1972 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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1972 United States House of Representatives elections in California
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All 43 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election2018
Seats won2320
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote4,154,9843,719,898
Percentage51.94%46.50%

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1972 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, 1972. California gained 5 seats as a result of the 1970 census, three of which were won by Democrats and two by Republicans. Of California's existing House seats, none switched parties.

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1972
PartyVotes%BeforeAfter+/–
Democratic 4,154,98451.94%2023+3
Republican 3,719,89846.50%1820+2
American Independent 65,6840.82%000
Peace and Freedom 59,6000.74%000
Totals8,000,166100.00%3843+5

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

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 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27
District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40
District 41 • District 42 • District 43

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Don H. Clausen (incumbent) 140,807 62.26
Democratic William A. Nighswonger77,13834.11
Peace and Freedom Jonathan T. Ames8,4703.75
Total votes226,145 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harold T. Johnson (incumbent) 148,808 68.30
Republican Francis X. Callahan62,38128.63
American Independent Dorothy D. Paradis6,6883.07
Total votes217,877 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John E. Moss (incumbent) 151,035 69.93
Republican John Rakus64,94930.07
Total votes215,984 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert L. Leggett (incumbent) 114,673 67.44
Republican Benjamin Chang55,36732.56
Total votes170,040 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Phillip Burton (incumbent) 120,819 81.75
Republican Edlo E. Powell26,96318.25
Total votes147,782 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William S. Mailliard (incumbent) 118,197 52.04
Democratic John Roger Boas 108,93447.96
Total votes227,131 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ron Dellums (incumbent) 126,351 56.00
Republican Peter Hannaford85,85138.05
American Independent Frank V. Cortese13,4305.95
Total votes225,632 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pete Stark 101,024 52.90
Republican Lew M. Warden, Jr.89,94847.10
Total votes190,972 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Don Edwards (incumbent) 123,837 72.26
Republican Herb Smith43,13425.17
American Independent Edmon V. Kaiser4,4032.57
Total votes171,374 100
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles S. Gubser 139,850 64.61
Democratic B. Frank Gillette76,59735.39
Total votes216,447 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Leo Ryan 113,580 60.39
Republican Charles E. Chase69,65537.03
American Independent Nicholas Waeil Kudrovzeff4,8522.58
Total votes188,087 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic win (new seat)

District 12

California's 12th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Burt L. Talcott (incumbent) 105,555 53.97
Democratic Julian Camacho84,26843.09
American Independent Stanley K. Monteith5,7532.94
Total votes195,576 100.00
Turnout
Republican hold

District 13

California's 13th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles M. Teague (incumbent) 153,723 73.92
Democratic Lester Dean Cleveland54,23727.08
Total votes207,960 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 14

California's 14th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jerome Waldie (incumbent) 158,948 77.56
Republican Floyd E. Sims45,98522.44
Total votes204,933 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 15

California's 15th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John J. McFall (incumbent) 145,273 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 16

California's 16th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) 134,079 79.12
Republican Carol Harner35,38420.88
Total votes169,463 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 17

California's 17th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Pete McCloskey (incumbent) 110,098 60.21
Democratic James Stewart72,75939.79
Total votes182,857 100.00
Turnout
Republican hold

District 18

California's 18th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Mathias (incumbent) 109,993 66.47
Democratic Vincent J. Lavery55,48433.53
Total votes165,477 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 19

California's 19th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chet Holifield (incumbent) 103,823 67.22
Republican Kenneth M. Fisher43,03427.86
Peace and Freedom Joe Harris7,5884.91
Total votes154,445 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 20

California's 20th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Carlos J. Moorhead 120,299 57.42
Democratic John Binkley89,21942.58
Total votes209,518 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 21

California's 21st congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent) 92,799 82.87
Republican Rayfield Lundy19,18717.13
Total votes111,986 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 22

California's 22nd congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James C. Corman (incumbent) 121,352 67.57
Republican Bruce P. Wolfe52,66429.32
Peace and Freedom Ralph L. Shroyer5,5833.11
Total votes179,599 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 23

