The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978 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 7, 1978. Republicans knocked off three Democratic incumbents. 11th district Congressman Leo Ryan was re-elected, but was murdered while investigating the Peoples Temple in Guyana following the election.
Overview edit
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978 | ||||||
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Party | Votes | % | Before | After | +/– | |
Democratic | 3,335,332 | 51.11% | 29 | 26 | -3 | |
Republican | 3,105,933 | 47.60% | 14 | 17 | +3 | |
American Independent | 45,359 | 0.70% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Peace and Freedom | 39,017 | 0.60% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 6,525,641 | 100.00% | 43 | 43 | — |
Results edit
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [1]
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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Harold T. Johnson (incumbent) | 125,122 | 59.35 | |
Republican | James E. Taylor | 85,690 | 40.65 | |
Total votes | 210,812 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Don H. Clausen (incumbent) | 114,451 | 51.96 | |
Democratic | Norma Bork | 99,712 | 45.27 | |
Peace and Freedom | Irv Sutley | 6,097 | 2.77 | |
Total votes | 220,260 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bob Matsui | 105,537 | 53.44 | |
Republican | Sandy Smoley | 91,966 | 46.56 | |
Total votes | 197,503 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Vic Fazio | 87,764 | 55.37 | |
Republican | Rex Hime | 70,733 | 44.63 | |
Total votes | 158,497 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 5 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John L. Burton (incumbent) | 106,046 | 66.84 | |
Republican | Dolores Skore | 52,603 | 33.16 | |
Total votes | 158,649 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 6 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Phillip Burton (incumbent) | 81,801 | 68.30 | |
Republican | Tom Spinosa | 33,515 | 27.98 | |
American Independent | Raymond O. Heaps | 4,452 | 3.72 | |
Total votes | 119,768 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 7 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | George Miller (incumbent) | 109,676 | 63.45 | |
Republican | Paula Gordon | 58,332 | 33.74 | |
American Independent | Melvin E. Stanley | 4,857 | 2.81 | |
Total votes | 172,865 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 8 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ron Dellums (incumbent) | 94,824 | 57.36 | |
Republican | Charles V. Hughes | 70,481 | 42.64 | |
Total votes | 165,305 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 9 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Pete Stark (incumbent) | 88,179 | 65.38 | |
Republican | Robert S. Allen | 41,138 | 30.50 | |
Peace and Freedom | Lawrance J. Phillips | 5,562 | 4.12 | |
Total votes | 134,879 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 10 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Don Edwards (incumbent) | 84,488 | 67.13 | |
Republican | Rudy Hansen | 41,374 | 32.87 | |
Total votes | 125,862 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 11 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Leo Ryan (incumbent) | 92,882 | 60.52 | |
Republican | Dave Welch | 54,621 | 35.59 | |
American Independent | Nicholas Waeil Kudrovzeff | 5,961 | 3.88 | |
Total votes | 153,464 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 12 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Pete McCloskey (incumbent) | 116,982 | 73.07 | |
Democratic | Kirsten Olsen | 34,472 | 21.53 | |
American Independent | Harold R. Boylan | 5,609 | 3.50 | |
Peace and Freedom | Adele Fumino | 3,022 | 1.89 | |
Total votes | 160,085 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 13 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Norman Mineta (incumbent) | 100,809 | 57.49 | |
Republican | Dan O'Keefe | 69,306 | 39.52 | |
Peace and Freedom | Robert Goldsborough III | 5,246 | 2.99 | |
Total votes | 175,361 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 14 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Norman D. Shumway | 95,962 | 53.39 | |||
Democratic | John J. McFall (incumbent) | 76,602 | 42.62 | |||
American Independent | George Darold Waldron | 7,163 | 3.99 | |||
Total votes | 179,727 | 100.00 | ||||
Turnout | ||||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 15 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Tony Coelho | 75,212 | 60.11 | |
Republican | Chris Patterakis | 49,914 | 39.89 | |
Total votes | 125,126 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 16 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Leon Panetta (incumbent) | 104,550 | 61.37 | |
Republican | Eric Seastrand | 65,808 | 38.63 | |
Total votes | 170,358 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 17 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Charles (Chip) Pashayan | 81,296 | 54.49 | |||
Democratic | John Hans Krebs (incumbent) | 67,885 | 45.51 | |||
Total votes | 149,181 | 100.00 | ||||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 18 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bill Thomas | 85,663 | 59.26 | |
Democratic | Bob Sogge | 58,900 | 40.74 | |
Total votes | 144,563 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 19 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert J. Lagomarsino (incumbent) | 123,192 | 71.73 | |
Democratic | Jerry Zamos | 41,672 | 24.26 | |
Peace and Freedom | Milton Shiro Takei | 6,887 | 4.01 | |
