1970 United States House of Representatives elections in California

none February 2026 September 2023 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in California California legislative no 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in California 1968 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in California 1972 All 38 California seats to the United States House of Representatives 1970 11 03 Democratic Party (United States) 21 20 1 3,124,147 49.44% Republican Party (United States) 17 18 1 3,093,405 48.95% CA1970House.svg 250px Results:#92C5DE Democratic hold#F48882 Republican hold #CA0120 Republican gain The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1970 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 3, 1970. Republicans won one open seat when John V. Tunney retired to run for Senate. 2 Overview United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1970PartyVotes%BeforeAfter+/– Democratic 3,124,147 49.44% 21 20 -1 Republican 3,093,405 48.95% 17 18 +1 American Independent 60,620 0.96% 0 0 0 Peace and Freedom 38,436 0.61% 0 0 0 Scattering 2,786 0.04% 0 0 0 Totals 6,319,394 100.00% 38 38 — 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 14District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38__NOTOC__ District 1 California's 1st congressional district election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Don H. Clausen (incumbent) 108,358 63.35 Democratic Party (United States) William Kortum 62,688 36.65 171,046 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 2 California's 2nd congressional district election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) Harold T. Johnson (incumbent) 151,070 77.88 Republican Party (United States) Lloyd E. Gilbert 37,223 19.19 American Independent Party Jack R. Carrigg 5,681 2.93 193,974 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 3 California's 3rd congressional district election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) John E. Moss (incumbent) 117,496 61.56 Republican Party (United States) Elmore J. Duffy 69,811 36.58 American Independent Party Allen E. Priest 3,554 1.86 190,861 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 4 California's 4th congressional district election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) Robert L. Leggett (incumbent) 103,485 67.96 Republican Party (United States) Andrew Gyorke 48,783 32.04 152,268 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 5 California's 5th congressional district election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) Phillip Burton (incumbent) 76,567 70.81 Republican Party (United States) John E. Parks 31,570 29.19 108,137 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 6 California's 6th congressional district election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) William S. Mailliard (incumbent) 96,393 53.36 Democratic Party (United States) Russell R. Miller 84,255 46.64 180,648 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 7 California's 7th congressional district election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) Ron Dellums 89,784 57.32 Republican Party (United States) John E. Healy 64,691 41.30 Peace and Freedom Party Sarah Scahill 2,156 1.38 156,631 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 8 California's 8th congressional district election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) George P. Miller (incumbent) 104,311 69.00 Republican Party (United States) Michael A. Crane 46,872 31.00 151,183 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 9 California's 9th congressional district election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) Don Edwards (incumbent) 120,041 69.15 Republican Party (United States) Mark Guerra 49,556 28.55 American Independent Party Edmon V. Kaiser 4,009 2.31 173,606 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 10 California's 10th congressional district election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Charles S. Gubser (incumbent) 135,864 62.03 Democratic Party (United States) Stuart. D. McLean 80,530 36.76 American Independent Party Joyce W. Stancliffe 2,651 1.21 219,045 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 11 California's 11th congressional district election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Pete McCloskey (incumbent) 144,500 77.49 Democratic Party (United States) Robert E. Gomperts 39,188 21.02 Scattering 2,786 1.49 186,474 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 12 California's 12th congressional district election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Burt L. Talcott (incumbent) 95,549 63.63 Democratic Party (United States) O'Brien Riordan 50,942 33.92 Peace and Freedom Party Herbert H. Foster, Jr. 3,682 2.45 150,173 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 13 California's 13th congressional district election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Charles M. Teague (incumbent) 125,507 58.15 Democratic Party (United States) Gary K. Hart 87,980 40.76 American Independent Party Maude I. Jordet 2,339 1.08 215,826 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 14 California's 14th congressional district election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) Jerome Waldie (incumbent) 148,655 74.55 Republican Party (United States) Byron D. Athan 50,750 25.45 199,405 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 15 California's 15th congressional district election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) John J. McFall (incumbent) 98,442 63.11 Republican Party (United States) Sam Van Dyken 55,546 35.61 American Independent Party Francis E. "Gill" Gillings 1,994 1.28 155,982 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 16 California's 16th congressional district election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) 95,118 66.42 Republican Party (United States) Phillip V. Sanchez 43,843 30.62 American Independent Party James W. Scott 4,237 2.96 143,198 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 17 California's 17th congressional district election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent) 83,739 62.24 Republican Party (United States) Vernon E. Brown 47,778 35.51 American Independent Party Robert W. Copeland 1,724 1.28 Peace and Freedom Party Thomas E. Mathews 1,292 0.96 134,533 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 18 California's 18th congressional district election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Bob Mathias (incumbent) 86,071 63.20 Democratic Party (United States) Milton Spartacus Miller 48,415 35.55 American Independent Party Nora E. Hensley 1,709 1.25 136,195 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 19 California's 19th congressional district