1974 United States House of Representatives elections in California

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1974 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 4, 1974. Democrats picked up five Republican-held districts.

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Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1974
Party Votes % Before After +/–
Democratic 3,265,513 56.83% 23 28 +5
Republican 2,334,870 40.63% 20 15 -5
American Independent 109,751 1.91% 0 0 0
Peace and Freedom 35,984 0.63% 0 0 0
Totals 5,746,118 100.00% 43 43 —

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

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 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27
District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40
District 41 • District 42 • District 43

District 1
California's 1st congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harold T. Johnson (incumbent) 137,849 85.90
American Independent Dorothy D. Paradis 22,628 14.10
Total votes 160,477 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 2
California's 2nd congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Don H. Clausen (incumbent) 95,508 53.01
Democratic Oscar H. Klee 76,951 42.71
Peace and Freedom Carole J. Glass 7,719 4.28
Total votes 180,178 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 3
California's 3rd congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John E. Moss (incumbent) 121,842 72.34
Republican Ivaldo Lenci 46,585 27.66
Total votes 168,427 100.00
Turnout
Democratic hold

District 4
California's 4th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert L. Leggett (incumbent) 100,934 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 5
California's 5th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John L. Burton (incumbent) 87,323 59.32
Republican Thomas Caylor 55,881 37.96
Peace and Freedom Raymond Broshears 3,999 2.72
Total votes 147,203 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 6
California's 6th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Phillip Burton (incumbent) 84,585 71.37
Republican Tom Spinosa 25,721 21.70
Peace and Freedom Emily L. Siegel 4,753 4.01
American Independent Carl Richard Davis 3,456 2.92
Total votes 118,515 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 7
California's 7th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Miller 82,765 55.59
Republican Gary Fernandez 66,115 44.41
Total votes 148,880 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 8
California's 8th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Dellums (incumbent) 93,106 56.48
Republican Jack Redden 65,432 39.69
American Independent John Holland 6,324 3.84
Total votes 164,862 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 9
California's 9th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pete Stark (incumbent) 87,854 70.64
Republican Edson Adams 36,522 29.36
Total votes 124,376 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 10
California's 10th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Don Edwards (incumbent) 86,014 77.01
Republican Herb Smith 25,678 22.99
Total votes 111,692 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 11
California's 11th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leo Ryan (incumbent) 106,075 75.69
Republican Bob Jones 29,783 21.25
American Independent Nicholas Waeil Kudrovzeff 4,293 3.06
Total votes 140,151 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 12
California's 12th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pete McCloskey (incumbent) 103,228 69.08
Democratic Gary G. Gillmor 46,197 30.92
Total votes 149,425 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 13
California's 13th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Norman Mineta 78,649 52.57
Republican George W. Milias 63,381 42.36
Peace and Freedom Elizabeth Cervantes Barron 3,846 2.57
American Independent Floyd S. Stancliffe 3,738 2.50
Total votes 149,614 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

District 14
California's 14th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John J. McFall (incumbent) 101,932 70.80
Republican Charles M. "Chuck" Gibson 34,679 24.09
American Independent Roger A. Blaine 7,367 5.12
Total votes 143,978 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 15
California's 15th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) 80,205 71.89
Republican Carol Harner 31,361 28.11
Total votes 111,566 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 16
California's 16th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Burt L. Talcott (incumbent) 76,084 49.19
Democratic Julian Camacho 74,018 47.85
American Independent D. Jeff Mauro 4,576 2.96
Total votes 154,678 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

District 17
California's 17th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Hans Krebs 66,082 51.90
Republican Bob Mathias (incumbent) 61,242 48.10
Total votes 127,324 100.00
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican

