1976 United States House of Representatives elections in California
The California United States House elections, 1976 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 2, 1976. Democrats picked up one district, the 16th.
Contents
- 1 Overview
- 2 Results
- 2.1 District 1
- 2.2 District 2
- 2.3 District 3
- 2.4 District 4
- 2.5 District 5
- 2.6 District 6
- 2.7 District 7
- 2.8 District 8
- 2.9 District 9
- 2.10 District 10
- 2.11 District 11
- 2.12 District 12
- 2.13 District 13
- 2.14 District 14
- 2.15 District 15
- 2.16 District 16
- 2.17 District 17
- 2.18 District 18
- 2.19 District 19
- 2.20 District 20
- 2.21 District 21
- 2.22 District 22
- 2.23 District 23
- 2.24 District 24
- 2.25 District 25
- 2.26 District 26
- 2.27 District 27
- 2.28 District 28
- 2.29 District 29
- 2.30 District 30
- 2.31 District 31
- 2.32 District 32
- 2.33 District 33
- 2.34 District 34
- 2.35 District 35
- 2.36 District 36
- 2.37 District 37
- 2.38 District 38
- 2.39 District 39
- 2.40 District 40
- 2.41 District 41
- 2.42 District 42
- 2.43 District 43
- 3 See also
- 4 References
- 5 External links
OverviewEdit
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1976 | ||||||
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Party | Votes | % | Before | After | +/– | |
Democratic | 4,144,324 | 55.80% | 28 | 29 | +1 | |
Republican | 3,204,418 | 43.15% | 15 | 14 | -1 | |
American Independent | 39,786 | 0.54% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent | 37,973 | 0.51% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 7,426,501 | 100.00% | 43 | 43 | — |
ResultsEdit
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 1Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Harold T. Johnson (incumbent) | 160,477 | 73.95 | |
Republican | James E. Taylor | 56,539 | 26.05 | |
Total votes | 217,016 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 2Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Don H. Clausen (incumbent) | 121,290 | 56.01 | |
Democratic | Oscar H. Klee | 88,829 | 41.02 | |
Peace and Freedom | Robert B. "Bob" Allred | 6,444 | 2.98 | |
Total votes | 216,563 | 100 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 3Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John E. Moss (incumbent) | 139,779 | 72.86 | |
Republican | George R. Marsh, Jr. | 52,075 | 27.14 | |
Total votes | 191,854 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 4Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Robert L. Leggett (incumbent) | 75,844 | 50.22 | |
Republican | Rex Hime | 75,193 | 49.78 | |
Total votes | 151,037 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 5Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John L. Burton (incumbent) | 103,746 | 61.84 | |
Republican | Branwell Fanning | 64,008 | 38.16 | |
Total votes | 167,754 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 6Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Phillip Burton (incumbent) | 86,493 | 66.07 | |
Republican | Tom Spinosa | 35,359 | 27.01 | |
Peace and Freedom | Emily L. Siegel | 6,570 | 5.02 | |
American Independent | Raymond O. "Ray" Heaps | 2,494 | 1.91 | |
Total votes | 130,916 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 7Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | George Miller (incumbent) | 147,064 | 74.72 | |
Republican | Robert L. Vickers | 45,863 | 23.30 | |
American Independent | Melvin E. Stanley | 3,889 | 1.98 | |
Total votes | 196,816 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 8Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ron Dellums (incumbent) | 122,342 | 62.12 | |
Republican | Philip Stiles Breck Jr. | 68,374 | 34.72 | |
Peace and Freedom | Robert J. Evans | 6,238 | 3.17 | |
Total votes | 196,954 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 9Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Pete Stark (incumbent) | 116,398 | 70.81 | |
Republican | James K. Mills | 44,607 | 27.13 | |
Peace and Freedom | Albert L. Sargis | 3,386 | 2.06 | |
Total votes | 164,391 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 10Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Don Edwards (incumbent) | 111,992 | 72.05 | |
Republican | Herb Smith | 38,088 | 24.50 | |
American Independent | Edmon V. Kaiser | 5,363 | 3.45 | |
Total votes | 155,443 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 11Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Leo Ryan (incumbent) | 107,618 | 61.08 | |
Republican | Bob Jones | 62,435 | 35.44 | |
American Independent | Nicholas Waeil Kudrovzeff | 6,141 | 3.49 | |
Total votes | 176,194 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 12Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Pete McCloskey (incumbent) | 130,332 | 66.21 | |
Democratic | David T. Harris | 61,526 | 31.25 | |
American Independent | Joseph David "Joss" Cooney | 4,999 | 2.54 | |
Total votes | 196,857 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 13Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Norman Mineta (incumbent) | 135,291 | 66.77 | |
Republican | Ernie Konnyu | 63,130 | 31.16 | |
American Independent | William Pollock Herrell | 4,190 | 2.07 | |
Total votes | 202,611 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 14Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John J. McFall (incumbent) | 123,285 | 72.54 | |
Republican | Roger A. Blaine | 46,674 | 27.46 | |
Total votes | 169,959 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 15Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) | 92,735 | 72.20 | |
Republican | Carol Harner | 35,700 | 27.80 | |
Total votes | 128,435 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 16Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Leon Panetta | 104,545 | 53.42 | |||
Republican | Burt L. Talcott (incumbent) | 91,160 | 46.58 | |||
Total votes | 195,705 | 100.00 | ||||
Turnout | ||||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 17Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Hans Krebs (incumbent) | 103,898 | 65.69 | |
Republican | Henry J. Andreas | 54,270 | 34.31 | |
