United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1972

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

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1972election.pdf]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Don H. Clausen (incumbent)
votes = 140,807
percentage = 62.26Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = William A. Nighswonger
votes = 77,138
percentage = 34.11Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Jonathan T. Ames
votes = 8,470
percentage = 3.75Election box total no change
votes = 226,145
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 2

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Harold T. Johnson (incumbent)
votes = 148,808
percentage = 68.30Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Francis X. Callahan
votes = 62,381
percentage = 28.63Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Dorothy D. Paradis
votes = 6,688
percentage = 3.07Election box total no change
votes = 217,877
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 3

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John E. Moss (incumbent)
votes = 151,035
percentage = 69.93Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John Rakus
votes = 64,949
percentage = 30.07Election box total no change
votes = 215,984
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 4

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Robert L. Leggett (incumbent)
votes = 114,673
percentage = 67.44Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Benjamin Chang
votes = 55,367
percentage = 32.56Election box total no change
votes = 170,040
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 5

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Phillip Burton (incumbent)
votes = 120,819
percentage = 81.75Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Edlo E. Powell
votes = 26,963
percentage = 18.25Election box total no change
votes = 147,782
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 6

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William S. Mailliard (incumbent)
votes = 118,197
percentage = 52.04Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Roger Boas
votes = 108,934
percentage = 47.96Election box total no change
votes = 227,131
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 7

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ron Dellums (incumbent)
votes = 126,351
percentage = 56.00Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Peter Hannaford
votes = 85,851
percentage = 38.05Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Frank V. Cortese
votes = 13,430
percentage = 5.95Election box total no change
votes = 225,632
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 8

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Pete Stark
votes = 101,024
percentage = 52.90Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Lew M. Warden, Jr.
votes = 89,948
percentage = 47.10Election box total no change
votes = 190,972
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 9

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Don Edwards (incumbent)
votes = 123,837
percentage = 72.26Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Herb Smith
votes = 43,134
percentage = 25.17Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Edmon V. Kaiser
votes = 4,403
percentage = 2.57Election box total no change
votes = 171,374
percentage = 100Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 10

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles S. Gubser
votes = 139,850
percentage = 64.61Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = B. Frank Gillette
votes = 76,597
percentage = 35.39Election box total no change
votes = 216,447
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 11

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Leo Ryan
votes = 113,580
percentage = 60.39Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles E. Chase
votes = 69,655
percentage = 37.03Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Nicholas Waeil Kudrovzeff
votes = 4,852
percentage = 2.58Election box total no change
votes = 188,087
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box new seat win
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 12

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Burt L. Talcott (incumbent)
votes = 105,555
percentage = 53.97Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Julian Camacho
votes = 84,268
percentage = 43.09Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Stanley K. Monteith
votes = 5,753
percentage = 2.94Election box total no change
votes = 195,576
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 13

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles M. Teague (incumbent)
votes = 153,723
percentage = 73.92Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Lester Dean Cleveland
votes = 54,237
percentage = 27.08Election box total no change
votes = 207,960
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 14

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jerome Waldie (incumbent)
votes = 158,948
percentage = 77.56Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Floyd E. Sims
votes = 45,985
percentage = 22.44Election box total no change
votes = 204,933
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 15

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John J. McFall (incumbent)
votes = 145,273
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 16

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent)
votes = 134,079
percentage = 79.12Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Carol Harner
votes = 35,384
percentage = 20.88Election box total no change
votes = 169,463
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 17

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Pete McCloskey (incumbent)
votes = 110,098
percentage = 60.21Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James Stewart
votes = 72,759
percentage = 39.79Election box total no change
votes = 182,857
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 18

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Mathias (incumbent)
votes = 109,993
percentage = 66.47Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Vincent J. Lavery
votes = 55,484
percentage = 33.53Election box total no change
votes = 165,477
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 19

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Chet Holifield (incumbent)
votes = 103,823
percentage = 67.22Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Kenneth M. Fisher
votes = 43,034
percentage = 27.86Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Joe Harris
votes = 7,588
percentage = 4.91Election box total no change
votes = 154,445
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 20

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Carlos J. Moorhead
votes = 120,299
percentage = 57.42Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John Binkley
votes = 89,219
percentage = 42.58Election box total no change
votes = 209,518
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 21

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent)
votes = 92,799
percentage = 82.87Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Rayfield Lundy
votes = 19,187
percentage = 17.13Election box total no change
votes = 111,986
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 22

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James C. Corman (incumbent)
votes = 121,352
percentage = 67.57Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bruce P. Wolfe
votes = 52,664
percentage = 29.32Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Ralph L. Shroyer
votes = 5,583
percentage = 3.11Election box total no change
votes = 179,599
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 23

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Del M. Clawson (incumbent)
votes = 118,731
percentage = 61.43Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Conrad G. Tuohey
votes = 74,561
percentage = 38.57Election box total no change
votes = 193,292
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 24