California's 23rd congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Del M. Clawson (incumbent) 118,731 61.43
Democratic Conrad G. Tuohey74,56138.57
Total votes193,292 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 24

California's 24th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John H. Rousselot (incumbent) 141,274 70.13
Democratic Luther Mandell60,17029.87
Total votes201,444 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 25

California's 25th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles E. Wiggins (incumbent) 115,908 67.60
Democratic Leslie W. "Les" Craven50,01529.17
American Independent Alfred Romirez5,5413.23
Total votes171,464 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 26

California's 26th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas M. Rees (incumbent) 160,932 68.63
Republican Philip Robert Rutta65,47327.92
Peace and Freedom Mike Timko8,0943.45
Total votes234,499 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 27

California's 27th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Barry Goldwater, Jr. (incumbent) 117,622 57.40
Democratic Mark S. Novak87,29542.60
Total votes204,917 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 28

California's 28th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (incumbent) 142,102 60.71
Democratic Michael Shapiro87,78337.50
Peace and Freedom Jack Hampton4,1841.79
Total votes234,069 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 29

California's 29th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George E. Danielson (incumbent) 91,553 62.78
Republican Richard E. Ferraro48,81433.48
Peace and Freedom John W. Blaine5,4553.74
Total votes145,822 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 30

California's 30th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edward R. Roybal (incumbent) 76,521 68.39
Republican Bill Brophy32,00528.61
Peace and Freedom Lewis McCammon3,3553.00
Total votes111,881 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 31

California's 31st congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles H. Wilson (incumbent) 85,954 52.28
Republican Ben Valentine69,87642.50
Peace and Freedom Roberta Lynn Wood8,5825.22
Total votes164,412 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 32

California's 32nd congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Craig Hosmer (incumbent) 147,016 65.86
Democratic Dennis Murray71,39431.98
Peace and Freedom John S. Donohue4,8042.15
Total votes223,214 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 33

California's 33rd congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jerry Pettis (incumbent) 140,304 75.06
Democratic Ken Thompson46,62624.94
Total votes186,930 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 34

California's 34th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard T. Hanna (incumbent) 113,841 67.22
Republican John D. Ratterree48,91628.88
American Independent Lee R. Rayburn6,6043.90
Total votes169,361 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 35

California's 35th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent) 103,912 74.79
Republican Vernon E. Brown35,01825.21
Total votes138,930 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 36

California's 36th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William M. Ketchum 87,984 52.75
Democratic Timothy Lemucchi72,51643.47
American Independent William M. "Bill" Armour6,3073.78
Total votes166,807 100.00
Turnout  
Republican win (new seat)

District 37

California's 37th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Yvonne Brathwaite Burke 120,392 73.18
Republican Greg Tria40,63324.70
Peace and Freedom John Hagg3,4852.12
Total votes164,510 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic win (new seat)

District 38

California's 38th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George Brown, Jr. 77,776 56.30
Republican Howard J. Snider60,37943.70
Total votes138,155 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic win (new seat)

District 39

California's 39th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Andrew J. Hinshaw 146,911 65.70
Democratic John Woodland Black76,69534.30
Total votes223,606 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 40

California's 40th congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Wilson (incumbent) 153,648 67.77
Democratic Frank Caprio68,77130.33
American Independent Fritjof Thygeson4,2941.89
Total votes226,713 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 41

California's 41st congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent) 115,634 74.05
Republican D. Richard "Dick" Kau40,51425.95
Total votes156,148 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 42

California's 42nd congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Clair Burgener 155,965 67.44
Democratic Bob Lowe67,47729.18
American Independent Armin R. Moths7,8123.38
Total votes231,254 100.00
Turnout  
Republican win (new seat)

District 43

California's 43rd congressional district election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Victor Veysey (incumbent) 117,781 62.68
Democratic Ernest Z. Robles70,12937.32
Total votes187,910 100.00
Turnout  
Republican win (new seat)

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