1968 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1968 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, 1968. The delegation remained unchanged, at 21 Democrats and 17 Republicans.

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Overview

United States HoR elections in California, 1968
PartyVotes%Seats
Republican 3,741,45454.38%17
Democratic 3,036,60244.13%21
American Independent 55,9200.81%0
Peace and Freedom 46,2940.67%0
Totals6,880,270100.00%38

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, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Don H. Clausen (incumbent) 132,433 75.10
Democratic Donald W. Graham37,65021.35
Peace and Freedom Adolph N. Hofmann3,3721.91
American Independent Gladys O'Neil2,8821.63
Total votes176,337 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harold T. Johnson (incumbent) 127,880 60.77
Republican Osmer E. Dunaway78,98637.53
American Independent Paul J. Huft3,5771.70
Total votes210,443 100.00
Turnout
Democratic hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John E. Moss (incumbent) 106,694 55.98
Republican Elmore J. Duffy79,71741.82
American Independent James Tarleton Slaughter4,1882.20
Total votes190,599 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert L. Leggett (incumbent) 88,067 55.54
Republican James Shumway65,94241.59
American Independent Gene Clark4,5452.87
Total votes158,554 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Phillip Burton (incumbent) 86,647 72.01
Republican Waldo Velasquez29,12324.20
Peace and Freedom Marvin Garson4,5493.78
Total votes120,319 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William S. Mailliard (incumbent) 140,071 72.76
Democratic Phillip Drath52,43327.24
Total votes192,504 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jeffery Cohelan (incumbent) 102,108 62.87
Republican Barney E. Hilburn48,13329.64
Peace and Freedom Huey Newton 12,1647.49
Total votes162,405 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George P. Miller (incumbent) 104,231 64.02
Republican Raymond P. Britton58,58435.98
Total votes162,815 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Don Edwards (incumbent) 100,891 56.55
Republican Larry Fargher77,52143.45
Total votes178,412 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles S. Gubser (incumbent) 160,204 67.31
Democratic Grayson S. Taketa73,53030.89
Peace and Freedom Martin L. Primach4,2761.80
Total votes238,010 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Pete McCloskey (incumbent) 165,482 79.32
Democratic Urban G. Whitaker, Jr.40,97919.64
Peace and Freedom David Demorest Ransom2,1571.03
Total votes208,618 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 12

California's 12th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Burt L. Talcott (incumbent) 140,713 94.88
American Independent Ann J. Holliday7,5935.12
Total votes148,308 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 13

California's 13th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles M. Teague (incumbent) 148,357 65.85
Democratic Stanley K. Sheinbaum 76,92834.15
Total votes225,285 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 14

California's 14th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jerome Waldie (incumbent) 152,500 71.58
Republican David W. Schuh56,59826.57
American Independent Luis W. Hamilton3,9451.85
Total votes213,043 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 15

California's 15th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John J. McFall (incumbent) 85,761 53.79
Republican Sam Van Dyken73,68546.21
Total votes159,446 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 16

California's 16th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) 97,473 62.46
Republican Dave Harris55,19235.37
American Independent John P. Carroll3,3902.17
Total votes156,055 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 17

California's 17th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Glenn M. Anderson 75,070 50.75
Republican Joe Blatchford71,17448.11
Peace and Freedom Ben Dobbs1,6851.14
Total votes147,929 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 18

California's 18th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Mathias (incumbent) 100,008 65.17
Democratic Harlan Hagen 51,27433.41
American Independent Edward Calvin Williams2,1861.42
Total votes153,468 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 19

California's 19th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chet Holifield (incumbent) 96,857 63.25
Republican Bill Jones 52,28434.14
American Independent Wayne L. Cook3,9962.61
Total votes153,137 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 20

California's 20th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican H. Allen Smith (incumbent) 133,148 69.30
Democratic Don White56,00829.15
Peace and Freedom Robert J. Clarke2,9651.54
Total votes192,121 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 21

California's 21st congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent) 87,205 91.60
Republican Rayfield Lundy7,9958.40
Total votes95,200 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 22

California's 22nd congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James C. Corman (incumbent) 102,332 56.92
Republican Joe Holt 74,43341.40
Peace and Freedom Hugh Manes3,0241.68
Total votes179,789 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 23

California's 23rd congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Del M. Clawson (incumbent) 95,628 64.95
Democratic Jim Sperrazzo51,60635.05
Total votes147,234 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 24

California's 24th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Glenard P. Lipscomb (incumbent) 152,180 72.85
Democratic Fred Warner Neal56,72327.15
Total votes208,903 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 25

California's 25th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles E. Wiggins (incumbent) 141,600 68.63
Democratic Keith F. Shirey64,73231.37
Total votes206,332 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 26

California's 26th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas M. Rees (incumbent) 132,447 65.49
Republican Irving Teichner63,39331.35
Peace and Freedom Jack Weinberg 6,3943.16
Total votes202,234 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 27

California's 27th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Edwin Reinecke (incumbent) 158,309 72.25
Democratic John T. Butchko60,80827.75
Total votes219,117 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 28

California's 28th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (incumbent) 168,208 71.24
Democratic John McKee Pratt63,41426.86
Peace and Freedom Sherman Pearl4,5031.91
Total votes236,125 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 29

California's 29th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George Brown, Jr. (incumbent) 74,807 52.31
Republican Bill Orozco68,21347.69
Total votes143,020 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 30

California's 30th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edward R. Roybal (incumbent) 75,381 67.49
Republican Samuel F. Cavnar36,31232.51
Total votes111,693 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 31

California's 31st congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles H. Wilson (incumbent) 94,387 58.91
Republican James R. Dunn62,71139.14
American Independent Stanley L. Schulte3,1341.96
Total votes160,232 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 32

California's 32nd congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Craig Hosmer (incumbent) 138,494 73.78
Democratic Arthur J. Gottlieb45,30824.14
American Independent Richard B. Williams3,8982.08
Total votes187,700 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 33

California's 33rd congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jerry Pettis (incumbent) 123,426 66.28
Democratic Al C. Bellard59,61932.02
American Independent Earl D. Wallen3,1711.70
Total votes186,216 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 34

California's 34th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard T. Hanna (incumbent) 105,880 50.85
Republican Bill J. Teague102,33349.15
Total votes208,213 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 35

California's 35th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James B. Utt (incumbent) 212,684 72.47
Democratic Thomas B. Lenhart73,77825.14
American Independent Annie McDonald7,0002.39
Total votes293,462 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 36

California's 36th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Wilson (incumbent) 147,772 71.61
Democratic Don Lindgren58,57828.39
Total votes206,350 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 37

California's 37th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent) 95,591 64.67
Republican Mike Schaefer 52,21235.33
Total votes147,803 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 38

California's 38th congressional district election, 1968
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John V. Tunney (incumbent) 121,025 62.76
Republican Robert O. Hunter68,19635.36
American Independent James H. Griffin2,4151.25
Peace and Freedom Terese A. Karmel1,2050.62
Total votes192,841 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

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