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TheCalifornia United States House elections, 1976 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 2, 1976. Democrats picked up one district, the 16th.
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1976 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Before | After | +/– | |
| Democratic | 4,144,324 | 55.80% | 28 | 29 | +1 | |
| Republican | 3,204,418 | 43.15% | 15 | 14 | -1 | |
| American Independent | 39,786 | 0.54% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 37,973 | 0.51% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 7,426,501 | 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) | 160,477 | 73.95 | |
| Republican | James E. Taylor | 56,539 | 26.05 | |
| Total votes | 217,016 | 100.00 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Don H. Clausen (incumbent) | 121,290 | 56.01 | |
| Democratic | Oscar H. Klee | 88,829 | 41.02 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Robert B. "Bob" Allred | 6,444 | 2.98 | |
| Total votes | 216,563 | 100 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John E. Moss (incumbent) | 139,779 | 72.86 | |
| Republican | George R. Marsh, Jr. | 52,075 | 27.14 | |
| Total votes | 191,854 | 100.00 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert L. Leggett (incumbent) | 75,844 | 50.22 | |
| Republican | Rex Hime | 75,193 | 49.78 | |
| Total votes | 151,037 | 100.00 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John L. Burton (incumbent) | 103,746 | 61.84 | |
| Republican | Branwell Fanning | 64,008 | 38.16 | |
| Total votes | 167,754 | 100.00 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Phillip Burton (incumbent) | 86,493 | 66.07 | |
| Republican | Tom Spinosa | 35,359 | 27.01 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Emily L. Siegel | 6,570 | 5.02 | |
| American Independent | Raymond O. "Ray" Heaps | 2,494 | 1.91 | |
| Total votes | 130,916 | 100.00 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Miller (incumbent) | 147,064 | 74.72 | |
| Republican | Robert L. Vickers | 45,863 | 23.30 | |
| American Independent | Melvin E. Stanley | 3,889 | 1.98 | |
| Total votes | 196,816 | 100.00 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ron Dellums (incumbent) | 122,342 | 62.12 | |
| Republican | Philip Stiles Breck Jr. | 68,374 | 34.72 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Robert J. Evans | 6,238 | 3.17 | |
| Total votes | 196,954 | 100.00 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Pete Stark (incumbent) | 116,398 | 70.81 | |
| Republican | James K. Mills | 44,607 | 27.13 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Albert L. Sargis | 3,386 | 2.06 | |
| Total votes | 164,391 | 100.00 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Don Edwards (incumbent) | 111,992 | 72.05 | |
| Republican | Herb Smith | 38,088 | 24.50 | |
| American Independent | Edmon V. Kaiser | 5,363 | 3.45 | |
| Total votes | 155,443 | 100.00 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Leo Ryan (incumbent) | 107,618 | 61.08 | |
| Republican | Bob Jones | 62,435 | 35.44 | |
| American Independent | Nicholas Waeil Kudrovzeff | 6,141 | 3.49 | |
| Total votes | 176,194 | 100.00 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pete McCloskey (incumbent) | 130,332 | 66.21 | |
| Democratic | David T. Harris | 61,526 | 31.25 | |
| American Independent | Joseph David "Joss" Cooney | 4,999 | 2.54 | |
| Total votes | 196,857 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Norman Mineta (incumbent) | 135,291 | 66.77 | |
| Republican | Ernie Konnyu | 63,130 | 31.16 | |
| American Independent | William Pollock Herrell | 4,190 | 2.07 | |
| Total votes | 202,611 | 100.00 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John J. McFall (incumbent) | 123,285 | 72.54 | |
| Republican | Roger A. Blaine | 46,674 | 27.46 | |
| Total votes | 169,959 | 100.00 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) | 92,735 | 72.20 | |
| Republican | Carol Harner | 35,700 | 27.80 | |
| Total votes | 128,435 | 100.00 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Leon Panetta | 104,545 | 53.42 | |||
| Republican | Burt L. Talcott (incumbent) | 91,160 | 46.58 | |||
| Total votes | 195,705 | 100.00 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Hans Krebs (incumbent) | 103,898 | 65.69 | |
| Republican | Henry J. Andreas | 54,270 | 34.31 | |
| Total votes | 158,168 | 100.00 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William M. Ketchum (incumbent) | 101,658 | 64.20 | |
| Democratic | Dean Close | 56,683 | 35.80 | |
| Total votes | 158,341 | 100.00 | ||
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| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert J. Lagomarsino (incumbent) | 124,201 | 64.38 | |
| Democratic | Dan Sisson | 68,722 | 35.62 | |
| Total votes | 192,923 | 100.00 | ||
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| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Barry Goldwater, Jr. (incumbent) | 146,158 | 67.25 | |
| Democratic | Patty Lear Corman | 71,193 | 32.75 | |
