United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1968

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1968 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 5, 1968. The delegation remained unchanged, at 21 Democrats and 17 Republicans.

Overview

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1968election.pdf]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Don H. Clausen (incumbent)
votes = 132,433
percentage = 75.10Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Donald W. Graham
votes = 37,650
percentage = 21.35Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Adolph N. Hofmann
votes = 3,372
percentage = 1.91Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Gladys O'Neil
votes = 2,882
percentage = 1.63Election box total no change
votes = 176,337
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 = 127,880
percentage = 60.77Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Osmer E. Dunaway
votes = 78,986
percentage = 37.53Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Paul J. Huft
votes = 3,577
percentage = 1.70Election box total no change
votes = 210,443
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
votes =
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 = 106,694
percentage = 55.98Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Elmore J. Duffy
votes = 79,717
percentage = 41.82Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = James Tarleton Slaughter
votes = 4,188
percentage = 2.20Election box total no change
votes = 190,599
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 = 88,067
percentage = 55.54Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James Shumway
votes = 65,942
percentage = 41.59Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Gene Clark
votes = 4,545
percentage = 2.87Election box total no change
votes = 158,554
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 = 86,647
percentage = 72.01Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Waldo Velasquez
votes = 29,123
percentage = 24.20Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Marvin Garson
votes = 4,549
percentage = 3.78Election box total no change
votes = 120,319
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 = 140,071
percentage = 72.76Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Phillip Drath
votes = 52,433
percentage = 27.24Election box total no change
votes = 192,504
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 = Jeffery Cohelan (incumbent)
votes = 102,108
percentage = 62.87Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Barney E. Hilburn
votes = 48,133
percentage = 29.64Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Huey Newton
votes = 12,164
percentage = 7.49Election box total no change
votes = 162,405
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 = George P. Miller (incumbent)
votes = 104,231
percentage = 64.02Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Raymond P. Britton
votes = 58,584
percentage = 35.98Election box total no change
votes = 162,815
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 = 100,891
percentage = 56.55Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Larry Fargher
votes = 77,521
percentage = 43.45Election box total no change
votes = 178,412
percentage = 100.00Election 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 (incumbent)
votes = 160,204
percentage = 67.31Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Grayson S. Taketa
votes = 73,530
percentage = 30.89Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Martin L. Primach
votes = 4,276
percentage = 1.80Election box total no change
votes = 238,010
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Pete McCloskey (incumbent)
votes = 165,482
percentage = 79.32Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Urban G. Whitaker, Jr.
votes = 40,979
percentage = 19.64Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = David Demorest Ransom
votes = 2,157
percentage = 1.03Election box total no change
votes = 208,618
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican 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 = 140,713
percentage = 94.88Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Ann J. Holliday
votes = 7,593
percentage = 5.12Election box total no change
votes = 148,308
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
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 = 148,357
percentage = 65.85Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Stankey K. Sheinbaum
votes = 76,928
percentage = 34.15Election box total no change
votes = 225,285
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 = 152,500
percentage = 71.58Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = David W. Schuh
votes = 56,598
percentage = 26.57Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Luis W. Hamilton
votes = 3,945
percentage = 1.85Election box total no change
votes = 213,043
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 = 85,761
percentage = 53.79Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Sam Van Dyken
votes = 73,685
percentage = 46.21Election box total no change
votes = 159,446
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 = 97,473
percentage = 62.46Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Dave Harris
votes = 55,192
percentage = 35.37Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = John P. Carroll
votes = 3,390
percentage = 2.17Election box total no change
votes = 156,055
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 = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Glenn M. Anderson
votes = 75,070
percentage = 50.75Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Joe Blatchford
votes = 71,174
percentage = 48.11Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Ben Dobbs
votes = 1,685
percentage = 1.14Election box total no change
votes = 147,929
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 18

