The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978 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, 1978. Republicans knocked off three Democratic incumbents. 11th district Congressman Leo Ryan was re-elected, but was murdered while investigating the Peoples Temple in Guyana following the election.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1978 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Before | After | +/– | |
| Democratic | 3,335,332 | 51.11% | 29 | 26 | -3 | |
| Republican | 3,105,933 | 47.60% | 14 | 17 | +3 | |
| American Independent | 45,359 | 0.70% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peace and Freedom | 39,017 | 0.60% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6,525,641 | 100.00% | 43 | 43 | — | |
Results
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
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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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harold T. Johnson (incumbent) | 125,122 | 59.35 | |
| Republican | James E. Taylor | 85,690 | 40.65 | |
| Total votes | 210,812 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Don H. Clausen (incumbent) | 114,451 | 51.96 | |
| Democratic | Norma Bork | 99,712 | 45.27 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Irv Sutley | 6,097 | 2.77 | |
| Total votes | 220,260 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bob Matsui | 105,537 | 53.44 | |
| Republican | Sandy Smoley | 91,966 | 46.56 | |
| Total votes | 197,503 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Vic Fazio | 87,764 | 55.37 | |
| Republican | Rex Hime | 70,733 | 44.63 | |
| Total votes | 158,497 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John L. Burton (incumbent) | 106,046 | 66.84 | |
| Republican | Dolores Skore | 52,603 | 33.16 | |
| Total votes | 158,649 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Phillip Burton (incumbent) | 81,801 | 68.30 | |
| Republican | Tom Spinosa | 33,515 | 27.98 | |
| American Independent | Raymond O. Heaps | 4,452 | 3.72 | |
| Total votes | 119,768 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 7
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Miller (incumbent) | 109,676 | 63.45 | |
| Republican | Paula Gordon | 58,332 | 33.74 | |
| American Independent | Melvin E. Stanley | 4,857 | 2.81 | |
| Total votes | 172,865 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 8
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ron Dellums (incumbent) | 94,824 | 57.36 | |
| Republican | Charles V. Hughes | 70,481 | 42.64 | |
| Total votes | 165,305 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 9
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Pete Stark (incumbent) | 88,179 | 65.38 | |
| Republican | Robert S. Allen | 41,138 | 30.50 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Lawrance J. Phillips | 5,562 | 4.12 | |
| Total votes | 134,879 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 10
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Don Edwards (incumbent) | 84,488 | 67.13 | |
| Republican | Rudy Hansen | 41,374 | 32.87 | |
| Total votes | 125,862 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Leo Ryan (incumbent) | 92,882 | 60.52 | |
| Republican | Dave Welch | 54,621 | 35.59 | |
| American Independent | Nicholas Waeil Kudrovzeff | 5,961 | 3.88 | |
| Total votes | 153,464 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 12
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pete McCloskey (incumbent) | 116,982 | 73.07 | |
| Democratic | Kirsten Olsen | 34,472 | 21.53 | |
| American Independent | Harold R. Boylan | 5,609 | 3.50 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Adele Fumino | 3,022 | 1.89 | |
| Total votes | 160,085 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 13
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Norman Mineta (incumbent) | 100,809 | 57.49 | |
| Republican | Dan O'Keefe | 69,306 | 39.52 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Robert Goldsborough III | 5,246 | 2.99 | |
| Total votes | 175,361 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 14
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Norman D. Shumway | 95,962 | 53.39 | |||
| Democratic | John J. McFall (incumbent) | 76,602 | 42.62 | |||
| American Independent | George Darold Waldron | 7,163 | 3.99 | |||
| Total votes | 179,727 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 15
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tony Coelho | 75,212 | 60.11 | |
| Republican | Chris Patterakis | 49,914 | 39.89 | |
| Total votes | 125,126 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 16
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Leon Panetta (incumbent) | 104,550 | 61.37 | |
| Republican | Eric Seastrand | 65,808 | 38.63 | |
| Total votes | 170,358 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 17
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles (Chip) Pashayan | 81,296 | 54.49 | |||
| Democratic | John Hans Krebs (incumbent) | 67,885 | 45.51 | |||
| Total votes | 149,181 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 18
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Thomas | 85,663 | 59.26 | |
| Democratic | Bob Sogge | 58,900 | 40.74 | |
| Total votes | 144,563 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 19
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert J. Lagomarsino (incumbent) | 123,192 | 71.73 | |
| Democratic | Jerry Zamos | 41,672 | 24.26 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Milton Shiro Takei | 6,887 | 4.01 | |
| Total votes | 171,751 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 20
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Barry Goldwater, Jr. (incumbent) | 129,714 | 66.38 | |