District 18
California's 18th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William M. Ketchum (incumbent) 66,603 52.64
Democratic George A. Seielstad 59,931 47.36
Total votes 126,534 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 19
California's 19th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert J. Lagomarsino (incumbent) 84,849 56.50
Democratic James D. Loebl 65,334 43.50
Total votes 150,183 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 20
California's 20th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barry Goldwater, Jr. (incumbent) 96,324 61.18
Democratic Arline M. Mathews 61,119 38.82
Total votes 157,443 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 21
California's 21st congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James C. Corman (incumbent) 86,778 73.45
Republican Mel Nadell 31,365 26.55
Total votes 118,143 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 22
California's 22nd congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carlos J. Moorhead (incumbent) 78,983 55.72
Democratic Richard Hallin 62,770 44.28
Total votes 141,753 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 23
California's 23rd congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas M. Rees (incumbent) 119,239 71.46
Republican Jack E. Roberts 47,615 28.54
Total votes 166,854 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 24
California's 24th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry Waxman 85,343 64.17
Republican Elliott Stone Graham 43,680 32.84
American Independent David E. Daivs 3,980 2.99
Total votes 133,003 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 25
California's 25th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward R. Roybal (incumbent) 43,998 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 26
California's 26th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John H. Rousselot (incumbent) 80,782 58.85
Democratic Paul A. Conforti 56,487 41.15
Total votes 137,269 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 27
California's 27th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (incumbent) 99,645 63.83
Democratic John Dalessio 50,919 32.62
Peace and Freedom Jerry Rubin 5,547 3.55
Total votes 156,111 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 28
California's 28th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (inc.) 86,743 80.28
Republican Tom Neddy 21,308 19.72
Total votes 108,051 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 29
California's 29th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent) 45,977 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 30
California's 30th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George E. Danielson (incumbent) 66,074 74.24
Republican John J. Perez 22,928 25.76
Total votes 89,002 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 31
California's 31st congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles H. Wilson (incumbent) 60,560 70.46
Republican Norman A. Hodges 23,039 26.81
Peace and Freedom William C. Taylor 2,349 2.73
Total votes 85,948 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 32
California's 32nd congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent) 82,485 87.68
American Independent Virgil V. Badalich 8,710 9.26
Peace and Freedom Frank H. Walker 2,877 3.06
Total votes 94,072 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 33
California's 33rd congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Del M. Clawson (incumbent) 71,054 53.38
Democratic Robert E. "Bob" White 57,423 43.14
American Independent James C. "Jim" Griffin 4,636 3.48
Total votes 133,113 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 34
California's 34th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark W. Hannaford (incumbent) 78,345 49.74
Republican Bill Bond 72,967 46.32
American Independent Bill Bond 3,169 2.01
Peace and Freedom John S. Donohue 3,043 1.93
Total votes 157,524 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 35
California's 35th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Lloyd 60,709 50.25
Republican Victor Veysey (incumbent) 60,102 49.75
Total votes 120,811 100.00
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican

District 36
California's 36th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Brown, Jr. (incumbent) 69,615 62.62
Republican Jim Osgood 35,858 32.25
American Independent William E. Pasley 5,701 5.13
Total votes 111,174 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 37
California's 37th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Pettis (incumbent) 88,548 63.01
Democratic Bobby Ray Vincent 46,449 33.06
American Independent John H. Ortman 5,522 3.93
Total votes 140,519 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 38
California's 38th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jerry M. Patterson 67,299 53.99
Republican David Rehmann 51,509 41.32
American Independent Lee R. Rayburn 3,991 3.20
Peace and Freedom Larry B. Kallenberger 1,851 1.48
Total votes 124,650 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

District 39
California's 39th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles E. Wiggins (incumbent) 87,995 55.23
Democratic William E. "Bill" Farris 64,735 40.63
American Independent Pat P. Scalera 6,967 4.37
Total votes 159,337 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 40
California's 40th congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andrew J. Hinshaw 114,895 63.31
Democratic Roderick J. "Rod" Wilson 56,195 30.97
American Independent Grayson L. Watkins 10,381 5.72
Total votes 181,471 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 41
California's 41st congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Wilson (incumbent) 93,461 54.42
Democratic Colleen Marie O'Connor 73,954 43.06
American Independent Robert W. Franson 4,312 2.51
Total votes 171,727 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 42
California's 42nd congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent) 69,746 69.88
Republican Wes Marden 30,058 30.12
Total votes 99,804 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 43
California's 43rd congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Clair Burgener 114,102 60.37
Democratic Bill Bandes 74,905 39.63
Total votes 189,007 100.00
Turnout  
Republican win (new seat)

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