The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1972 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, 1972. California gained 5 seats as a result of the 1970 census, three of which were won by Democrats and two by Republicans. Of California's existing House seats, none switched parties.
Overview edit
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1972 | ||||||
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Party | Votes | % | Before | After | +/– | |
Democratic | 4,154,984 | 51.94% | 20 | 23 | +3 | |
Republican | 3,719,898 | 46.50% | 18 | 20 | +2 | |
American Independent | 65,684 | 0.82% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Peace and Freedom | 59,600 | 0.74% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 8,000,166 | 100.00% | 38 | 43 | +5 |
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Don H. Clausen (incumbent) | 140,807 | 62.26 | |
Democratic | William A. Nighswonger | 77,138 | 34.11 | |
Peace and Freedom | Jonathan T. Ames | 8,470 | 3.75 | |
Total votes | 226,145 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Harold T. Johnson (incumbent) | 148,808 | 68.30 | |
Republican | Francis X. Callahan | 62,381 | 28.63 | |
American Independent | Dorothy D. Paradis | 6,688 | 3.07 | |
Total votes | 217,877 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John E. Moss (incumbent) | 151,035 | 69.93 | |
Republican | John Rakus | 64,949 | 30.07 | |
Total votes | 215,984 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Robert L. Leggett (incumbent) | 114,673 | 67.44 | |
Republican | Benjamin Chang | 55,367 | 32.56 | |
Total votes | 170,040 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 5 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Phillip Burton (incumbent) | 120,819 | 81.75 | |
Republican | Edlo E. Powell | 26,963 | 18.25 | |
Total votes | 147,782 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 6 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | William S. Mailliard (incumbent) | 118,197 | 52.04 | |
Democratic | John Roger Boas | 108,934 | 47.96 | |
Total votes | 227,131 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 7 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ron Dellums (incumbent) | 126,351 | 56.00 | |
Republican | Peter Hannaford | 85,851 | 38.05 | |
American Independent | Frank V. Cortese | 13,430 | 5.95 | |
Total votes | 225,632 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 8 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Pete Stark | 101,024 | 52.90 | |
Republican | Lew M. Warden, Jr. | 89,948 | 47.10 | |
Total votes | 190,972 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 9 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Don Edwards (incumbent) | 123,837 | 72.26 | |
Republican | Herb Smith | 43,134 | 25.17 | |
American Independent | Edmon V. Kaiser | 4,403 | 2.57 | |
Total votes | 171,374 | 100 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 10 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Charles S. Gubser | 139,850 | 64.61 | |
Democratic | B. Frank Gillette | 76,597 | 35.39 | |
Total votes | 216,447 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 11 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Leo Ryan | 113,580 | 60.39 | ||
Republican | Charles E. Chase | 69,655 | 37.03 | ||
American Independent | Nicholas Waeil Kudrovzeff | 4,852 | 2.58 | ||
Total votes | 188,087 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | ||||
Democratic win (new seat) |
District 12 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Burt L. Talcott (incumbent) | 105,555 | 53.97 | |
Democratic | Julian Camacho | 84,268 | 43.09 | |
American Independent | Stanley K. Monteith | 5,753 | 2.94 | |
Total votes | 195,576 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 13 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Charles M. Teague (incumbent) | 153,723 | 73.92 | |
Democratic | Lester Dean Cleveland | 54,237 | 27.08 | |
Total votes | 207,960 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 14 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jerome Waldie (incumbent) | 158,948 | 77.56 | |
Republican | Floyd E. Sims | 45,985 | 22.44 | |
Total votes | 204,933 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 15 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John J. McFall (incumbent) | 145,273 | 100.00 | |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 16 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) | 134,079 | 79.12 | |
Republican | Carol Harner | 35,384 | 20.88 | |
Total votes | 169,463 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 17 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Pete McCloskey (incumbent) | 110,098 | 60.21 | |
Democratic | James Stewart | 72,759 | 39.79 | |
Total votes | 182,857 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
District 18 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bob Mathias (incumbent) | 109,993 | 66.47 | |
Democratic | Vincent J. Lavery | 55,484 | 33.53 | |
Total votes | 165,477 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 19 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Chet Holifield (incumbent) | 103,823 | 67.22 | |
Republican | Kenneth M. Fisher | 43,034 | 27.86 | |
Peace and Freedom | Joe Harris | 7,588 | 4.91 | |
Total votes | 154,445 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 20 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Carlos J. Moorhead | 120,299 | 57.42 | |
Democratic | John Binkley | 89,219 | 42.58 | |
Total votes | 209,518 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 21 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent) | 92,799 | 82.87 | |
Republican | Rayfield Lundy | 19,187 | 17.13 | |
Total votes | 111,986 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 22 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James C. Corman (incumbent) | 121,352 | 67.57 | |