| Democratic | Pat Lear | 65,695 | 33.62 | |
| Total votes | 195,409 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 21
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James C. Corman (incumbent) | 73,869 | 59.51 | |
| Republican | Rod Walsh | 44,519 | 35.86 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Bill Hill | 5,750 | 4.63 | |
| Total votes | 124,138 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 22
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Carlos J. Moorhead (incumbent) | 99,502 | 64.64 | |
| Democratic | Robert S. Henry | 54,442 | 35.36 | |
| Total votes | 153,944 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 23
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Anthony C. Beilenson (incumbent) | 117,498 | 65.64 | |
| Republican | Joseph Barbara | 61,496 | 34.36 | |
| Total votes | 178,994 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 24
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry Waxman (incumbent) | 85,075 | 62.66 | |
| Republican | Howard G. Schaefer | 44,243 | 32.59 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Kevin Casey Peters | 6,453 | 4.75 | |
| Total votes | 135,771 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 25
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edward R. Roybal (incumbent) | 45,881 | 67.39 | |
| Republican | Robert K. Watson | 22,205 | 32.61 | |
| Total votes | 68,086 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 26
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John H. Rousselot (incumbent) | 113,059 | 100.00 | |
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 27
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Dornan (incumbent) | 89,392 | 51.00 | |
| Democratic | Carey Peck | 85,880 | 49.00 | |
| Total votes | 175,272 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 28
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Julian C. Dixon | 97,592 | 100.00 | |
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 29
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent) | 65,214 | 85.00 | |
| Republican | Uriah J. Fields | 11,512 | 15.00 | |
| Total votes | 76,726 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 30
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George E. Danielson (incumbent) | 66,241 | 71.42 | |
| Republican | Henry Ares | 26,511 | 28.58 | |
| Total votes | 92,752 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 31
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles H. Wilson (incumbent) | 55,667 | 67.76 | |
| Republican | Don Grimshaw | 26,490 | 32.24 | |
| Total votes | 82,157 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 32
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent) | 74,004 | 71.43 | |
| Republican | Sonya Mathison | 23,242 | 22.43 | |
| American Independent | Ida Bader | 6,363 | 6.14 | |
| Total votes | 103,609 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 33
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wayne Grisham | 79,533 | 55.98 | |
| Democratic | Dennis S. Kazarian | 62,540 | 44.02 | |
| Total votes | 142,073 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 34
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dan Lungren | 90,554 | 53.72 | |||
| Democratic | Mark Hannaford (incumbent) | 73,608 | 43.67 | |||
| American Independent | Lawrence John Stafford | 4,410 | 2.62 | |||
| Total votes | 168,572 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 35
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Lloyd (incumbent) | 80,388 | 54.01 | |
| Republican | David Dreier | 68,442 | 45.99 | |
| Total votes | 148,830 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 36
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Brown, Jr. (incumbent) | 80,448 | 62.92 | |
| Republican | Dana Warren Carmody | 47,417 | 37.08 | |
| Total votes | 127,865 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 37
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jerry Lewis | 106,581 | 61.40 | |
| Democratic | Dan Corcoran | 60,463 | 34.83 | |
| American Independent | Bernard Wahl | 6,544 | 3.77 | |
| Total votes | 173,588 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 38
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry M. Patterson (incumbent) | 75,471 | 58.61 | |
| Republican | Dan Goedeke | 53,298 | 41.39 | |
| Total votes | 128,769 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 39
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William E. Dannemeyer | 112,160 | 63.71 | |
| Democratic | William E. Farris | 63,891 | 36.29 | |
| Total votes | 176,051 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 40
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert Badham (incumbent) | 147,882 | 65.95 | |
| Democratic | Jim McGuy | 76,358 | 34.05 | |
| Total votes | 224,240 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 41
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Wilson (incumbent) | 107,685 | 58.14 | |
| Democratic | King Golden, Jr. | 77,540 | 41.86 | |
| Total votes | 185,225 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 42
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent) | 85,126 | 73.74 | |
| Republican | Lawrence C. Mattera | 30,319 | 26.26 | |
| Total votes | 115,445 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 43
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Clair Burgener (incumbent) | 167,150 | 68.66 | |
| Democratic | Reuben B. Brooks | 76,308 | 31.34 | |
| Total votes | 243,458 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
- 96th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- 1978 United States House of Representatives elections
References
External links
- California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
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