The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1970 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 3, 1970. Republicans won one open seat when John V. Tunney retired to run for Senate.
Overview edit
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1970 | ||||||
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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 | — |
Results edit
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 |
District 1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Don H. Clausen (incumbent) | 108,358 | 63.35 | |
Democratic | William Kortum | 62,688 | 36.65 | |
Total votes | 171,046 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 2 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 3 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 4 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 5 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 6 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 7 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 8 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 9 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 10 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 11 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 12 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 13 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 14 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 15 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 16 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 17 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 18 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 19 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 20 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 21 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 22 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 23 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 24 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 25 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 26 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 27 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 28 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 29 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 30 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 31 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 32 edit
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 | ||||
Republican hold |
District 33 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 34 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 35 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 36 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 37 edit
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 | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 38 edit
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 | ||||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||||
Republican gain from Democratic |