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Mathias (incumbent)
votes = 100,008
percentage = 65.17Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Harlan Hagen
votes = 51,274
percentage = 33.41Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Edward Calvin Williams
votes = 2,186
percentage = 1.42Election box total no change
votes = 153,468
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 = 96,857
percentage = 63.25Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bill Jones
votes = 52,284
percentage = 34.14Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Wayne L. Cook
votes = 3,996
percentage = 2.61Election box total no change
votes = 153,137
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 = H. Allen Smith (incumbent)
votes = 133,148
percentage = 69.30Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Don White
votes = 56,008
percentage = 29.15Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Robert J. Clarke
votes = 2,965
percentage = 1.54Election box total no change
votes = 192,121
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 = 87,205
percentage = 91.60Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Rayfield Lundy
votes = 7,995
percentage = 8.40Election box total no change
votes = 95,200
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 = 102,332
percentage = 56.92Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Joe Holt
votes = 74,433
percentage = 41.40Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Hugh Manes
votes = 3,024
percentage = 1.68Election box total no change
votes = 179,789
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 = 95,628
percentage = 64.95Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jim Sperrazzo
votes = 51,606
percentage = 35.05Election box total no change
votes = 147,234
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 = Glenard P. Lipscomb (incumbent)
votes = 152,180
percentage = 72.85Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Fred Warner Neal
votes = 56,723
percentage = 27.15Election box total no change
votes = 208,903
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 = 141,600
percentage = 68.63Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Keith F. Shirey
votes = 64,732
percentage = 31.37Election box total no change
votes = 206,332
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 = 132,447
percentage = 65.49Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Irving Teichner
votes = 63,393
percentage = 31.35Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Jack Weinberg
votes = 6,394
percentage = 3.16Election box total no change
votes = 202,234
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 = Edwin Reinecke (incumbent)
votes = 158,309
percentage = 72.25Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John T. Butchko
votes = 60,808
percentage = 27.75Election box total no change
votes = 219,117
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 = 168,208
percentage = 71.24Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John McKee Pratt
votes = 63,414
percentage = 26.86Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Sherman Pearl
votes = 4,503
percentage = 1.91Election box total no change
votes = 236,125
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 Brown, Jr. (incumbent)
votes = 74,807
percentage = 52.31Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bill Orozco
votes = 68,213
percentage = 47.69Election box total no change
votes = 143,020
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 = 75,381
percentage = 67.49Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Samuel F. Cavnar
votes = 36,312
percentage = 32.51Election box total no change
votes = 111,693
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 = 94,387
percentage = 58.91Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James R. Dunn
votes = 62,711
percentage = 39.14Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Stanley L. Schulte
votes = 3,134
percentage = 1.96Election box total no change
votes = 160,232
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 = 138,494
percentage = 73.78Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Arthur J. Gottlieb
votes = 45,308
percentage = 24.14Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Richard B. Williams
votes = 3,898
percentage = 2.08Election box total no change
votes = 187,700
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 = 123,426
percentage = 66.28Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Al C. Bellard
votes = 59,619
percentage = 32.02Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Earl D. Wallen
votes = 3,171
percentage = 1.70Election box total no change
votes = 186,216
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 = 105,880
percentage = 50.85Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bill J. Teague
votes = 102,333
percentage = 49.15Election box total no change
votes = 208,213
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 = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James B. Utt (incumbent)
votes = 212,684
percentage = 72.47Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas B. Lenhart
votes = 73,778
percentage = 25.14Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Annie McDonald
votes = 7,000
percentage = 2.39Election box total no change
votes = 293,462
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 36

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Bob Wilson (incumbent)
votes = 147,772
percentage = 71.61Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Don Lindgren
votes = 58,578
percentage = 28.39Election box total no change
votes = 206,350
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

District 37th

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent)
votes = 95,591
percentage = 64.67Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Mike Schaefer
votes = 52,212
percentage = 35.33Election box total no change
votes = 147,803
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

District 38

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John V. Tunney (incumbent)
votes = 121,025
percentage = 62.76Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert O. Hunter
votes = 68,196
percentage = 35.36Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = James H. Griffin
votes = 2,415
percentage = 1.25Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Terese A. Karmel
votes = 1,205
percentage = 0.62Election box total no change
votes = 192,841
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

See also

*91st United States Congress
*Political party strength in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*United States House of Representatives elections, 1968

References

* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1968-11-05 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]