Republican | Bruce P. Wolfe | 52,664 | 29.32 | |
Peace and Freedom | Ralph L. Shroyer | 5,583 | 3.11 | |
Total votes | 179,599 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 23 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Del M. Clawson (incumbent) | 118,731 | 61.43 | |
Democratic | Conrad G. Tuohey | 74,561 | 38.57 | |
Total votes | 193,292 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 24 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John H. Rousselot (incumbent) | 141,274 | 70.13 | |
Democratic | Luther Mandell | 60,170 | 29.87 | |
Total votes | 201,444 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 25 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Charles E. Wiggins (incumbent) | 115,908 | 67.60 | |
Democratic | Leslie W. "Les" Craven | 50,015 | 29.17 | |
American Independent | Alfred Romirez | 5,541 | 3.23 | |
Total votes | 171,464 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 26 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Thomas M. Rees (incumbent) | 160,932 | 68.63 | |
Republican | Philip Robert Rutta | 65,473 | 27.92 | |
Peace and Freedom | Mike Timko | 8,094 | 3.45 | |
Total votes | 234,499 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 27 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Barry Goldwater, Jr. (incumbent) | 117,622 | 57.40 | |
Democratic | Mark S. Novak | 87,295 | 42.60 | |
Total votes | 204,917 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 28 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (incumbent) | 142,102 | 60.71 | |
Democratic | Michael Shapiro | 87,783 | 37.50 | |
Peace and Freedom | Jack Hampton | 4,184 | 1.79 | |
Total votes | 234,069 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 29 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | George E. Danielson (incumbent) | 91,553 | 62.78 | |
Republican | Richard E. Ferraro | 48,814 | 33.48 | |
Peace and Freedom | John W. Blaine | 5,455 | 3.74 | |
Total votes | 145,822 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 30 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Edward R. Roybal (incumbent) | 76,521 | 68.39 | |
Republican | Bill Brophy | 32,005 | 28.61 | |
Peace and Freedom | Lewis McCammon | 3,355 | 3.00 | |
Total votes | 111,881 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 31 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (incumbent) | 85,954 | 52.28 | |
Republican | Ben Valentine | 69,876 | 42.50 | |
Peace and Freedom | Roberta Lynn Wood | 8,582 | 5.22 | |
Total votes | 164,412 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 32 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Craig Hosmer (incumbent) | 147,016 | 65.86 | |
Democratic | Dennis Murray | 71,394 | 31.98 | |
Peace and Freedom | John S. Donohue | 4,804 | 2.15 | |
Total votes | 223,214 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 33 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jerry Pettis (incumbent) | 140,304 | 75.06 | |
Democratic | Ken Thompson | 46,626 | 24.94 | |
Total votes | 186,930 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 34 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard T. Hanna (incumbent) | 113,841 | 67.22 | |
Republican | John D. Ratterree | 48,916 | 28.88 | |
American Independent | Lee R. Rayburn | 6,604 | 3.90 | |
Total votes | 169,361 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 35 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent) | 103,912 | 74.79 | |
Republican | Vernon E. Brown | 35,018 | 25.21 | |
Total votes | 138,930 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 36 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | William M. Ketchum | 87,984 | 52.75 | ||
Democratic | Timothy Lemucchi | 72,516 | 43.47 | ||
American Independent | William M. "Bill" Armour | 6,307 | 3.78 | ||
Total votes | 166,807 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | ||||
Republican win (new seat) |
District 37 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Yvonne Brathwaite Burke | 120,392 | 73.18 | ||
Republican | Greg Tria | 40,633 | 24.70 | ||
Peace and Freedom | John Hagg | 3,485 | 2.12 | ||
Total votes | 164,510 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | ||||
Democratic win (new seat) |
District 38 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | George Brown, Jr. | 77,776 | 56.30 | ||
Republican | Howard J. Snider | 60,379 | 43.70 | ||
Total votes | 138,155 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | ||||
Democratic win (new seat) |
District 39 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Andrew J. Hinshaw | 146,911 | 65.70 | |
Democratic | John Woodland Black | 76,695 | 43.30 | |
Total votes | 223,606 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 40 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bob Wilson (incumbent) | 153,648 | 67.77 | |
Democratic | Frank Caprio | 68,771 | 30.33 | |
American Independent | Fritjof Thygeson | 4,294 | 1.89 | |
Total votes | 226,713 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
District 41 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent) | 115,634 | 74.05 | |
Republican | D. Richard "Dick" Kau | 40,514 | 25.95 | |
Total votes | 156,148 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Democratic hold |
District 42 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Clair Burgener | 155,965 | 67.44 | ||
Democratic | Bob Lowe | 67,477 | 29.18 | ||
American Independent | Armin R. Moths | 7,812 | 3.38 | ||
Total votes | 231,254 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | ||||
Republican win (new seat) |
District 43 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Victor Veysey (incumbent) | 117,781 | 62.68 | ||
Democratic | Ernest Z. Robles | 70,129 | 37.32 | ||
Total votes | 187,910 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | ||||
Republican win (new seat) |