehmann | 51,509 | 41.32 | |||
| American Independent | Lee R. Rayburn | 3,991 | 3.20 | |||
| Peace and Freedom | Larry B. Kallenberger | 1,851 | 1.48 | |||
| Total votes | 124,650 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 39
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles E. Wiggins (incumbent) | 87,995 | 55.23 | |
| Democratic | William E. "Bill" Farris | 64,735 | 40.63 | |
| American Independent | Pat P. Scalera | 6,967 | 4.37 | |
| Total votes | 159,337 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 40
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Andrew J. Hinshaw | 114,895 | 63.31 | |
| Democratic | Roderick J. "Rod" Wilson | 56,195 | 30.97 | |
| American Independent | Grayson L. Watkins | 10,381 | 5.72 | |
| Total votes | 181,471 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 41
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Wilson (incumbent) | 93,461 | 54.42 | |
| Democratic | Colleen Marie O'Connor | 73,954 | 43.06 | |
| American Independent | Robert W. Franson | 4,312 | 2.51 | |
| Total votes | 171,727 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 42
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent) | 69,746 | 69.88 | |
| Republican | Wes Marden | 30,058 | 30.12 | |
| Total votes | 99,804 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 43
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Clair Burgener (incumbent) | 114,102 | 60.37 | ||
| Democratic | Bill Bandes | 74,905 | 39.63 | ||
| Total votes | 189,007 | 100.00 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican win (new seat) | |||||
See also
- 94th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- 1974 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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