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1978 United States Congressional Elections – California

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – DEM Hold

Harold T. Johnson (D-inc) ­ 125,12259.35%

James E. Taylor (R) ­ 85,69040.65%

Total Votes ­ 210,812100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – GOP Hold

Don H. Clausen (R-inc) ­ 114,45151.96%

Norma K. Bork (D) ­ 99,71245.27%

Irv Sutley (PF) ­ 6,0972.77%

Total Votes ­ 220,260100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – DEM Hold

Bob Matsui (D) ­ 105,53753.44%

Sandy Smoley (R) ­ 91,96646.56%

Total Votes ­ 197,503100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – DEM Hold

Victor H. Fazio (D) ­ 87,76455.37%

Rex Hime (R) ­ 70,73344.63%

Total Votes ­ 158,497100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – DEM Hold

John L. Burton (D-inc) ­ 106,04666.84%

Dolores Skore (R) ­ 52,60333.16%

Total Votes ­ 158,649100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – DEM Hold

Phillip Burton (D-inc) ­ 81,80191.12%

Tom Spinosa (R) ­ 3,5153.92%

Raymond O. Heaps (AI) ­ 4,4524.96%

Total Votes ­ 89,768100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – DEM Hold

George Miller (D-inc) ­ 109,67663.45%

Paula Gordon (R) ­ 58,33233.74%

Melvin E. Stanley (AI) ­ 4,8572.81%

Total Votes ­ 172,865100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – DEM Hold

Ron Dellums (D-inc) ­ 94,82457.36%

Charles V. Hughes (R) ­ 70,48142.64%

Total Votes ­ 165,305100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 9 – DEM Hold

Pete Stark (D-inc) ­ 88,17965.38%

Robert S. Allen (R) ­ 41,13830.50%

Lawrence J. Phillips (PF) ­ 5,5624.12%

Total Votes ­ 134,879100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 10 – DEM Hold

Don Edwards (D-inc) ­ 84,48867.13%

Rudy Hansen (R) ­ 41,37432.87%

Total Votes ­ 125,862100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 11 – DEM Hold

Leo Ryan (D-inc) ­ 92,88260.52%

Dave Welch (R) ­ 54,62135.59%

Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff (AI) ­ 5,9613.88%

Total Votes ­ 153,464100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 12 – GOP Hold

Pete McCloskey (R-inc) ­ 116,98273.07%

Kirsten Olsen (D) ­ 34,47221.53%

Harold R. Boylan (AI) ­ 5,6093.50%

Adele Fumino (PF) ­ 3,0221.89%

Total Votes ­ 160,085100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 13 – DEM Hold

Norm Mineta (D-inc) ­ 100,80957.49%

Dan O’Keefe (R) ­ 69,30639.52%

Robert Goldsborough III (PF) ­ 5,2462.99%

Total Votes ­ 175,361100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 14 – GOP Gain

Norman D. Shumway (R) ­ 95,96253.39%

John J. McFall (D-inc) ­ 76,60242.62%

George Darold Waldron (AI) ­ 7,1633.99%

Total Votes ­ 179,727100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 15 – DEM Hold

Tony Coelho (D) ­ 75,21260.11%

Chris Patterakis (R) ­ 49,91439.89%

Total Votes ­ 125,126100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 16 – DEM Hold

Leon Panetta (D-inc) ­ 104,55061.37%

Eric Seastrand (R) ­ 65,80838.63%

Total Votes ­ 170,358100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 17 – GOP Gain

Chip Pashayan (R) ­ 81,29654.49%

John Hans Krebs (D-inc) ­ 67,88545.51%

Total Votes ­ 149,181100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 18 – GOP Hold

Bill Thomas (R) ­ 85,66359.26%

Bob Sogge (D) ­ 58,90040.74%

Total Votes ­ 144,563100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 19 – GOP Hold

Robert J. Lagomarsino (R-inc) ­ 123,19271.73%

Jerry Zamos (D) ­ 41,67224.26%

Milton Shiro Takei (PF) ­ 6,8874.01%

Total Votes ­ 171,751100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 20 – GOP Hold

Barry Goldwater, Jr. (R-inc) ­ 129,71466.38%

Pat Lear (D) ­ 65,69533.62%

Total Votes ­ 195,409100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 21 – DEM Hold