election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) Chet Holifield (incumbent) 98,578 70.39 Republican Party (United States) Bill Jones 41,462 29.61 140,040 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 20 California's 20th congressional district election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) H. Allen Smith (incumbent) 116,437 69.07 Democratic Party (United States) Michael M. Stolzberg 50,033 29.68 American Independent Party Earl C. Harper 2,100 1.25 168,570 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 21 California's 21st congressional district election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent) 75,127 94.53 Republican Party (United States) Southy M. Johnson 4,349 5.47 79,476 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 22 California's 22nd congressional district election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) James C. Corman (incumbent) 95,256 59.37 Republican Party (United States) Tom Hayden 63,297 39.45 American Independent Party Callis R. Johnson 1,880 1.17 160,433 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 23 California's 23rd congressional district election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Del M. Clawson (incumbent) 77,346 63.34 Democratic Party (United States) G. L. "Jerry" Chapman 44,767 36.66 122,113 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 24 California's 24th congressional district election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) John H. Rousselot (incumbent) 124,071 65.05 Democratic Party (United States) Myrlie B. Evers 61,777 32.39 American Independent Party Brian Scanlon 3,018 1.58 Peace and Freedom Party Harold Kaplan 1,858 0.97 190,724 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 25 California's 25th congressional district election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Charles E. Wiggins (incumbent) 116,169 63.29 Democratic Party (United States) Leslie W. "Les" Craven 64,386 35.08 American Independent Party Kevin Scanlon 2,994 1.63 183,549 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 26 California's 26th congressional district election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas M. Rees (incumbent) 130,499 71.28 Republican Party (United States) Nathaniel Jay Friedman 47,260 25.81 Peace and Freedom Party Lewis B. McCammon 3,677 2.01 American Independent Party Howard E. Hallinan 1,639 0.90 183,075 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 27 California's 27th congressional district election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Barry Goldwater, Jr. 139,326 66.69 Democratic Party (United States) N. "Toni" Kimmel 63,652 30.47 Peace and Freedom Party Edward Richer 3,306 1.58 American Independent Party John H. Hind 2,642 1.26 208,926 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 28 California's 28th congressional district election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (incumbent) 154,691 69.27 Democratic Party (United States) Don McLaughlin 57,882 25.92 American Independent Party Derek A. Gordon 5,759 2.58 Peace and Freedom Party Jane E. Gordon 4,971 2.23 223,303 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 29 California's 29th congressional district election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) George E. Danielson 71,308 62.59 Republican Party (United States) Tom McMann 42,620 37.41 113,928 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 30 California's 30th congressional district election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) Edward R. Roybal (incumbent) 63,903 68.26 Republican Party (United States) Samuel F. Cavnar 28,038 29.95 American Independent Party Boris Belousov 1,681 1.80 93,622 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 31 California's 31st congressional district election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) Charles H. Wilson (incumbent) 102,071 73.18 Republican Party (United States) Fred L. Casmir 37,416 26.82 139,487 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 32 California's 32nd congressional district election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Craig Hosmer (incumbent) 119,340 71.53 Democratic Party (United States) Walter L. Mallonee 44,278 26.54 Peace and Freedom Party John S. Donohue 3,227 1.93 166,845 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 33 California's 33rd congressional district election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Jerry Pettis (incumbent) 116,093 72.17 Democratic Party (United States) Chester M. Wright 44,764 27.83 160,857 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 34 California's 34th congressional district election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) Richard T. Hanna (incumbent) 101,664 54.46 Republican Party (United States) Bill J. Teague 82,167 44.02 American Independent Party Lee R. Rayburn 2,843 1.52 186,674 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 35 California's 35th congressional district election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) John G. Schmitz (incumbent) 192,765 67.04 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas B. Lenhart 87,019 30.26 Peace and Freedom Party Francis R. Halpern 7,742 2.69 287,526 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 36 California's 36th congressional district election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Bob Wilson (incumbent) 132,446 71.53 Democratic Party (United States) Daniel K. Hostetter 44,841 24.22 Peace and Freedom Party Walter H. Koppelman 5,139 2.78 American Independent Party Orville J. Davis 2,723 1.47 185,149 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 37 California's 37th congressional district election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent) 93,952 72.12 Republican Party (United States) James B. Kuhn 31,968 24.54 American Independent Party Faye B. Brice 2,962 2.27 Peace and Freedom Party Fritjof Thygeson 1,386 1.06 130,268 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 38 California's 38th congressional district election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Victor Veysey 87,479 49.80 Democratic Party (United States) David A. Tunno 85,684 48.78 American Independent Party William E. Pasley 2,481 1.41 175,644 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 92nd United States Congress Political party strength in California Political party strength in U.S. states 1970 United States House of Representatives elections References California Elections Page Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives External links California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present) RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions 1970 California United States House of Representatives