Total votes | 158,168 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 18Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | William M. Ketchum (incumbent) | 101,658 | 64.20 | |
Democratic | Dean Close | 56,683 | 35.80 | |
Total votes | 158,341 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 19Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert J. Lagomarsino (incumbent) | 124,201 | 64.38 | |
Democratic | Dan Sisson | 68,722 | 35.62 | |
Total votes | 192,923 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 20Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Barry Goldwater, Jr. (incumbent) | 146,158 | 67.25 | |
Democratic | Patty Lear Corman | 71,193 | 32.75 | |
Total votes | 217,351 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 21Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James C. Corman (incumbent) | 101,837 | 66.51 | |
Republican | Erwin Ed Hogan | 44,094 | 28.80 | |
Peace and Freedom | Bill Hill | 7,178 | 4.69 | |
Total votes | 153,109 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 22Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Carlos J. Moorhead (incumbent) | 114,769 | 62.61 | |
Democratic | Robert S. Henry | 68,543 | 37.39 | |
Total votes | 183,312 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 23Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Anthony C. Beilenson | 130,619 | 60.18 | |
Republican | Thomas F. Bartman | 86,434 | 39.82 | |
Total votes | 217,053 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 24Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Henry Waxman (incumbent) | 108,296 | 67.78 | |
Republican | David Irvins Simmons | 51,478 | 32.22 | |
Total votes | 159,774 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 25Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Edward R. Roybal (incumbent) | 57,966 | 71.90 | |
Republican | Robert K. Watson | 17,737 | 22.00 | |
Peace and Freedom | Marilyn Seals | 4,922 | 6.10 | |
Total votes | 80,625 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 26Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John H. Rousselot (incumbent) | 112,619 | 65.59 | |
Democratic | Latta Bruce | 59,093 | 34.41 | |
Total votes | 171,712 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 27Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bob Dornan | 114,623 | 54.68 | |
Democratic | Gary Familian | 94,988 | 45.32 | |
Total votes | 209,611 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 28Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (inc.) | 114,612 | 80.20 | |
Republican | Edward S. Skinner | 28,303 | 19.80 | |
Total votes | 142,915 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 29Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent) | 82,515 | 85.42 | |
Republican | Michael D. Germonprez | 10,852 | 11.23 | |
Independent | Sheila Leburg | 3,235 | 3.35 | |
Total votes | 96,602 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 30Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | George E. Danielson (incumbent) | 82,767 | 74.38 | |
Republican | Harry Couch | 28,503 | 25.62 | |
Total votes | 111,270 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 31Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (incumbent) | 83,155 | 100.00 | |
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 32Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent) | 92,034 | 72.22 | |
Republican | Clifford O. Young | 35,394 | 27.78 | |
Total votes | 127,428 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 33Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Del M. Clawson | 95,398 | 55.08 | |
Democratic | Ted Snyder | 77,807 | 44.92 | |
Total votes | 173,205 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 34Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Mark W. Hannaford (incumbent) | 100,988 | 50.71 | |
Republican | Dan Lungren | 98,147 | 49.29 | |
Total votes | 199,135 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 35Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jim Lloyd (incumbent) | 87,472 | 53.26 | |
Republican | Louis Brutocao | 76,765 | 46.74 | |
Total votes | 164,237 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 36Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | George Brown, Jr. (incumbent) | 90,830 | 61.56 | |
Republican | Grant Carner | 49,368 | 33.46 | |
American Independent | William E. Pasley | 7,358 | 4.99 | |
Total votes | 147,556 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 37Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Shirley Neil Pettis (incumbent) | 133,634 | 71.08 | |
Democratic | Douglas C. Nilson Jr. | 49,021 | 26.07 | |
American Independent | Bernard Wahl | 5,352 | 2.85 | |
Total votes | 188,007 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 38Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jerry M. Patterson (incumbent) | 103,317 | 63.62 | |
Republican | James "Jim" Combs | 59,092 | 36.38 | |
Total votes | 162,409 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 39Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Charles E. Wiggins | 122,657 | 58.57 | |
Democratic | William E. "Bill" Farris | 86,745 | 41.43 | |
Total votes | 209,402 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 40Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert Badham | 148,512 | 59.25 | |
Democratic | Vivian Hall | 102,132 | 40.75 | |
Total votes | 250,644 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 41Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bob Wilson (incumbent) | 128,784 | 57.65 | |
Democratic | King Golden, Jr. | 94,590 | 42.35 | |
Total votes | 223,374 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 42Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent) | 103,062 | 75.99 | |
Republican | Wes Marden | 32,565 | 24.01 | |
Total votes | 135,627 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
District 43Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Clair Burgener (incumbent) | 173,576 | 65.00 | |
Democratic | Pat Kelly | 93,475 | 35.00 | |
Total votes | 267,051 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |