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1972 United States Congressional Elections – California

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – GOP Hold

Donald H. Clausen (R-inc) ­ 140,80762.19%

William A. Nighswonger (D) ­ 77,13834.07%

Jonathan T. Ames (PF) ­ 8,4703.74%

Total Votes ­ 226,415100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – DEM Hold

Harold T. (Bizz) Johnson (D-inc) ­ 148,80868.30%

Francis X. Callahan (R) ­ 62,38128.63%

Dorothy D. Paradis (American) ­ 6,6883.07%

Total Votes ­ 217,877100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – DEM Hold

John E. Moss (D-inc) ­ 151,03569.93%

John Rakus (R) ­ 64,94930.07%

Total Votes ­ 215,984100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – DEM Hold

Robert L. Leggett (D-inc) ­ 114,67367.44%

Benjamin Chang (R) ­ 55,36732.56%

Total Votes ­ 170,040100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – DEM Hold

Phillip Burton (D-inc) ­ 120,81981.75%

Edlo E. Powell (R) ­ 26,96318.25%

Total Votes ­ 147,782100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – GOP Hold

William S. Mailliard (R-inc) ­ 118,19752.25%

Roger Boas (D) ­ 108,03447.75%

Total Votes ­ 226,231100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – DEM Hold

Ron Dellums (D-inc) ­ 126,35156.00%

Peter Hannaford (R) ­ 85,85138.05%

Frank V. Cortese (American) ­ 13,4305.95%

Total Votes ­ 225,632100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – DEM Hold

Pete Stark (D) ­ 101,02452.90%

Lew M. Warden, Jr. (R) ­ 89,94847.10%

Total Votes ­ 190,972100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 9 – DEM Hold

Don Edwards (D-inc) ­ 123,83772.26%

Herb Smith (R) ­ 43,13425.17%

Edmon V. Kaiser (American) ­ 4,4032.57%

Total Votes ­ 171,374100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 10 – GOP Hold

Charles S. Gubser (R-inc) ­ 139,85064.61%

B. Frank Gillette (D) ­ 76,59735.39%

Total Votes ­ 216,447100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 11 – DEM Win (new district)

Leo Ryan (D-inc) ­ 113,58060.39%

Charles E. Chase (R) ­ 69,65537.03%

Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff (American) ­ 4,8522.58%

Total Votes ­ 188,087100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 12 – GOP Hold

Burt L. Talcott (R-inc) ­ 105,55553.97%

Julian Camacho (D) ­ 84,26843.09%

Stanley K. Monteith (American) ­ 5,7532.94%

Total Votes ­ 195,576100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 13 – GOP Hold

Charles M. Teague (R-inc) ­ 153,72373.92%

Lester Dean Cleveland (D) ­ 54,23726.08%

Total Votes ­ 207,960100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 14 – DEM Hold

Jerome R. Waldie (D-inc) ­ 158,94877.56%

Floyd E. Sims (R) ­ 45,98522.44%

Total Votes ­ 204,933100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 15 – DEM Hold

John J. McFall (D-inc) ­ 145,273100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 16 – DEM Hold

Bernice F. Sisk (D-inc) ­ 134,07979.12%

Carol O. Harner (R) ­ 35,38420.88%

Total Votes ­ 169,463100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 17 – GOP Hold

Pete McCloskey (R-inc) ­ 110,09860.21%

James Stewart (D) ­ 72,75939.79%

Total Votes ­ 182,857100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 18 – GOP Hold

Bob Mathias (R-inc) ­ 109,99366.47%

Vincent J. Lavery (D) ­ 55,48433.53%

Total Votes ­ 165,477100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 19 – DEM Hold

Chet Holifield (D-inc) ­ 103,82367.22%

Kenneth M. Fisher (R) ­ 43,03427.86%

Joe Harris (PF) ­ 7,5884.91%

Total Votes ­ 154,445100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 20 – GOP Hold

Carlos J. Moorhead (R) ­ 120,29957.42%

John Binkley (D) ­ 89,21942.58%

Total Votes ­ 209,518100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 21 – DEM Hold

Gus Hawkins (D-inc) ­ 92,79982.87%

Rayfield Lundy (R) ­ 19,18717.13%

Total Votes ­ 111,986100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 22 – DEM Hold

James C. Corman (D-inc) ­ 121,35267.57%

Bruce P. Wolfe (R) ­ 52,66429.32%

Ralph L. Shroyer (PF) ­ 5,5833.11%

Total Votes ­ 179,599100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 23 – GOP Hold

