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1966 United States House of Representatives elections in California
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1966 United States House of Representatives elections in California California legislative no 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in California 1964 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in California 1968 All 38 California seats to the United States House of Representatives 1966 11 08 Democratic Party (United States) 25 22 3 2,937,862 46.79% Republican Party (United States) 13 16 3 3,336,943 53.15% 1966 United States House elections in California.svg #0671B0 Democratic gain #CA0120 Republican gain#92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1966 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 8, 1966. Republicans gained three seats from the Democrats. There was a mid-decade redistricting of the California districts in 1966.
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Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1966PartyVotes%BeforeAfter+/– Republican 3,336,943 53.15% 13 16 +3 Democratic 2,937,862 46.79% 25 22 -3 Scattering 3,796 0.06% 0 0 0 Totals 6,278,601 100.00% 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, 1966
Republican Party (United States)
Don H. Clausen (incumbent)
143,755
64.86
Democratic Party (United States)
Thomas T. Storer
77,000
34.74
Scattering
888
0.40
221,643
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 2
California's 2nd congressional district election, 1966
Democratic Party (United States)
Harold T. Johnson (incumbent)
131,145
70.91
Republican Party (United States)
William H. Romack, Jr.
53,753
29.06
Scattering
54
0.03
184,952
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 3
California's 3rd congressional district election, 1966
Democratic Party (United States)
John E. Moss (incumbent)
143,177
67.46
Republican Party (United States)
Terry G. Feil
69,057
32.54
Scattering
17
0.01
212,251
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 4
California's 4th congressional district election, 1966
Democratic Party (United States)
Robert L. Leggett (incumbent)
67,942
59.45
Republican Party (United States)
Tom McHatton
46,337
40.54
Scattering
7
0.01
114,286
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 5
California's 5th congressional district election, 1966
Democratic Party (United States)
Phillip Burton (incumbent)
56,476
71.26
Republican Party (United States)
Terry R. Macken
22,778
28.74
Scattering
0
0.00
79,254
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 6
California's 6th congressional district election, 1966
Republican Party (United States)
William S. Mailliard (incumbent)
132,506
76.58
Democratic Party (United States)
Le Rue Grim
40,514
23.42
Scattering
0
0.00
173,020
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 7
California's 7th congressional district election, 1966
Democratic Party (United States)
Jeffery Cohelan (incumbent)
84,644
63.89
Republican Party (United States)
Malcolm M. Champlin
46,763
35.30
Scattering
1,077
0.81
132,484
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 8
California's 8th congressional district election, 1966
Democratic Party (United States)
George P. Miller (incumbent)
92,263
65.43
Republican Party (United States)
Raymond P. Britton
48,727
34.55
Scattering
24
0.02
141,014
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 9
California's 9th congressional district election, 1966
Democratic Party (United States)
Don Edwards (incumbent)
97,311
63.14
Republican Party (United States)
Wilbur G. Durkee
56,784
36.85
Scattering
15
0.01
154,110
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 10
California's 10th congressional district election, 1966
Republican Party (United States)
Charles S. Gubser (incumbent)
156,549
69.09
Democratic Party (United States)
George Leppert
70,013
30.90
Scattering
10
0.00
226,572
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 11
California's 11th congressional district election, 1966
Republican Party (United States)
J. Arthur Younger (incumbent)
113,679
59.40
Democratic Party (United States)
W. Mark Sullivan
77,605
40.55
Scattering
88
0.05
191,372
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 12
California's 12th congressional district election, 1966
Republican Party (United States)
Burt L. Talcott (incumbent)
108,070
77.24
Democratic Party (United States)
Gerald V. Barron
31,787
22.72
Scattering
52
0.04
139,909
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 13
California's 13th congressional district election, 1966
Republican Party (United States)
Charles M. Teague (incumbent)
116,701
67.45
Democratic Party (United States)
Charles A. Storke
56,240
32.51
Scattering
69
0.04
173,010
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 14
California's 14th congressional district election, 1966
Democratic Party (United States)
Jerome Waldie (incumbent)
108,668
56.38
Republican Party (United States)
Frank J. Newman
83,878
43.52
Scattering
206
0.11
192,752
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 15
California's 15th congressional district election, 1966
Democratic Party (United States)
John J. McFall (incumbent)
81,733
57.04
Republican Party (United States)
Sam Van Dyken
61,550
42.96
Scattering
5
0.00
143,288
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 16
California's 16th congressional district election, 1966
Democratic Party (United States)
Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent)
118,063
71.30
Republican Party (United States)
Cecil F. White
47,329
28.58
Scattering
187
0.11
165,579
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 17
California's 17th congressional district election, 1966
Democratic Party (United States)
Cecil R. King (incumbent)
76,962
60.80
Republican Party (United States)
Don Cortum
49,615
39.20
Scattering
7
0.01
126,584
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 18
California's 18th congressional district election, 1966
Republican Party (United States)
Bob Mathias
