1970 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1970 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, 1970. Republicans won one open seat when John V. Tunney retired to run for Senate.

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1970
PartyVotes%BeforeAfter+/–
Democratic 3,124,14749.44%2120-1
Republican 3,093,40548.95%1718+1
American Independent 60,6200.96%000
Peace and Freedom 38,4360.61%000
Scattering2,7860.04%000
Totals6,319,394100.00%3838

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, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Don H. Clausen (incumbent) 108,358 63.35
Democratic William Kortum62,68836.65
Total votes171,046 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harold T. Johnson (incumbent) 151,070 77.88
Republican Lloyd E. Gilbert37,22319.19
American Independent Jack R. Carrigg5,6812.93
Total votes193,974 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John E. Moss (incumbent) 117,496 61.56
Republican Elmore J. Duffy69,81136.58
American Independent Allen E. Priest3,5541.86
Total votes190,861 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert L. Leggett (incumbent) 103,485 67.96
Republican Andrew Gyorke48,78332.04
Total votes152,268 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Phillip Burton (incumbent) 76,567 70.81
Republican John E. Parks31,57029.19
Total votes108,137 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William S. Mailliard (incumbent) 96,393 53.36
Democratic Russell R. Miller84,25546.64
Total votes180,648 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ron Dellums 89,784 57.32
Republican John E. Healy64,69141.30
Peace and Freedom Sarah Scahill2,1561.38
Total votes156,631 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George P. Miller (incumbent) 104,311 69.00
Republican Michael A. Crane46,87231.00
Total votes151,183 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Don Edwards (incumbent) 120,041 69.15
Republican Mark Guerra49,55628.55
American Independent Edmon V. Kaiser4,0092.31
Total votes173,606 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles S. Gubser (incumbent) 135,864 62.03
Democratic Stuart. D. McLean80,53036.76
American Independent Joyce W. Stancliffe2,6511.21
Total votes219,045 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Pete McCloskey (incumbent) 144,500 77.49
Democratic Robert E. Gomperts39,18821.02
No partyScattering2,7861.49
Total votes186,474 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 12

California's 12th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Burt L. Talcott (incumbent) 95,549 63.63
Democratic O'Brien Riordan50,94233.92
Peace and Freedom Herbert H. Foster, Jr.3,6822.45
Total votes150,173 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 13

California's 13th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles M. Teague (incumbent) 125,507 58.15
Democratic Gary K. Hart 87,98040.76
American Independent Maude I. Jordet2,3391.08
Total votes215,826 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 14

California's 14th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jerome Waldie (incumbent) 148,655 74.55
Republican Byron D. Athan50,75025.45
Total votes199,405 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 15

California's 15th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John J. McFall (incumbent) 98,442 63.11
Republican Sam Van Dyken55,54635.61
American Independent Francis E. "Gill" Gillings1,9941.28
Total votes155,982 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 16

California's 16th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) 95,118 66.42
Republican Phillip V. Sanchez43,84330.62
American Independent James W. Scott4,2372.96
Total votes143,198 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 17

California's 17th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent) 83,739 62.24
Republican Vernon E. Brown47,77835.51
American Independent Robert W. Copeland1,7241.28
Peace and Freedom Thomas E. Mathews1,2920.96
Total votes134,533 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 18

California's 18th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Mathias (incumbent) 86,071 63.20
Democratic Milton Spartacus Miller48,41535.55
American Independent Nora E. Hensley1,7091.25
Total votes136,195 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 19

California's 19th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chet Holifield (incumbent) 98,578 70.39
Republican Bill Jones 41,46229.61
Total votes140,040 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 20

California's 20th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican H. Allen Smith (incumbent) 116,437 69.07
Democratic Michael M. Stolzberg50,03329.68
American Independent Earl C. Harper2,1001.25
Total votes168,570 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 21

California's 21st congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent) 75,127 94.53
Republican Southy M. Johnson4,3495.47
Total votes79,476 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 22

California's 22nd congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James C. Corman (incumbent) 95,256 59.37
Republican Tom Hayden63,29739.45
American Independent Callis R. Johnson1,8801.17
Total votes160,433 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 23

California's 23rd congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Del M. Clawson (incumbent) 77,346 63.34
Democratic G. L. "Jerry" Chapman44,76736.66
Total votes122,113 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 24

California's 24th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John H. Rousselot (incumbent) 124,071 65.05
Democratic Myrlie B. Evers 61,77732.39
American Independent Brian Scanlon3,0181.58
Peace and Freedom Harold Kaplan1,8580.97
Total votes190,724 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 25

California's 25th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles E. Wiggins (incumbent) 116,169 63.29
Democratic Leslie W. "Les" Craven64,38635.08
American Independent Kevin Scanlon2,9941.63
Total votes183,549 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 26

California's 26th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas M. Rees (incumbent) 130,499 71.28
Republican Nathaniel Jay Friedman47,26025.81
Peace and Freedom Lewis B. McCammon3,6772.01
American Independent Howard E. Hallinan1,6390.90
Total votes183,075 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 27

California's 27th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Barry Goldwater, Jr. 139,326 66.69
Democratic N. "Toni" Kimmel63,65230.47
Peace and Freedom Edward Richer3,3061.58
American Independent John H. Hind2,6421.26
Total votes208,926 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 28

California's 28th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (incumbent) 154,691 69.27
Democratic Don McLaughlin57,88225.92
American Independent Derek A. Gordon5,7592.58
Peace and Freedom Jane E. Gordon4,9712.23
Total votes223,303 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 29

California's 29th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George E. Danielson 71,308 62.59
Republican Tom McMann42,62037.41
Total votes113,928 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 30

California's 30th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edward R. Roybal (incumbent) 63,903 68.26
Republican Samuel F. Cavnar28,03829.95
American Independent Boris Belousov1,6811.80
Total votes93,622 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 31

California's 31st congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles H. Wilson (incumbent) 102,071 73.18
Republican Fred L. Casmir37,41626.82
Total votes139,487 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 32

California's 32nd congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Craig Hosmer (incumbent) 119,340 71.53
Democratic Walter L. Mallonee44,27826.54
Peace and Freedom John S. Donohue3,2271.93
Total votes166,845 100.00
Turnout
Republican hold

District 33

California's 33rd congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jerry Pettis (incumbent) 116,093 72.17
Democratic Chester M. Wright44,76427.83
Total votes160,857 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 34

California's 34th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard T. Hanna (incumbent) 101,664 54.46
Republican Bill J. Teague82,16744.02
American Independent Lee R. Rayburn2,8431.52
Total votes186,674 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 35

California's 35th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John G. Schmitz (incumbent) 192,765 67.04
Democratic Thomas B. Lenhart87,01930.26
Peace and Freedom Francis R. Halpern7,7422.69
Total votes287,526 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 36

California's 36th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Wilson (incumbent) 132,446 71.53
Democratic Daniel K. Hostetter44,84124.22
Peace and Freedom Walter H. Koppelman5,1392.78
American Independent Orville J. Davis2,7231.47
Total votes185,149 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 37

California's 37th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent) 93,952 72.12
Republican James B. Kuhn31,96824.54
American Independent Faye B. Brice2,9622.27
Peace and Freedom Fritjof Thygeson1,3861.06
Total votes130,268 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 38

California's 38th congressional district election, 1970
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Victor Veysey 87,479 49.80
Democratic David A. Tunno85,68448.78
American Independent William E. Pasley2,4811.41
Total votes175,644 100.00
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

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