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John H. Rousselot (incumbent)
votes = 141,274
percentage = 70.13Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Luther Mandell
votes = 60,170
percentage = 29.87Election box total no change
votes = 201,444
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 25

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charles E. Wiggins (incumbent)
votes = 115,908
percentage = 67.60Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Leslie W. "Les" Craven
votes = 50,015
percentage = 29.17Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Alfred Romirez
votes = 5,541
percentage = 3.23Election box total no change
votes = 171,464
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 26

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas M. Rees (incumbent)
votes = 160,932
percentage = 68.63Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Philip Robert Rutta
votes = 65,473
percentage = 27.92Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Mike Timko
votes = 8,094
percentage = 3.45Election box total no change
votes = 234,499
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 27

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Barry Goldwater, Jr. (incumbent)
votes = 117,622
percentage = 57.40Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Mark S. Novak
votes = 87,295
percentage = 42.60Election box total no change
votes = 204,917
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 28

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (incumbent)
votes = 142,102
percentage = 60.71Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Michael Shapiro
votes = 87,783
percentage = 37.50Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Jack Hampton
votes = 4,184
percentage = 1.79Election box total no change
votes = 234,069
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 29

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George E. Danielson (incumbent)
votes = 91,553
percentage = 62.78Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Richard E. Ferraro
votes = 48,814
percentage = 33.48Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = John W. Blaine
votes = 5,455
percentage = 3.74Election box total no change
votes = 145,822
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 30

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Edward R. Roybal (incumbent)
votes = 76,521
percentage = 68.39Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bill Brophy
votes = 32,005
percentage = 28.61Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Lewis McCammon
votes = 3,355
percentage = 3.00Election box total no change
votes = 111,881
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 31

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Charles H. Wilson (incumbent)
votes = 85,954
percentage = 52.28Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ben Valentine
votes = 69,876
percentage = 42.50Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Roberta Lynn Wood
votes = 8,582
percentage = 5.22Election box total no change
votes = 164,412
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 32

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Craig Hosmer (incumbent)
votes = 147,016
percentage = 65.86Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Dennis Murray
votes = 71,394
percentage = 31.98Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = John S. Donohue
votes = 4,804
percentage = 2.15Election box total no change
votes = 223,214
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 33

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Pettis (incumbent)
votes = 140,304
percentage = 75.06Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ken Thompson
votes = 46,626
percentage = 24.94Election box total no change
votes = 186,930
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 34

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Richard T. Hanna (incumbent)
votes = 113,841
percentage = 67.22Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John D. Ratterree
votes = 48,916
percentage = 28.88Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Lee R. Rayburn
votes = 6,604
percentage = 3.90Election box total no change
votes = 169,361
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 35

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent)
votes = 103,912
percentage = 74.79Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Vernon E. Brown
votes = 35,018
percentage = 25.21Election box total no change
votes = 138,930
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 36

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = William M. Ketchum
votes = 87,984
percentage = 52.75Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Timothy Lemucchi
votes = 72,516
percentage = 43.47Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = William M. "Bill" Armour
votes = 6,307
percentage = 3.78Election box total no change
votes = 166,807
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box new seat win
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 37

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (inc.)
votes = 120,392
percentage = 73.18Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Greg Tria
votes = 40,633
percentage = 24.70Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = John Hagg
votes = 3,485
percentage = 2.12Election box total no change
votes = 164,510
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box new seat win
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 38

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George Brown, Jr. (incumbent)
votes = 77,776
percentage = 56.30Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Howard J. Snider
votes = 60,379
percentage = 43.70Election box total no change
votes = 138,155
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box new seat win
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 39

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Andrew J. Hinshaw
votes = 146,911
percentage = 65.70Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John Woodland Black
votes = 76,695
percentage = 43.30Election box total no change
votes = 223,606
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 40

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Wilson (incumbent)
votes = 153,648
percentage = 67.77Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Frank Caprio
votes = 68,771
percentage = 30.33Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Fritjof Thygeson
votes = 4,294
percentage = 1.89Election box total no change
votes = 226,713
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 41

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent)
votes = 115,634
percentage = 74.05Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = D. Richard "Dick" Kau
votes = 40,514
percentage = 25.95Election box total no change
votes = 156,148
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 42

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Clair Burgener
votes = 155,965
percentage = 67.44Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Lowe
votes = 67,477
percentage = 29.18Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Armin R. Moths
votes = 7,812
percentage = 3.38Election box total no change
votes = 231,254
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box new seat win
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 43

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Victor Veysey (incumbent)
votes = 117,781
percentage = 62.68Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ernest Z. Robles
votes = 70,129
percentage = 37.32Election box total no change
votes = 187,910
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

See also

*93rd United States Congress
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*Political party strength in California
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1972

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1972-11-07 California Elections Page]
* [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives]

External links

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/page/8 California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)]
* [http://ca.rand.org/stats/politics/sov/elect.defs.html RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions]