1974 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1974 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, 1974. Democrats picked up five Republican-held districts.

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1974
PartyVotes%BeforeAfter+/–
Democratic 3,265,51356.83%2328+5
Republican 2,334,87040.63%2015-5
American Independent 109,7511.91%000
Peace and Freedom 35,9840.63%000
Totals5,746,118100.00%4343

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 38District 39District 40
District 41District 42District 43

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harold T. Johnson (incumbent) 137,849 85.90
American Independent Dorothy D. Paradis22,62814.10
Total votes160,477 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Don H. Clausen (incumbent) 95,508 53.01
Democratic Oscar H. Klee76,95142.71
Peace and Freedom Carole J. Glass7,7194.28
Total votes180,178 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John E. Moss (incumbent) 121,842 72.34
Republican Ivaldo Lenci46,58527.66
Total votes168,427 100.00
Turnout
Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert L. Leggett (incumbent) 100,934 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John L. Burton (incumbent) 87,323 59.32
Republican Thomas Caylor55,88137.96
Peace and Freedom Raymond Broshears3,9992.72
Total votes147,203 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Phillip Burton (incumbent) 84,585 71.37
Republican Tom Spinosa25,72121.70
Peace and Freedom Emily L. Siegel4,7534.01
American Independent Carl Richard Davis3,4562.92
Total votes118,515 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George Miller 82,765 55.59
Republican Gary Fernandez66,11544.41
Total votes148,880 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ron Dellums (incumbent) 93,106 56.48
Republican Jack Redden65,43239.69
American Independent John Holland6,3243.84
Total votes164,862 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pete Stark (incumbent) 87,854 70.64
Republican Edson Adams36,52229.36
Total votes124,376 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Don Edwards (incumbent) 86,014 77.01
Republican Herb Smith25,67822.99
Total votes111,692 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Leo Ryan (incumbent) 106,075 75.69
Republican Bob Jones29,78321.25
American Independent Nicholas Waeil Kudrovzeff4,2933.06
Total votes140,151 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 12

California's 12th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Pete McCloskey (incumbent) 103,228 69.08
Democratic Gary G. Gillmor46,19730.92
Total votes149,425 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 13

California's 13th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Norman Mineta 78,649 52.57
Republican George W. Milias 63,38142.36
Peace and Freedom Elizabeth Cervantes Barron 3,8462.57
American Independent Floyd S. Stancliffe3,7382.50
Total votes149,614 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

District 14

California's 14th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John J. McFall (incumbent) 101,932 70.80
Republican Charles M. "Chuck" Gibson34,67924.09
American Independent Roger A. Blaine7,3675.12
Total votes143,978 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 15

California's 15th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) 80,205 71.89
Republican Carol Harner31,36128.11
Total votes111,566 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 16

California's 16th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Burt L. Talcott (incumbent) 76,084 49.19
Democratic Julian Camacho74,01847.85
American Independent D. Jeff Mauro4,5762.96
Total votes154,678 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

District 17

California's 17th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Hans Krebs 66,082 51.90
Republican Bob Mathias (incumbent)61,24248.10
Total votes127,324 100.00
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican

District 18

California's 18th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William M. Ketchum (incumbent) 66,603 52.64
Democratic George A. Seielstad59,93147.36
Total votes126,534 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 19

California's 19th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert J. Lagomarsino (incumbent) 84,849 56.50
Democratic James D. Loebl65,33443.50
Total votes150,183 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 20

California's 20th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Barry Goldwater, Jr. (incumbent) 96,324 61.18
Democratic Arline M. Mathews61,11938.82
Total votes157,443 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 21

California's 21st congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James C. Corman (incumbent) 86,778 73.45
Republican Mel Nadell31,36526.55
Total votes118,143 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 22

California's 22nd congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Carlos J. Moorhead (incumbent) 78,983 55.72
Democratic Richard Hallin62,77044.28
Total votes141,753 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 23

California's 23rd congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas M. Rees (incumbent) 119,239 71.46
Republican Jack E. Roberts47,61528.54
Total votes166,854 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 24

California's 24th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Henry Waxman 85,343 64.17
Republican Elliott Stone Graham43,68032.84
American Independent David E. Daivs3,9802.99
Total votes133,003 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 25

California's 25th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edward R. Roybal (incumbent) 43,998 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 26

California's 26th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John H. Rousselot (incumbent) 80,782 58.85
Democratic Paul A. Conforti56,48741.15
Total votes137,269 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 27

California's 27th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (incumbent) 99,645 63.83
Democratic John Dalessio50,91932.62
Peace and Freedom Jerry Rubin5,5473.55
Total votes156,111 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 28

California's 28th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (inc.) 86,743 80.28
Republican Tom Neddy21,30819.72
Total votes108,051 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 29

California's 29th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent) 45,977 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 30

California's 30th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George E. Danielson (incumbent) 66,074 74.24
Republican John J. Perez22,92825.76
Total votes89,002 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 31

California's 31st congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles H. Wilson (incumbent) 60,560 70.46
Republican Norman A. Hodges23,03926.81
Peace and Freedom William C. Taylor2,3492.73
Total votes85,948 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 32

California's 32nd congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent) 82,485 87.68
American Independent Virgil V. Badalich8,7109.26
Peace and Freedom Frank H. Walker2,8773.06
Total votes94,072 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 33

California's 33rd congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Del M. Clawson (incumbent) 71,054 53.38
Democratic Robert E. "Bob" White57,42343.14
American Independent James C. "Jim" Griffin4,6363.48
Total votes133,113 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 34

California's 34th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mark W. Hannaford (incumbent) 78,345 49.74
Republican Bill Bond72,96746.32
American Independent Bill Bond3,1692.01
Peace and Freedom John S. Donohue3,0431.93
Total votes157,524 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 35

California's 35th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Lloyd 60,709 50.25
Republican Victor Veysey (incumbent)60,10249.75
Total votes120,811 100.00
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican

District 36

California's 36th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George Brown, Jr. (incumbent) 69,615 62.62
Republican Jim Osgood35,85832.25
American Independent William E. Pasley5,7015.13
Total votes111,174 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 37

California's 37th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jerry Pettis (incumbent) 88,548 63.01
Democratic Bobby Ray Vincent46,44933.06
American Independent John H. Ortman5,5223.93
Total votes140,519 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 38

California's 38th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jerry M. Patterson 67,299 53.99
Republican David Rehmann51,50941.32
American Independent Lee R. Rayburn3,9913.20
Peace and Freedom Larry B. Kallenberger1,8511.48
Total votes124,650 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

District 39

California's 39th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles E. Wiggins (incumbent) 87,995 55.23
Democratic William E. "Bill" Farris64,73540.63
American Independent Pat P. Scalera6,9674.37
Total votes159,337 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 40

California's 40th congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Andrew J. Hinshaw 114,895 63.31
Democratic Roderick J. "Rod" Wilson56,19530.97
American Independent Grayson L. Watkins10,3815.72
Total votes181,471 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 41

California's 41st congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Wilson (incumbent) 93,461 54.42
Democratic Colleen Marie O'Connor73,95443.06
American Independent Robert W. Franson4,3122.51
Total votes171,727 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 42

California's 42nd congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent) 69,746 69.88
Republican Wes Marden30,05830.12
Total votes99,804 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 43

California's 43rd congressional district election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Clair Burgener (incumbent) 114,102 60.37
Democratic Bill Bandes74,90539.63
Total votes189,007 100.00
Turnout  
Republican win (new seat)

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