1964 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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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.

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Overview

United States HoR elections in California, 1964
PartyVotes%Seats
Democratic 3,609,31452.89%25
Republican 3,213,82847.10%13
Scattering5860.01%0
Totals6,823,728100.00%38

Separate election

On February 18, 1964, a special election was held in the 5th district . Incumbent John Shelley (D) had resigned January 7, 1964, to become Mayor of San Francisco. Phillip Burton (D) won the special election and would run again in November for the full term.

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9District 10District 11District 12District 13District 14
District 15District 16District 17District 18District 19District 20District 21District 22District 23District 24District 25District 26District 27
District 28District 29District 30District 31District 32District 33District 34District 35District 36District 37District 38

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Don H. Clausen (incumbent) 141,048 59.09
Democratic George McCabe97,65140.91
No partyScattering110.00
Total votes238,710 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harold T. Johnson (incumbent) 125,774 64.63
Republican Chester C. Merriam68,83535.37
No partyScattering110.01
Total votes194,620 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John E. Moss (incumbent) 166,688 74.30
Republican Einer B. Gjelsteen57,63025.69
No partyScattering140.00
Total votes224,332 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert L. Leggett (incumbent) 84,949 71.92
Republican Ivan Norris33,16028.07
No partyScattering130.01
Total votes118,122 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Phillip Burton (incumbent) 71,638 100.00
No partyScattering10.00
Total votes71,639 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William S. Mailliard (incumbent) 125,869 63.65
Democratic Thomas O'Toole71,89436.35
No partyScattering00.00
Total votes197,763 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jeffery Cohelan (incumbent) 100,901 66.12
Republican Lawrence E. McNutt51,67533.86
No partyScattering160.01
Total votes192,592 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George P. Miller (incumbent) 108,771 70.25
Republican Donald E. McKay46,06329.75
No partyScattering80.01
Total votes154,842 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Don Edwards (incumbent) 115,954 69.76
Republican Joseph F. Donovan50,26130.24
No partyScattering140.01
Total votes166,229 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles S. Gubser (incumbent) 151,027 63.12
Democratic E. Day Carman88,24036.88
No partyScattering100.00
Total votes239,277 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican J. Arthur Younger (incumbent) 116,022 54.79
Democratic W. Mark Sullivan95,74745.21
No partyScattering50.00
Total votes211,774 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 12

California's 12th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Burt L. Talcott (incumbent) 93,112 61.92
Democratic William K. Steward57,24238.07
No partyScattering190.01
Total votes150,373 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 13

California's 13th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles M. Teague (incumbent) 104,744 57.39
Democratic George E. Taylor77,76342.61
No partyScattering40.00
Total votes182,511 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 14

California's 14th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John F. Baldwin, Jr. (incumbent) 117,272 64.88
Democratic Russell M. Koch63,46935.11
No partyScattering180.01
Total votes180,759 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 15

California's 15th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John J. McFall (incumbent) 109,560 70.89
Republican Kenneth Gibson44,97729.10
No partyScattering150.01
Total votes154,552 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 16

California's 16th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) 117,727 66.76
Republican David T. Harris58,60433.23
No partyScattering90.01
Total votes176,340 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 17

California's 17th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cecil R. King (incumbent) 95,640 67.66
Republican Robert Muncaster45,68832.32
No partyScattering200.01
Total votes141,348 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 18

California's 18th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harlan Hagen (incumbent) 121,304 66.71
Republican James E. Williams, Jr.60,52333.28
No partyScattering120.01
Total votes181,839 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 19

California's 19th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chet Holifield (incumbent) 97,934 65.42
Republican C. Everett Hunt51,74734.57
No partyScattering120.01
Total votes149,693 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 20

California's 20th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican H. Allen Smith (incumbent) 132,402 67.88
Democratic C. Bernard Kaufman62,64532.12
No partyScattering70.00
Total votes195,054 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 21

California's 21st congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent) 106,231 90.27
Republican Rayfield Lundy11,3749.67
No partyScattering720.06
Total votes117,677 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 22

California's 22nd congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James C. Corman (incumbent) 94,141 50.53
Republican Robert C. Cline92,13349.46
No partyScattering200.01
Total votes186,294 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 23

California's 23rd congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Del M. Clawson (incumbent) 90,721 55.43
Democratic H. O. Van Pettin72,90344.54
No partyScattering400.02
Total votes163,664 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 24

California's 24th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Glenard P. Lipscomb (incumbent) 139,784 67.94
Democratic Bryan W. Stevens65,96732.06
No partyScattering70.00
Total votes205,758 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 25

California's 25th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ronald B. Cameron (incumbent) 81,320 55.44
Republican Frank J. Walton65,34444.55
No partyScattering80.01
Total votes146,672 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 26

California's 26th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Roosevelt (incumbent) 136,025 70.39
Republican Gil Seton57,20929.60
No partyScattering130.01
Total votes193,247 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 27

California's 27th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Edwin Reinecke 83,141 51.72
Democratic Tom Bane77,58748.27
No partyScattering150.01
Total votes160,743 100.00
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

District 28

California's 28th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (incumbent) 205,473 65.57
Democratic Gerald A. Gottlieb107,85234.42
No partyScattering410.01
Total votes313,366 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 29

California's 29th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George Brown, Jr. (incumbent) 90,208 58.56
Republican Charles J. Farrington, Jr.63,83641.44
No partyScattering50.00
Total votes154,049 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 30

California's 30th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edward R. Roybal (incumbent) 90,329 66.30
Republican Alfred J. Feder45,91233.70
No partyScattering70.01
Total votes136,248 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 31

California's 31st congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles H. Wilson (incumbent) 114,246 63.99
Republican Norman G. Shanahan64,25635.99
No partyScattering270.02
Total votes178,529 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 32

California's 32nd congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Craig Hosmer (incumbent) 132,603 68.93
Democratic Michael Cullen59,76531.07
No partyScattering170.01
Total votes192,385 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 33

California's 33rd congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kenneth W. Dyal 109,047 51.72
Republican Jerry Pettis 101,74248.26
No partyScattering410.02
Total votes210,830 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 34

California's 34th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard T. Hanna (incumbent) 137,588 58.25
Republican Robert A. Geier98,60641.75
No partyScattering120.01
Total votes236,206 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 35

California's 35th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James B. Utt (incumbent) 167,791 65.01
Democratic Paul B. Carpenter90,29534.98
No partyScattering150.01
Total votes258,101 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 36

California's 36th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Wilson (incumbent) 105,346 59.05
Democratic Quintin Whelan73,03440.94
No partyScattering150.01
Total votes178,395 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 37

California's 37th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent) 85,624 58.24
Republican Dick Wilson61,37341.75
No partyScattering110.01
Total votes147,008 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 38

California's 38th congressional district election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John V. Tunney 85,661 52.82
Republican Patrick M. Martin (incumbent)76,52547.18
No partyScattering10.00
Total votes162,187 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

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