| Total votes | 217,351 | 100.00 | ||
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| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James C. Corman (incumbent) | 101,837 | 66.51 | |
| Republican | Erwin Ed Hogan | 44,094 | 28.80 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Bill Hill | 7,178 | 4.69 | |
| Total votes | 153,109 | 100.00 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Carlos J. Moorhead (incumbent) | 114,769 | 62.61 | |
| Democratic | Robert S. Henry | 68,543 | 37.39 | |
| Total votes | 183,312 | 100.00 | ||
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| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Anthony C. Beilenson | 130,619 | 60.18 | |
| Republican | Thomas F. Bartman | 86,434 | 39.82 | |
| Total votes | 217,053 | 100.00 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry Waxman (incumbent) | 108,296 | 67.78 | |
| Republican | David Irvins Simmons | 51,478 | 32.22 | |
| Total votes | 159,774 | 100.00 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edward R. Roybal (incumbent) | 57,966 | 71.90 | |
| Republican | Robert K. Watson | 17,737 | 22.00 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Marilyn Seals | 4,922 | 6.10 | |
| Total votes | 80,625 | 100.00 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John H. Rousselot (incumbent) | 112,619 | 65.59 | |
| Democratic | Latta Bruce | 59,093 | 34.41 | |
| Total votes | 171,712 | 100.00 | ||
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| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Dornan | 114,623 | 54.68 | |
| Democratic | Gary Familian | 94,988 | 45.32 | |
| Total votes | 209,611 | 100.00 | ||
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| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (inc.) | 114,612 | 80.20 | |
| Republican | Edward S. Skinner | 28,303 | 19.80 | |
| Total votes | 142,915 | 100.00 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent) | 82,515 | 85.42 | |
| Republican | Michael D. Germonprez | 10,852 | 11.23 | |
| Independent | Sheila Leburg | 3,235 | 3.35 | |
| Total votes | 96,602 | 100.00 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George E. Danielson (incumbent) | 82,767 | 74.38 | |
| Republican | Harry Couch | 28,503 | 25.62 | |
| Total votes | 111,270 | 100.00 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (incumbent) | 83,155 | 100.00 | |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent) | 92,034 | 72.22 | |
| Republican | Clifford O. Young | 35,394 | 27.78 | |
| Total votes | 127,428 | 100.00 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Del M. Clawson (incumbent) | 95,398 | 55.08 | |
| Democratic | Ted Snyder | 77,807 | 44.92 | |
| Total votes | 173,205 | 100.00 | ||
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| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mark W. Hannaford (incumbent) | 100,988 | 50.71 | |
| Republican | Dan Lungren | 98,147 | 49.29 | |
| Total votes | 199,135 | 100.00 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Lloyd (incumbent) | 87,472 | 53.26 | |
| Republican | Louis Brutocao | 76,765 | 46.74 | |
| Total votes | 164,237 | 100.00 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Brown, Jr. (incumbent) | 90,830 | 61.56 | |
| Republican | Grant Carner | 49,368 | 33.46 | |
| American Independent | William E. Pasley | 7,358 | 4.99 | |
| Total votes | 147,556 | 100.00 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Shirley Neil Pettis (incumbent) | 133,634 | 71.08 | |
| Democratic | Douglas C. Nilson Jr. | 49,021 | 26.07 | |
| American Independent | Bernard Wahl | 5,352 | 2.85 | |
| Total votes | 188,007 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry M. Patterson (incumbent) | 103,317 | 63.62 | |
| Republican | James "Jim" Combs | 59,092 | 36.38 | |
| Total votes | 162,409 | 100.00 | ||
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| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles E. Wiggins (incumbent) | 122,657 | 58.57 | |
| Democratic | William E. "Bill" Farris | 86,745 | 41.43 | |
| Total votes | 209,402 | 100.00 | ||
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| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert Badham | 148,512 | 59.25 | |
| Democratic | Vivian Hall | 102,132 | 40.75 | |
| Total votes | 250,644 | 100.00 | ||
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| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Wilson (incumbent) | 128,784 | 57.65 | |
| Democratic | King Golden, Jr. | 94,590 | 42.35 | |
| Total votes | 223,374 | 100.00 | ||
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| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent) | 103,062 | 75.99 | |
| Republican | Wes Marden | 32,565 | 24.01 | |
| Total votes | 135,627 | 100.00 | ||
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| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Clair Burgener (incumbent) | 173,576 | 65.00 | |
| Democratic | Pat Kelly | 93,475 | 35.00 | |
| Total votes | 267,051 | 100.00 | ||
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| Republicanhold | ||||