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TheUnited States House of Representatives elections in California, 1970 was an election forCalifornia's delegation to theUnited States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of thegeneral election of the House of Representatives on November 3, 1970. Republicans won one open seat whenJohn V. Tunney retired torun for Senate.
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1970 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Before | After | +/– | |
| Democratic | 3,124,147 | 49.44% | 21 | 20 | -1 | |
| Republican | 3,093,405 | 48.95% | 17 | 18 | +1 | |
| American Independent | 60,620 | 0.96% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peace and Freedom | 38,436 | 0.61% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scattering | 2,786 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6,319,394 | 100.00% | 38 | 38 | — | |
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:[1]
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 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Don H. Clausen (incumbent) | 108,358 | 63.35 | |
| Democratic | William Kortum | 62,688 | 36.65 | |
| Total votes | 171,046 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harold T. Johnson (incumbent) | 151,070 | 77.88 | |
| Republican | Lloyd E. Gilbert | 37,223 | 19.19 | |
| American Independent | Jack R. Carrigg | 5,681 | 2.93 | |
| Total votes | 193,974 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John E. Moss (incumbent) | 117,496 | 61.56 | |
| Republican | Elmore J. Duffy | 69,811 | 36.58 | |
| American Independent | Allen E. Priest | 3,554 | 1.86 | |
| Total votes | 190,861 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert L. Leggett (incumbent) | 103,485 | 67.96 | |
| Republican | Andrew Gyorke | 48,783 | 32.04 | |
| Total votes | 152,268 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Phillip Burton (incumbent) | 76,567 | 70.81 | |
| Republican | John E. Parks | 31,570 | 29.19 | |
| Total votes | 108,137 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (incumbent) | 96,393 | 53.36 | |
| Democratic | Russell R. Miller | 84,255 | 46.64 | |
| Total votes | 180,648 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ron Dellums | 89,784 | 57.32 | |
| Republican | John E. Healy | 64,691 | 41.30 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Sarah Scahill | 2,156 | 1.38 | |
| Total votes | 156,631 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 104,311 | 69.00 | |
| Republican | Michael A. Crane | 46,872 | 31.00 | |
| Total votes | 151,183 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Don Edwards (incumbent) | 120,041 | 69.15 | |
| Republican | Mark Guerra | 49,556 | 28.55 | |
| American Independent | Edmon V. Kaiser | 4,009 | 2.31 | |
| Total votes | 173,606 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles S. Gubser (incumbent) | 135,864 | 62.03 | |
| Democratic | Stuart. D. McLean | 80,530 | 36.76 | |
| American Independent | Joyce W. Stancliffe | 2,651 | 1.21 | |
| Total votes | 219,045 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pete McCloskey (incumbent) | 144,500 | 77.49 | |
| Democratic | Robert E. Gomperts | 39,188 | 21.02 | |
| No party | Scattering | 2,786 | 1.49 | |
| Total votes | 186,474 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Burt L. Talcott (incumbent) | 95,549 | 63.63 | |
| Democratic | O'Brien Riordan | 50,942 | 33.92 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Herbert H. Foster, Jr. | 3,682 | 2.45 | |
| Total votes | 150,173 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles M. Teague (incumbent) | 125,507 | 58.15 | |
| Democratic | Gary K. Hart | 87,980 | 40.76 | |
| American Independent | Maude I. Jordet | 2,339 | 1.08 | |
| Total votes | 215,826 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerome Waldie (incumbent) | 148,655 | 74.55 | |
| Republican | Byron D. Athan | 50,750 | 25.45 | |
| Total votes | 199,405 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John J. McFall (incumbent) | 98,442 | 63.11 | |
| Republican | Sam Van Dyken | 55,546 | 35.61 | |
| American Independent | Francis E. "Gill" Gillings | 1,994 | 1.28 | |
| Total votes | 155,982 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) | 95,118 | 66.42 | |
| Republican | Phillip V. Sanchez | 43,843 | 30.62 | |
| American Independent | James W. Scott | 4,237 | 2.96 | |
| Total votes | 143,198 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent) | 83,739 | 62.24 | |
| Republican | Vernon E. Brown | 47,778 | 35.51 | |
| American Independent | Robert W. Copeland | 1,724 | 1.28 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Thomas E. Mathews | 1,292 | 0.96 | |
| Total votes | 134,533 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Mathias (incumbent) | 86,071 | 63.20 | |
| Democratic | Milton Spartacus Miller | 48,415 | 35.55 | |
| American Independent | Nora E. Hensley | 1,709 | 1.25 | |