James C. Corman (D-inc) ­ 73,86959.51%

Rod Walsh (R) ­ 44,51935.86%

Bill Hill (PF) ­ 5,7504.63%

Total Votes ­ 124,138100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 22 – GOP Hold

Carlos Moorhead (R-inc) ­ 99,50264.64%

Robert S. Henry (D) ­ 54,44235.36%

Total Votes ­ 153,944100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 23 – DEM Hold

Anthony C. Beilenson (D-inc) ­ 117,49865.64%

Joseph Barbara (R) ­ 61,49634.36%

Total Votes ­ 178,994100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 24 – DEM Hold

Henry Waxman (D-inc) ­ 85,07562.66%

Howard G. Schaefer (R) ­ 44,24332.59%

Kevin Casey Peters (PF) ­ 6,4534.75%

Total Votes ­ 135,771100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 25 – DEM Hold

Edward R. Roybal (D-inc) ­ 45,88167.39%

Robert K. Watson (R) ­ 22,20532.61%

Total Votes ­ 68,086100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 26 – GOP Hold

John H. Rousselot (R-inc) ­ 113,059100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 27 – GOP Hold

Bob Dornan (R-inc) ­ 89,39251.00%

Carey Peck (D) ­ 85,88049.00%

Total Votes ­ 175,272100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 28 – DEM Hold

Julian C. Dixon (D) ­ 97,592100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 29 – DEM Hold

Augustus F. Hawkins (D-inc) ­ 65,21485.00%

Uriah J. Fields (R) ­ 11,51215.00%

Total Votes ­ 76,726100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 30 – DEM Hold

George E. Danielson (D-inc) ­ 66,24171.42%

Henry Ares (R) ­ 26,51128.58%

Total Votes ­ 92,752100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 31 – DEM Hold

Charles H. Wilson (D-inc) ­ 55,66767.76%

Don Grimshaw (R) ­ 26,49032.24%

Total Votes ­ 82,157100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 32 – DEM Hold

Glenn M. Anderson (D-inc) ­ 74,00471.43%

Sonya Mathison (R) ­ 23,24222.43%

Ida Bader (AI) ­ 6,3636.14%

Total Votes ­ 103,609100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 33 – GOP Hold

Wayne R. Grisham (R) ­ 79,53355.98%

Dennis S. Kazarian (D) ­ 62,54044.02%

Total Votes ­ 142,073100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 34 – GOP Gain

Dan Lungren (R) ­ 90,55453.72%

Mark W. Hannaford (D-inc) ­ 73,60843.67%

Lawrence John Stafford (AI) ­ 4,4102.62%

Total Votes ­ 168,572100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 35 – DEM Hold

James F. Lloyd (D-inc) ­ 80,38854.01%

David Dreier (R) ­ 68,44245.99%

Total Votes ­ 148,830100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 36 – DEM Hold

George Brown, Jr. (D-inc) ­ 80,44862.92%

Dana Warren Carmody (R) ­ 47,41737.08%

Total Votes ­ 127,865100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 37 – GOP Hold

Jerry Lewis (R) ­ 106,58161.40%

Dan Corcoran (D) ­ 60,46334.83%

Bernard Wahl (AI) ­ 6,5443.77%

Total Votes ­ 173,588100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 38 – DEM Hold

Jerry M. Patterson (D-inc) ­ 75,47158.61%

Dan Goedeke (R) ­ 53,29841.39%

Total Votes ­ 128,769100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 39 – GOP Hold

William E. Dannemeyer (R) ­ 112,16063.71%

Bill Farris (D) 63,891 – 36.29%

Total Votes ­ 176,051100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 40 – GOP Hold

Robert Badham (R-inc) ­ 147,88265.95%

Jim McGuy (D) ­ 76,35834.05%

Total Votes ­ 224,240100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 41 – GOP Hold

Bob Wilson (R-inc) ­ 107,68558.14%

King Golden, Jr. (D) ­ 77,54041.86%

Total Votes ­ 185,225100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 42 – DEM Hold

Lionel Van Deerlin (D-inc) ­ 85,12673.74%

Lawrence C. Mattera (R) ­ 30,31926.26%

Total Votes ­ 115,445100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 43 – GOP Hold

Clair Burgener (R-inc) ­ 167,15068.66%

Ruben B. Brooks (D) ­ 76,30831.34%

Total Votes ­ 243,458100.00%

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