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TheUnited States House of Representatives elections in California, 1974 were elections forCalifornia's delegation to theUnited States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of thegeneral election of the House of Representatives on November 5, 1974. Democrats picked up five Republican-held districts.
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1974 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Before | After | +/– | |
| Democratic | 3,265,513 | 56.83% | 23 | 28 | +5 | |
| Republican | 2,334,870 | 40.63% | 20 | 15 | -5 | |
| American Independent | 109,751 | 1.91% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peace and Freedom | 35,984 | 0.63% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 5,746,118 | 100.00% | 43 | 43 | — | |
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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harold T. Johnson (incumbent) | 137,849 | 85.90 | |
| American Independent | Dorothy D. Paradis | 22,628 | 14.10 | |
| Total votes | 160,477 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Don H. Clausen (incumbent) | 95,508 | 53.01 | |
| Democratic | Oscar H. Klee | 76,951 | 42.71 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Carole J. Glass | 7,719 | 4.28 | |
| Total votes | 180,178 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John E. Moss (incumbent) | 121,842 | 72.34 | |
| Republican | Ivaldo Lenci | 46,585 | 27.66 | |
| Total votes | 168,427 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert L. Leggett (incumbent) | 100,934 | 100.00 | |
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John L. Burton (incumbent) | 87,323 | 59.32 | |||
| Republican | Thomas Caylor | 55,881 | 37.96 | |||
| Peace and Freedom | Raymond Broshears | 3,999 | 2.72 | |||
| Total votes | 147,203 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democraticgain fromDemocratic | ||||||
Prior to the 1974 redistricting, the representative elected for this area (numbered the 6th district) wasWilliam S. Mailliard, a Republican, who resigned on March 5, 1974.John Burton (Democratic) was elected to finish his term, and was elected to a full term for the renumbered 5th district.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Phillip Burton (incumbent) | 84,585 | 71.37 | |
| Republican | Tom Spinosa | 25,721 | 21.70 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Emily L. Siegel | 4,753 | 4.01 | |
| American Independent | Carl Richard Davis | 3,456 | 2.92 | |
| Total votes | 118,515 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Miller | 82,765 | 55.59 | |
| Republican | Gary Fernandez | 66,115 | 44.41 | |
| Total votes | 148,880 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ron Dellums (incumbent) | 93,106 | 56.48 | |
| Republican | Jack Redden | 65,432 | 39.69 | |
| American Independent | John Holland | 6,324 | 3.84 | |
| Total votes | 164,862 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Pete Stark (incumbent) | 87,854 | 70.64 | |
| Republican | Edson Adams | 36,522 | 29.36 | |
| Total votes | 124,376 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Don Edwards (incumbent) | 86,014 | 77.01 | |
| Republican | Herb Smith | 25,678 | 22.99 | |
| Total votes | 111,692 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Leo Ryan (incumbent) | 106,075 | 75.69 | |
| Republican | Bob Jones | 29,783 | 21.25 | |
| American Independent | Nicholas Waeil Kudrovzeff | 4,293 | 3.06 | |
| Total votes | 140,151 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pete McCloskey (incumbent) | 103,228 | 69.08 | |
| Democratic | Gary G. Gillmor | 46,197 | 30.92 | |
| Total votes | 149,425 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Norman Mineta | 78,649 | 52.57 | |||
| Republican | George W. Milias | 63,381 | 42.36 | |||
| Peace and Freedom | Elizabeth Cervantes Barron | 3,846 | 2.57 | |||
| American Independent | Floyd S. Stancliffe | 3,738 | 2.50 | |||
| Total votes | 149,614 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John J. McFall (incumbent) | 101,932 | 70.80 | |
| Republican | Charles M. "Chuck" Gibson | 34,679 | 24.09 | |
| American Independent | Roger A. Blaine | 7,367 | 5.12 | |
| Total votes | 143,978 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) | 80,205 | 71.89 | |
| Republican | Carol Harner | 31,361 | 28.11 | |
| Total votes | 111,566 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Burt L. Talcott (incumbent) | 76,084 | 49.19 | |
| Democratic | Julian Camacho | 74,018 | 47.85 | |
| American Independent | D. Jeff Mauro | 4,576 | 2.96 | |
| Total votes | 154,678 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Hans Krebs | 66,082 | 51.90 | |||
| Republican | Bob Mathias (incumbent) | 61,242 | 48.10 | |||
| Total votes | 127,324 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William M. Ketchum (incumbent) | 66,603 | 52.64 | |
| Democratic | George A. Seielstad | 59,931 | 47.36 | |
| Total votes | 126,534 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert J. Lagomarsino (incumbent) | 84,849 | 56.50 | |