Del M. Clawson (R-inc) ­ 118,73161.43%

Conrad G. Tuohey (D) ­ 74,56138.57%

Total Votes ­ 193,292100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 24 – GOP Hold

John H. Rousselot (R-inc) ­ 141,27470.13%

Luther Mandell (D) ­ 60,17029.87%

Total Votes ­ 201,444100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 25 – GOP Hold

Charles E. Wiggins (R-inc) ­ 115,90864.95%

Les Craven (D) ­ 57,01531.95%

Alfred Romirez (American) ­ 5,5413.10%

Total Votes ­ 178,464100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 26 – DEM Hold

Thomas M. Rees (D-inc) ­ 160,93268.63%

Philip Robert Rutta (R) ­ 65,47327.92%

Mike Timko (PF) ­ 8,0943.45%

Total Votes ­ 234,499100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 27 – GOP Hold

Barry M. Goldwater, Jr. (R-inc) ­ 117,62257.40%

Mark S. Novak (D) ­ 87,29542.60%

Total Votes ­ 204,917100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 28 – GOP Hold

Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (R-inc) ­ 142,10260.71%

Michael Shapiro (D) ­ 87,78337.50%

Jack Hampton (PF) ­ 4,1841.79%

Total Votes ­ 234,069100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 29 – DEM Hold

George E. Danielson (D-inc) ­ 91,55362.78%

Richard E. Ferraro (R) ­ 48,81433.48%

John W. Blaine (PF) ­ 5,4553.74%

Total Votes ­ 145,822100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 30 – DEM Hold

Edward R. Roybal (D-inc) ­ 76,52168.39%

Bill Brophy (R) ­ 32,00528.61%

Lewis McCammon (PF) ­ 3,3553.00%

Total Votes ­ 111,881100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 31 – DEM Hold

Charles H. Wilson (D-inc) ­ 85,95452.28%

Ben Valentine (R) ­ 69,87642.50%

Roberta Lynn Wood (PF) ­ 8,5825.22%

Total Votes ­ 164,412100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 32 – GOP Hold

Craig Hosmer (R-inc) ­ 147,01665.86%

Dennis Murray (D) ­ 71,39431.98%

John S. Donohue (PF) ­ 4,8042.15%

Total Votes ­ 223,214100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 33 – GOP Hold

Jerry L. Pettis (R-inc) ­ 140,30475.06%

Ken Thompson (D) ­ 46,62624.94%

Total Votes ­ 186,930100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 34 – DEM Hold

Richard T. Hanna (D-inc) ­ 113,84167.22%

John D. Ratterree (R) ­ 48,91628.88%

Lee R. Rayburn (AI) ­ 6,6043.90%

Total Votes ­ 169,361100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 35 – DEM Hold

Glenn M. Anderson (D-inc) ­ 103,91274.79%

Vernon E. Brown (R) ­ 35,01825.21%

Total Votes ­ 138,930100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 36 – GOP Win (new district)

William M. Ketchum (R) ­ 87,98452.75%

Timothy Lemucchi (D) ­ 72,51643.47%

William M. Armour (American) ­ 6,3073.78%

Total Votes ­ 166,807100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 37 – DEM Win (new district)

Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (D) ­ 120,93273.27%

Gregg Tria (R) ­ 40,63324.62%

John Haag (PF) ­ 3,4852.11%

Total Votes ­ 165,050100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 38 – DEM Win (new district)

George E. Brown, Jr. (D) ­ 77,77656.30%

Howard J. Snider (R) ­ 60,37943.70%

Total Votes ­ 138,155100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 39 – GOP Hold

Andrew J. Hinshaw (R) ­ 146,91165.70%

John Woodland Black (D) ­ 76,69534.30%

Total Votes ­ 223,606100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 40 – GOP Hold

Bob Wilson (R-inc) ­ 153,64867.77%

Frank Caprio (D) ­ 68,77130.33%

Fritjof Thygeson (PF) ­ 4,2941.89%

Total Votes ­ 226,713100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 41 – DEM Hold

Lionel Van Deerlin (D-inc) ­ 115,63474.05%

D. Richard Kau (R) ­ 40,51425.95%

Total Votes ­ 156,148100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 42 – GOP Win (new district)

Clair W. Burgener (R) ­ 155,96567.44%

Bob Lowe (D) ­ 67,47729.18%

Armin R. Moths (American) ­ 7,8123.38%

Total Votes ­ 231,254100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 43 – GOP Hold

Victor V. Veysey (R-inc) ­ 117,78162.68%

Ernest Z. Robles (D) ­ 70,12937.32%

Total Votes ­ 187,910100.00%

Source: Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives