1978 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978 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, 1978. Republicans knocked off three Democratic incumbents. 11th district Congressman Leo Ryan was re-elected, but was murdered while investigating the Peoples Temple in Guyana following the election.

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978
PartyVotes%BeforeAfter+/–
Democratic 3,335,33251.11%2926-3
Republican 3,105,93347.60%1417+3
American Independent 45,3590.70%000
Peace and Freedom 39,0170.60%000
Totals6,525,641100.00%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, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harold T. Johnson (incumbent) 125,122 59.35
Republican James E. Taylor85,69040.65
Total votes210,812 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Don H. Clausen (incumbent) 114,451 51.96
Democratic Norma Bork99,71245.27
Peace and Freedom Irv Sutley6,0972.77
Total votes220,260 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bob Matsui 105,537 53.44
Republican Sandy Smoley91,96646.56
Total votes197,503 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Vic Fazio 87,764 55.37
Republican Rex Hime70,73344.63
Total votes158,497 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John L. Burton (incumbent) 106,046 66.84
Republican Dolores Skore52,60333.16
Total votes158,649 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Phillip Burton (incumbent) 81,801 68.30
Republican Tom Spinosa33,51527.98
American Independent Raymond O. Heaps4,4523.72
Total votes119,768 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George Miller (incumbent) 109,676 63.45
Republican Paula Gordon58,33233.74
American Independent Melvin E. Stanley4,8572.81
Total votes172,865 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ron Dellums (incumbent) 94,824 57.36
Republican Charles V. Hughes70,48142.64
Total votes165,305 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pete Stark (incumbent) 88,179 65.38
Republican Robert S. Allen41,13830.50
Peace and Freedom Lawrance J. Phillips5,5624.12
Total votes134,879 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Don Edwards (incumbent) 84,488 67.13
Republican Rudy Hansen41,37432.87
Total votes125,862 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Leo Ryan (incumbent) 92,882 60.52
Republican Dave Welch54,62135.59
American Independent Nicholas Waeil Kudrovzeff5,9613.88
Total votes153,464 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 12

California's 12th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Pete McCloskey (incumbent) 116,982 73.07
Democratic Kirsten Olsen34,47221.53
American Independent Harold R. Boylan5,6093.50
Peace and Freedom Adele Fumino3,0221.89
Total votes160,085 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 13

California's 13th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Norman Mineta (incumbent) 100,809 57.49
Republican Dan O'Keefe69,30639.52
Peace and Freedom Robert Goldsborough III5,2462.99
Total votes175,361 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 14

California's 14th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Norman D. Shumway 95,962 53.39
Democratic John J. McFall (incumbent)76,60242.62
American Independent George Darold Waldron7,1633.99
Total votes179,727 100.00
Turnout
Republican gain from Democratic

District 15

California's 15th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tony Coelho 75,212 60.11
Republican Chris Patterakis49,91439.89
Total votes125,126 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 16

California's 16th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Leon Panetta (incumbent) 104,550 61.37
Republican Eric Seastrand65,80838.63
Total votes170,358 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 17

California's 17th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles (Chip) Pashayan 81,296 54.49
Democratic John Hans Krebs (incumbent)67,88545.51
Total votes149,181 100.00
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

District 18

California's 18th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Thomas 85,663 59.26
Democratic Bob Sogge58,90040.74
Total votes144,563 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 19

California's 19th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert J. Lagomarsino (incumbent) 123,192 71.73
Democratic Jerry Zamos41,67224.26
Peace and Freedom Milton Shiro Takei6,8874.01
Total votes171,751 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 20

California's 20th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Barry Goldwater, Jr. (incumbent) 129,714 66.38
Democratic Pat Lear65,69533.62
Total votes195,409 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 21

California's 21st congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James C. Corman (incumbent) 73,869 59.51
Republican Rod Walsh44,51935.86
Peace and Freedom Bill Hill5,7504.63
Total votes124,138 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 22

California's 22nd congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Carlos J. Moorhead (incumbent) 99,502 64.64
Democratic Robert S. Henry54,44235.36
Total votes153,944 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 23

California's 23rd congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Anthony C. Beilenson (incumbent) 117,498 65.64
Republican Joseph Barbara61,49634.36
Total votes178,994 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 24

California's 24th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Henry Waxman (incumbent) 85,075 62.66
Republican Howard G. Schaefer44,24332.59
Peace and Freedom Kevin Casey Peters6,4534.75
Total votes135,771 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 25

California's 25th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edward R. Roybal (incumbent) 45,881 67.39
Republican Robert K. Watson22,20532.61
Total votes68,086 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 26

California's 26th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John H. Rousselot (incumbent) 113,059 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 27

California's 27th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Dornan (incumbent) 89,392 51.00
Democratic Carey Peck85,88049.00
Total votes175,272 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 28

California's 28th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Julian C. Dixon 97,592 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 29

California's 29th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent) 65,214 85.00
Republican Uriah J. Fields11,51215.00
Total votes76,726 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 30

California's 30th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George E. Danielson (incumbent) 66,241 71.42
Republican Henry Ares26,51128.58
Total votes92,752 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 31

California's 31st congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles H. Wilson (incumbent) 55,667 67.76
Republican Don Grimshaw26,49032.24
Total votes82,157 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 32

California's 32nd congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent) 74,004 71.43
Republican Sonya Mathison23,24222.43
American Independent Ida Bader6,3636.14
Total votes103,609 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 33

California's 33rd congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wayne Grisham 79,533 55.98
Democratic Dennis S. Kazarian62,54044.02
Total votes142,073 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 34

California's 34th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Lungren 90,554 53.72
Democratic Mark Hannaford (incumbent)73,60843.67
American Independent Lawrence John Stafford4,4102.62
Total votes168,572 100.00
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

District 35

California's 35th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Lloyd (incumbent) 80,388 54.01
Republican David Dreier 68,44245.99
Total votes148,830 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 36

California's 36th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George Brown, Jr. (incumbent) 80,448 62.92
Republican Dana Warren Carmody47,41737.08
Total votes127,865 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 37

California's 37th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jerry Lewis 106,581 61.40
Democratic Dan Corcoran60,46334.83
American Independent Bernard Wahl6,5443.77
Total votes173,588 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 38

California's 38th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jerry M. Patterson (incumbent) 75,471 58.61
Republican Dan Goedeke53,29841.39
Total votes128,769 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 39

California's 39th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William E. Dannemeyer 112,160 63.71
Democratic William E. Farris63,89136.29
Total votes176,051 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 40

California's 40th congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert Badham (incumbent) 147,882 65.95
Democratic Jim McGuy76,35834.05
Total votes224,240 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 41

California's 41st congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Wilson (incumbent) 107,685 58.14
Democratic King Golden, Jr.77,54041.86
Total votes185,225 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 42

California's 42nd congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent) 85,126 73.74
Republican Lawrence C. Mattera30,31926.26
Total votes115,445 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 43

California's 43rd congressional district election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Clair Burgener (incumbent) 167,150 68.66
Democratic Reuben B. Brooks76,30831.34
Total votes243,458 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

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