| Democratic | James D. Loebl | 65,334 | 43.50 | |
| Total votes | 150,183 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Barry Goldwater, Jr. (incumbent) | 96,324 | 61.18 | |
| Democratic | Arline M. Mathews | 61,119 | 38.82 | |
| Total votes | 157,443 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James C. Corman (incumbent) | 86,778 | 73.45 | |
| Republican | Mel Nadell | 31,365 | 26.55 | |
| Total votes | 118,143 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Carlos J. Moorhead (incumbent) | 78,983 | 55.72 | |
| Democratic | Richard Hallin | 62,770 | 44.28 | |
| Total votes | 141,753 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas M. Rees (incumbent) | 119,239 | 71.46 | |
| Republican | Jack E. Roberts | 47,615 | 28.54 | |
| Total votes | 166,854 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry Waxman | 85,343 | 64.17 | |
| Republican | Elliott Stone Graham | 43,680 | 32.84 | |
| American Independent | David E. Daivs | 3,980 | 2.99 | |
| Total votes | 133,003 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edward R. Roybal (incumbent) | 43,998 | 100.00 | |
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John H. Rousselot (incumbent) | 80,782 | 58.85 | |
| Democratic | Paul A. Conforti | 56,487 | 41.15 | |
| Total votes | 137,269 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (incumbent) | 99,645 | 63.83 | |
| Democratic | John Dalessio | 50,919 | 32.62 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Jerry Rubin | 5,547 | 3.55 | |
| Total votes | 156,111 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (inc.) | 86,743 | 80.28 | |
| Republican | Tom Neddy | 21,308 | 19.72 | |
| Total votes | 108,051 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent) | 45,977 | 100.00 | |
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George E. Danielson (incumbent) | 66,074 | 74.24 | |
| Republican | John J. Perez | 22,928 | 25.76 | |
| Total votes | 89,002 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (incumbent) | 60,560 | 70.46 | |
| Republican | Norman A. Hodges | 23,039 | 26.81 | |
| Peace and Freedom | William C. Taylor | 2,349 | 2.73 | |
| Total votes | 85,948 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent) | 82,485 | 87.68 | |
| American Independent | Virgil V. Badalich | 8,710 | 9.26 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Frank H. Walker | 2,877 | 3.06 | |
| Total votes | 94,072 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Del M. Clawson (incumbent) | 71,054 | 53.38 | |
| Democratic | Robert E. "Bob" White | 57,423 | 43.14 | |
| American Independent | James C. "Jim" Griffin | 4,636 | 3.48 | |
| Total votes | 133,113 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mark W. Hannaford (incumbent) | 78,345 | 49.74 | |
| Republican | Bill Bond | 72,967 | 46.32 | |
| American Independent | Bill Bond | 3,169 | 2.01 | |
| Peace and Freedom | John S. Donohue | 3,043 | 1.93 | |
| Total votes | 157,524 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Lloyd | 60,709 | 50.25 | |||
| Republican | Victor Veysey (incumbent) | 60,102 | 49.75 | |||
| Total votes | 120,811 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Brown, Jr. (incumbent) | 69,615 | 62.62 | |
| Republican | Jim Osgood | 35,858 | 32.25 | |
| American Independent | William E. Pasley | 5,701 | 5.13 | |
| Total votes | 111,174 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jerry Pettis (incumbent) | 88,548 | 63.01 | |
| Democratic | Bobby Ray Vincent | 46,449 | 33.06 | |
| American Independent | John H. Ortman | 5,522 | 3.93 | |
| Total votes | 140,519 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry M. Patterson | 67,299 | 53.99 | |||
| Republican | David Rehmann | 51,509 | 41.32 | |||
| American Independent | Lee R. Rayburn | 3,991 | 3.20 | |||
| Peace and Freedom | Larry B. Kallenberger | 1,851 | 1.48 | |||
| Total votes | 124,650 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles E. Wiggins (incumbent) | 87,995 | 55.23 | |
| Democratic | William E. "Bill" Farris | 64,735 | 40.63 | |
| American Independent | Pat P. Scalera | 6,967 | 4.37 | |
| Total votes | 159,337 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Andrew J. Hinshaw | 114,895 | 63.31 | |
| Democratic | Roderick J. "Rod" Wilson | 56,195 | 30.97 | |
| American Independent | Grayson L. Watkins | 10,381 | 5.72 | |
| Total votes | 181,471 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Wilson (incumbent) | 93,461 | 54.42 | |
| Democratic | Colleen Marie O'Connor | 73,954 | 43.06 | |
| American Independent | Robert W. Franson | 4,312 | 2.51 | |
| Total votes | 171,727 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent) | 69,746 | 69.88 | |
| Republican | Wes Marden | 30,058 | 30.12 | |
| Total votes | 99,804 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Clair Burgener (incumbent) | 114,102 | 60.37 | ||
| Democratic | Bill Bandes | 74,905 | 39.63 | ||
| Total votes | 189,007 | 100.00 | |||
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| Republicanwin (new seat) | |||||