96,699
55.88
Democratic Party (United States)
Harlan Hagen (incumbent)
76,346
44.12
Scattering
13
0.01
173,058
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
District 19
California's 19th congressional district election, 1966
Democratic Party (United States)
Chet Holifield (incumbent)
82,592
62.24
Republican Party (United States)
William R. Sutton
50,068
37.73
Scattering
46
0.03
132,706
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 20
California's 20th congressional district election, 1966
Republican Party (United States)
H. Allen Smith (incumbent)
128,896
73.37
Democratic Party (United States)
Raymond Freschi
46,730
26.60
Scattering
63
0.04
175,689
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 21
California's 21st congressional district election, 1966
Democratic Party (United States)
Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent)
74,216
84.80
Republican Party (United States)
Rayfield Lundy
13,294
15.19
Scattering
12
0.01
87,522
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 22
California's 22nd congressional district election, 1966
Democratic Party (United States)
James C. Corman (incumbent)
94,420
53.45
Republican Party (United States)
Robert C. Cline
82,207
46.54
Scattering
29
0.02
176,656
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 23
California's 23rd congressional district election, 1966
Republican Party (United States)
Del M. Clawson (incumbent)
93,320
67.39
Democratic Party (United States)
Ed O'Connor
45,141
32.60
Scattering
13
0.01
138,474
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 24
California's 24th congressional district election, 1966
Republican Party (United States)
Glenard P. Lipscomb (incumbent)
148,190
76.21
Democratic Party (United States)
Earl G. McNall
46,115
23.72
Scattering
141
0.07
194,446
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 25
California's 25th congressional district election, 1966
Republican Party (United States)
Charles E. Wiggins
70,154
52.55
Democratic Party (United States)
Ronald B. Cameron (incumbent)
63,345
47.45
Scattering
13
0.01
133,512
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
District 26
California's 26th congressional district election, 1966
Democratic Party (United States)
Thomas M. Rees (incumbent)
103,289
62.32
Republican Party (United States)
Irving Teichner
62,441
37.67
Scattering
20
0.01
165,750
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 27
California's 27th congressional district election, 1966
Republican Party (United States)
Edwin Reinecke (incumbent)
93,890
65.33
Democratic Party (United States)
John A. "Jack" Howard
49,785
34.64
Scattering
42
0.03
143,717
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 28
California's 28th congressional district election, 1966
Republican Party (United States)
Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (incumbent)
211,404
72.28
Democratic Party (United States)
Lawrence "Lorry" Sherman
81,007
27.70
Scattering
80
0.03
292,491
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 29
California's 29th congressional district election, 1966
Democratic Party (United States)
George Brown, Jr. (incumbent)
69,115
51.12
Republican Party (United States)
Bill Orozco
66,079
48.87
Scattering
8
0.01
135,202
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 30
California's 30th congressional district election, 1966
Democratic Party (United States)
Edward R. Roybal (incumbent)
72,173
66.40
Republican Party (United States)
Henri O'Bryant, Jr.
36,506
33.58
Scattering
20
0.02
108,699
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 31
California's 31st congressional district election, 1966
Democratic Party (United States)
Charles H. Wilson (incumbent)
92,875
63.35
Republican Party (United States)
Theodore Smith
53,708
36.63
Scattering
22
0.02
146,605
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 32
California's 32nd congressional district election, 1966
Republican Party (United States)
Craig Hosmer (incumbent)
139,328
80.09
Democratic Party (United States)
Tracy Odell
34,609
19.90
Scattering
17
0.01
173,954
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 33
California's 33rd congressional district election, 1966
Republican Party (United States)
Jerry Pettis
102,401
53.48
Democratic Party (United States)
Kenneth W. Dyal (incumbent)
89,071
46.52
Scattering
8
0.00
191,480
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
District 34
California's 34th congressional district election, 1966
Democratic Party (United States)
Richard T. Hanna (incumbent)
127,976
55.79
Republican Party (United States)
Frank LaMagna
101,410
44.21
Scattering
5
0.00
129,391
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 35
California's 35th congressional district election, 1966
Republican Party (United States)
James B. Utt (incumbent)
189,582
73.06
Democratic Party (United States)
Thomas B. Lenhart
69,873
26.93
Scattering
21
0.01
259,476
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 36
California's 36th congressional district election, 1966
Republican Party (United States)
Bob Wilson (incumbent)
119,274
72.74
Democratic Party (United States)
Don Lindgren
44,365
27.06
Scattering
340
0.21
163,979
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 37
California's 37th congressional district election, 1966
Democratic Party (United States)
Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent)
80,060
61.14
Republican Party (United States)
Samuel S. Vener
50,817
38.81
Scattering
63
0.05
130,940
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 38
California's 38th congressional district election, 1966
Democratic Party (United States)
John V. Tunney (incumbent)
83,216
54.47
Republican Party (United States)
Robert R. Barry
69,444
45.46
Scattering
114
0.07
152,774
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
See also
90th United States Congress
Political party strength in California
Political party strength in U.S. states
1966 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
1966
California
United States House of Representatives