Total votes | 171,751 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 20 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Barry Goldwater, Jr. (incumbent) | 129,714 | 66.38 | |
Democratic | Pat Lear | 65,695 | 33.62 | |
Total votes | 195,409 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 21 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James C. Corman (incumbent) | 73,869 | 59.51 | |
Republican | Rod Walsh | 44,519 | 35.86 | |
Peace and Freedom | Bill Hill | 5,750 | 4.63 | |
Total votes | 124,138 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 22 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Carlos J. Moorhead (incumbent) | 99,502 | 64.64 | |
Democratic | Robert S. Henry | 54,442 | 35.36 | |
Total votes | 153,944 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 23 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Anthony C. Beilenson (incumbent) | 117,498 | 65.64 | |
Republican | Joseph Barbara | 61,496 | 34.36 | |
Total votes | 178,994 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 24 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Henry Waxman (incumbent) | 85,075 | 62.66 | |
Republican | Howard G. Schaefer | 44,243 | 32.59 | |
Peace and Freedom | Kevin Casey Peters | 6,453 | 4.75 | |
Total votes | 135,771 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 25 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Edward R. Roybal (incumbent) | 45,881 | 67.39 | |
Republican | Robert K. Watson | 22,205 | 32.61 | |
Total votes | 68,086 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 26 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John H. Rousselot (incumbent) | 113,059 | 100.00 | |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 27 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bob Dornan (incumbent) | 89,392 | 51.00 | |
Democratic | Carey Peck | 85,880 | 49.00 | |
Total votes | 175,272 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 28 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Julian C. Dixon | 97,592 | 100.00 | |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 29 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent) | 65,214 | 85.00 | |
Republican | Uriah J. Fields | 11,512 | 15.00 | |
Total votes | 76,726 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 30 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | George E. Danielson (incumbent) | 66,241 | 71.42 | |
Republican | Henry Ares | 26,511 | 28.58 | |
Total votes | 92,752 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 31 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (incumbent) | 55,667 | 67.76 | |
Republican | Don Grimshaw | 26,490 | 32.24 | |
Total votes | 82,157 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 32 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent) | 74,004 | 71.43 | |
Republican | Sonya Mathison | 23,242 | 22.43 | |
American Independent | Ida Bader | 6,363 | 6.14 | |
Total votes | 103,609 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 33 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Wayne Grisham | 79,533 | 55.98 | |
Democratic | Dennis S. Kazarian | 62,540 | 44.02 | |
Total votes | 142,073 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 34 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dan Lungren | 90,554 | 53.72 | |||
Democratic | Mark Hannaford (incumbent) | 73,608 | 43.67 | |||
American Independent | Lawrence John Stafford | 4,410 | 2.62 | |||
Total votes | 168,572 | 100.00 | ||||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 35 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jim Lloyd (incumbent) | 80,388 | 54.01 | |
Republican | David Dreier | 68,442 | 45.99 | |
Total votes | 148,830 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 36 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | George Brown, Jr. (incumbent) | 80,448 | 62.92 | |
Republican | Dana Warren Carmody | 47,417 | 37.08 | |
Total votes | 127,865 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 37 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jerry Lewis | 106,581 | 61.40 | |
Democratic | Dan Corcoran | 60,463 | 34.83 | |
American Independent | Bernard Wahl | 6,544 | 3.77 | |
Total votes | 173,588 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 38 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jerry M. Patterson (incumbent) | 75,471 | 58.61 | |
Republican | Dan Goedeke | 53,298 | 41.39 | |
Total votes | 128,769 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 39 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | William E. Dannemeyer | 112,160 | 63.71 | |
Democratic | William E. Farris | 63,891 | 36.29 | |
Total votes | 176,051 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 40 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert Badham (incumbent) | 147,882 | 65.95 | |
Democratic | Jim McGuy | 76,358 | 34.05 | |
Total votes | 224,240 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 41 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bob Wilson (incumbent) | 107,685 | 58.14 | |
Democratic | King Golden, Jr. | 77,540 | 41.86 | |
Total votes | 185,225 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 42 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent) | 85,126 | 73.74 | |
Republican | Lawrence C. Mattera | 30,319 | 26.26 | |
Total votes | 115,445 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 43 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Clair Burgener (incumbent) | 167,150 | 68.66 | |
Democratic | Reuben B. Brooks | 76,308 | 31.34 | |
Total votes | 243,458 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |