1972 United States House of Representatives elections in California

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1972 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, 1972. California gained 5 seats as a result of the 1970 Census, three of which were won by Democrats and two by Republicans. Of California's existing House seats, none switched parties.

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Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1972
Party Votes % Before After +/–
Democratic 4,154,984 51.94% 20 23 +3
Republican 3,719,898 46.50% 18 20 +2
American Independent 65,684 0.82% 0 0 0
Peace and Freedom 59,600 0.74% 0 0 0
Totals 8,000,166 100.00% 38 43 +5

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, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Don H. Clausen (incumbent) 140,807 62.26
Democratic William A. Nighswonger 77,138 34.11
Peace and Freedom Jonathan T. Ames 8,470 3.75
Total votes 226,145 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 2
California's 2nd congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harold T. Johnson (incumbent) 148,808 68.30
Republican Francis X. Callahan 62,381 28.63
American Independent Dorothy D. Paradis 6,688 3.07
Total votes 217,877 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 3
California's 3rd congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John E. Moss (incumbent) 151,035 69.93
Republican John Rakus 64,949 30.07
Total votes 215,984 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 4
California's 4th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert L. Leggett (incumbent) 114,673 67.44
Republican Benjamin Chang 55,367 32.56
Total votes 170,040 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 5
California's 5th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Phillip Burton (incumbent) 120,819 81.75
Republican Edlo E. Powell 26,963 18.25
Total votes 147,782 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 6
California's 6th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William S. Mailliard (incumbent) 118,197 52.04
Democratic Roger Boas 108,934 47.96
Total votes 227,131 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 7
California's 7th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Dellums (incumbent) 126,351 56.00
Republican Peter Hannaford 85,851 38.05
American Independent Frank V. Cortese 13,430 5.95
Total votes 225,632 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 8
California's 8th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pete Stark 101,024 52.90
Republican Lew M. Warden, Jr. 89,948 47.10
Total votes 190,972 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 9
California's 9th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Don Edwards (incumbent) 123,837 72.26
Republican Herb Smith 43,134 25.17
American Independent Edmon V. Kaiser 4,403 2.57
Total votes 171,374 100
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 10
California's 10th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles S. Gubser 139,850 64.61
Democratic B. Frank Gillette 76,597 35.39
Total votes 216,447 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 11
California's 11th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leo Ryan 113,580 60.39
Republican Charles E. Chase 69,655 37.03
American Independent Nicholas Waeil Kudrovzeff 4,852 2.58
Total votes 188,087 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic win (new seat)

District 12
California's 12th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Burt L. Talcott (incumbent) 105,555 53.97
Democratic Julian Camacho 84,268 43.09
American Independent Stanley K. Monteith 5,753 2.94
Total votes 195,576 100.00
Turnout
Republican hold

District 13
California's 13th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles M. Teague (incumbent) 153,723 73.92
Democratic Lester Dean Cleveland 54,237 27.08
Total votes 207,960 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 14
California's 14th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jerome Waldie (incumbent) 158,948 77.56
Republican Floyd E. Sims 45,985 22.44
Total votes 204,933 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 15
California's 15th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John J. McFall (incumbent) 145,273 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 16
California's 16th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) 134,079 79.12
Republican Carol Harner 35,384 20.88
Total votes 169,463 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 17
California's 17th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pete McCloskey (incumbent) 110,098 60.21
Democratic James Stewart 72,759 39.79
Total votes 182,857 100.00
Turnout
Republican hold

District 18
California's 18th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Mathias (incumbent) 109,993 66.47
Democratic Vincent J. Lavery 55,484 33.53
Total votes 165,477 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 19
California's 19th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chet Holifield (incumbent) 103,823 67.22
Republican Kenneth M. Fisher 43,034 27.86
Peace and Freedom Joe Harris 7,588 4.91
Total votes 154,445 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 20
California's 20th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carlos J. Moorhead 120,299 57.42
Democratic John Binkley 89,219 42.58
Total votes 209,518 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 21
California's 21st congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent) 92,799 82.87
Republican Rayfield Lundy 19,187 17.13
Total votes 111,986 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 22
California's 22nd congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James C. Corman (incumbent) 121,352 67.57
Republican Bruce P. Wolfe 52,664 29.32
Peace and Freedom Ralph L. Shroyer 5,583 3.11
Total votes 179,599 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 23
California's 23rd congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Del M. Clawson (incumbent) 118,731 61.43
Democratic Conrad G. Tuohey 74,561 38.57
Total votes 193,292 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 24
California's 24th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John H. Rousselot (incumbent) 141,274 70.13
Democratic Luther Mandell 60,170 29.87
Total votes 201,444 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 25
California's 25th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles E. Wiggins (incumbent) 115,908 67.60
Democratic Leslie W. "Les" Craven 50,015 29.17
American Independent Alfred Romirez 5,541 3.23
Total votes 171,464 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 26
California's 26th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas M. Rees (incumbent) 160,932 68.63
Republican Philip Robert Rutta 65,473 27.92
Peace and Freedom Mike Timko 8,094 3.45
Total votes 234,499 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 27
California's 27th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barry Goldwater, Jr. (incumbent) 117,622 57.40
Democratic Mark S. Novak 87,295 42.60
Total votes 204,917 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 28
California's 28th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (incumbent) 142,102 60.71
Democratic Michael Shapiro 87,783 37.50
Peace and Freedom Jack Hampton 4,184 1.79
Total votes 234,069 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 29
California's 29th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George E. Danielson (incumbent) 91,553 62.78
Republican Richard E. Ferraro 48,814 33.48
Peace and Freedom John W. Blaine 5,455 3.74
Total votes 145,822 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 30
California's 30th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward R. Roybal (incumbent) 76,521 68.39
Republican Bill Brophy 32,005 28.61
Peace and Freedom Lewis McCammon 3,355 3.00
Total votes 111,881 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 31
California's 31st congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles H. Wilson (incumbent) 85,954 52.28
Republican Ben Valentine 69,876 42.50
Peace and Freedom Roberta Lynn Wood 8,582 5.22
Total votes 164,412 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 32
California's 32nd congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig Hosmer (incumbent) 147,016 65.86
Democratic Dennis Murray 71,394 31.98
Peace and Freedom John S. Donohue 4,804 2.15
Total votes 223,214 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 33
California's 33rd congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Pettis (incumbent) 140,304 75.06
Democratic Ken Thompson 46,626 24.94
Total votes 186,930 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 34
California's 34th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard T. Hanna (incumbent) 113,841 67.22
Republican John D. Ratterree 48,916 28.88
American Independent Lee R. Rayburn 6,604 3.90
Total votes 169,361 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 35
California's 35th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent) 103,912 74.79
Republican Vernon E. Brown 35,018 25.21
Total votes 138,930 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 36
California's 36th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William M. Ketchum 87,984 52.75
Democratic Timothy Lemucchi 72,516 43.47
American Independent William M. "Bill" Armour 6,307 3.78
Total votes 166,807 100.00
Turnout  
Republican win (new seat)

District 37
California's 37th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (inc.) 120,392 73.18
Republican Greg Tria 40,633 24.70
Peace and Freedom John Hagg 3,485 2.12
Total votes 164,510 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic win (new seat)

District 38
California's 38th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Brown, Jr. 77,776 56.30
Republican Howard J. Snider 60,379 43.70
Total votes 138,155 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic win (new seat)

District 39
California's 39th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andrew J. Hinshaw 146,911 65.70
Democratic John Woodland Black 76,695 43.30
Total votes 223,606 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 40
California's 40th congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Wilson (incumbent) 153,648 67.77
Democratic Frank Caprio 68,771 30.33
American Independent Fritjof Thygeson 4,294 1.89
Total votes 226,713 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

District 41
California's 41st congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent) 115,634 74.05
Republican D. Richard "Dick" Kau 40,514 25.95
Total votes 156,148 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

District 42
California's 42nd congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Clair Burgener 155,965 67.44
Democratic Bob Lowe 67,477 29.18
American Independent Armin R. Moths 7,812 3.38
Total votes 231,254 100.00
Turnout  
Republican win (new seat)

District 43
California's 43rd congressional district election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Victor Veysey 117,781 62.68
Democratic Ernest Z. Robles 70,129 37.32
Total votes 187,910 100.00
Turnout  
Republican win (new seat)

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