| Total votes | 136,195 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chet Holifield (incumbent) | 98,578 | 70.39 | |
| Republican | Bill Jones | 41,462 | 29.61 | |
| Total votes | 140,040 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | H. Allen Smith (incumbent) | 116,437 | 69.07 | |
| Democratic | Michael M. Stolzberg | 50,033 | 29.68 | |
| American Independent | Earl C. Harper | 2,100 | 1.25 | |
| Total votes | 168,570 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent) | 75,127 | 94.53 | |
| Republican | Southy M. Johnson | 4,349 | 5.47 | |
| Total votes | 79,476 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James C. Corman (incumbent) | 95,256 | 59.37 | |
| Republican | Tom Hayden | 63,297 | 39.45 | |
| American Independent | Callis R. Johnson | 1,880 | 1.17 | |
| Total votes | 160,433 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Del M. Clawson (incumbent) | 77,346 | 63.34 | |
| Democratic | G. L. "Jerry" Chapman | 44,767 | 36.66 | |
| Total votes | 122,113 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John H. Rousselot (incumbent) | 124,071 | 65.05 | |
| Democratic | Myrlie B. Evers | 61,777 | 32.39 | |
| American Independent | Brian Scanlon | 3,018 | 1.58 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Harold Kaplan | 1,858 | 0.97 | |
| Total votes | 190,724 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles E. Wiggins (incumbent) | 116,169 | 63.29 | |
| Democratic | Leslie W. "Les" Craven | 64,386 | 35.08 | |
| American Independent | Kevin Scanlon | 2,994 | 1.63 | |
| Total votes | 183,549 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas M. Rees (incumbent) | 130,499 | 71.28 | |
| Republican | Nathaniel Jay Friedman | 47,260 | 25.81 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Lewis B. McCammon | 3,677 | 2.01 | |
| American Independent | Howard E. Hallinan | 1,639 | 0.90 | |
| Total votes | 183,075 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Barry Goldwater, Jr. | 139,326 | 66.69 | |
| Democratic | N. "Toni" Kimmel | 63,652 | 30.47 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Edward Richer | 3,306 | 1.58 | |
| American Independent | John H. Hind | 2,642 | 1.26 | |
| Total votes | 208,926 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (incumbent) | 154,691 | 69.27 | |
| Democratic | Don McLaughlin | 57,882 | 25.92 | |
| American Independent | Derek A. Gordon | 5,759 | 2.58 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Jane E. Gordon | 4,971 | 2.23 | |
| Total votes | 223,303 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George E. Danielson | 71,308 | 62.59 | |
| Republican | Tom McMann | 42,620 | 37.41 | |
| Total votes | 113,928 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edward R. Roybal (incumbent) | 63,903 | 68.26 | |
| Republican | Samuel F. Cavnar | 28,038 | 29.95 | |
| American Independent | Boris Belousov | 1,681 | 1.80 | |
| Total votes | 93,622 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (incumbent) | 102,071 | 73.18 | |
| Republican | Fred L. Casmir | 37,416 | 26.82 | |
| Total votes | 139,487 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Craig Hosmer (incumbent) | 119,340 | 71.53 | |
| Democratic | Walter L. Mallonee | 44,278 | 26.54 | |
| Peace and Freedom | John S. Donohue | 3,227 | 1.93 | |
| Total votes | 166,845 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jerry Pettis (incumbent) | 116,093 | 72.17 | |
| Democratic | Chester M. Wright | 44,764 | 27.83 | |
| Total votes | 160,857 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard T. Hanna (incumbent) | 101,664 | 54.46 | |
| Republican | Bill J. Teague | 82,167 | 44.02 | |
| American Independent | Lee R. Rayburn | 2,843 | 1.52 | |
| Total votes | 186,674 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John G. Schmitz (incumbent) | 192,765 | 67.04 | |
| Democratic | Thomas B. Lenhart | 87,019 | 30.26 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Francis R. Halpern | 7,742 | 2.69 | |
| Total votes | 287,526 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Wilson (incumbent) | 132,446 | 71.53 | |
| Democratic | Daniel K. Hostetter | 44,841 | 24.22 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Walter H. Koppelman | 5,139 | 2.78 | |
| American Independent | Orville J. Davis | 2,723 | 1.47 | |
| Total votes | 185,149 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent) | 93,952 | 72.12 | |
| Republican | James B. Kuhn | 31,968 | 24.54 | |
| American Independent | Faye B. Brice | 2,962 | 2.27 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Fritjof Thygeson | 1,386 | 1.06 | |
| Total votes | 130,268 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Victor Veysey | 87,479 | 49.80 | |||
| Democratic | David A. Tunno | 85,684 | 48.78 | |||
| American Independent | William E. Pasley | 2,481 | 1.41 | |||
| Total votes | 175,644 | 100.00 | ||||
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