1978 House elections · California districts

California U.S. House election results 1978

Results in all of California's congressional districts in 1978 (Democratic 26, Republican 17): every candidate, vote share and margin.

Democratic 26
Republican 17

District 1

District history

Harold T. Johnson DEM +18.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Harold T. Johnson Won	DEM	125,122	59.35%
James E. Taylor	REP	85,690	40.65%
Total		210,812

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District 2

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Donald H. Clausen REP +6.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Donald H. Clausen Won	REP	114,451	51.96%
Norma K. Bork	DEM	99,712	45.27%
Irv Sutley	PAF	6,097	2.77%
Total		220,260

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District 3

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Robert T. Matsui DEM +6.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert T. Matsui Won	DEM	105,537	53.44%
Sandy Smoley	REP	91,966	46.56%
Total		197,503

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District 4

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Vic Fazio DEM +10.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Vic Fazio Won	DEM	87,764	55.37%
Rex Hime	REP	70,733	44.63%
Total		158,497

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District 5

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John L. Burton DEM +33.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John L. Burton Won	DEM	106,046	66.84%
Dolores Skore	REP	52,603	33.16%
Total		158,649

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District 6

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Phillip Burton DEM +40.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Phillip Burton Won	DEM	81,801	68.30%
Tom Spinosa	REP	33,515	27.98%
Raymond O. Heaps	AIP	4,452	3.72%
Total		119,768

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District 7

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George Miller DEM +29.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George Miller Won	DEM	109,676	63.45%
Paula Gordon	REP	58,332	33.74%
Melvin E. Stanley	AIP	4,857	2.81%
Total		172,865

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District 8

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Ronald V. Dellums DEM +14.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ronald V. Dellums Won	DEM	94,824	57.36%
Charles V. Hughes	REP	70,481	42.64%
Total		165,305

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District 9

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Fortney H. Stark DEM +34.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Fortney H. Stark Won	DEM	88,179	65.38%
Robert S. Allen	REP	41,138	30.50%
Lawrence J. Phillips	PAF	5,562	4.12%
Total		134,879

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District 10

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Don Edwards DEM +34.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Don Edwards Won	DEM	84,488	67.13%
Rudy Hansen	REP	41,374	32.87%
Total		125,862

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District 11

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Leo J. Ryan DEM +24.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Leo J. Ryan Won	DEM	92,882	60.52%
Dave Welch	REP	54,621	35.59%
Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff	AIP	5,961	3.88%
Total		153,464

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District 12

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Paul Norton McCloskey REP +51.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul Norton McCloskey Won	REP	116,982	73.08%
Kirsten Olsen	DEM	34,472	21.53%
Harold R. Boylan	AIP	5,609	3.50%
Adele Fumino	PAF	3,022	1.89%
Total		160,085

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District 13

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Norman Y. Mineta DEM +18.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Norman Y. Mineta Won	DEM	100,809	57.49%
Dan O'Keefe	REP	69,306	39.52%
Robert Goldsborough	PAF	5,246	2.99%
Total		175,361

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District 14

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Norman D. Shumway REP +10.8 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Norman D. Shumway Won	REP	95,962	53.39%
John J. McFall	DEM	76,602	42.62%
George Darold Waldron	AIP	7,163	3.99%
Total		179,727

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District 15

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Tony Coelho DEM +20.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tony Coelho Won	DEM	75,212	60.11%
Chris Patterakis	REP	49,914	39.89%
Total		125,126

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District 16

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Leon E. Panetta DEM +22.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Leon E. Panetta Won	DEM	104,550	61.37%
Eric Seastrand	REP	65,808	38.63%
Total		170,358

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District 17

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Charles Pashayan REP +9.0 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Charles Pashayan Won	REP	81,296	54.50%
John Hans Krebs	DEM	67,885	45.51%
Total		149,181

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District 18

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William M. Thomas REP +18.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William M. Thomas Won	REP	85,663	59.26%
Bob Sogge	DEM	58,900	40.74%
Total		144,563

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District 19

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Robert J. Lagomarsino REP +47.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert J. Lagomarsino Won	REP	123,192	71.73%
Jerry Zamos	DEM	41,672	24.26%
Milton Shiro Takei	PAF	6,887	4.01%
Total		171,751

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District 20

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Barry Morris Goldwater REP +32.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Barry Morris Goldwater Won	REP	129,714	66.38%
Patti Lear Corman	DEM	65,695	33.62%
Total		195,409

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District 21

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James C. Corman DEM +23.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James C. Corman Won	DEM	73,869	59.51%
Rod Walsh	REP	44,519	35.86%
Bill Hill	PAF	5,750	4.63%
Total		124,138

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District 22

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Carlos J. Moorhead REP +29.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Carlos J. Moorhead Won	REP	99,502	64.64%
Robert S. Henry	DEM	54,442	35.37%
Total		153,944

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District 23

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Anthony C. Beilenson DEM +31.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Anthony C. Beilenson Won	DEM	117,498	65.64%
Joseph Barbara	REP	61,496	34.36%
Total		178,994

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District 24

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Henry A. Waxman DEM +30.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Henry A. Waxman Won	DEM	85,075	62.66%
Howard G. Schaefer	REP	44,243	32.59%
Kevin Casey Peters	PAF	6,453	4.75%
Total		135,771

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District 25

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Edward R. Roybal DEM +34.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Edward R. Roybal Won	DEM	45,881	67.39%
Robert K. Watson	REP	22,205	32.61%
Total		68,086

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District 26

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John H. Rousselot REP

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Bar
John H. Rousselot Won	REP	113,059	100.00%
Total		113,059

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District 27

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Robert K. Dornan REP +2.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert K. Dornan Won	REP	89,392	51.00%
Carey Peek	DEM	85,880	49.00%
Total		175,272

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District 28

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Julian C. Dixon DEM

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Bar
Julian C. Dixon Won	DEM	97,592	100.00%
Total		97,592

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District 29

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Augustus F. Hawkins DEM +70.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Augustus F. Hawkins Won	DEM	65,214	85.00%
Uriah J. Fields	REP	11,512	15.00%
Total		76,726

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District 30

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George E. Danielson DEM +42.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George E. Danielson Won	DEM	66,241	71.42%
Henry Ares	REP	26,511	28.58%
Total		92,752

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District 31

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Charles H. Wilson DEM +35.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Charles H. Wilson Won	DEM	55,667	67.76%
Don Grimshaw	REP	26,490	32.24%
Total		82,157

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District 32

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Glenn M. Anderson DEM +49.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Glenn M. Anderson Won	DEM	74,004	71.43%
Sonya Mathison	REP	23,242	22.43%
Ida Bader	AIP	6,363	6.14%
Total		103,609

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District 33

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Wayne R. Grisham REP +12.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Wayne R. Grisham Won	REP	79,533	55.98%
Dennis S. Kazarian	DEM	62,540	44.02%
Total		142,073

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District 34

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Dan Lungren REP +10.1 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dan Lungren Won	REP	90,554	53.72%
Mark W. Hannaford	DEM	73,608	43.67%
Lawrence John Stafford	AIP	4,410	2.62%
Total		168,572

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District 35

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James F. Lloyd DEM +8.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James F. Lloyd Won	DEM	80,388	54.01%
David T. Dreier	REP	68,442	45.99%
Total		148,830

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District 36

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George E. Brown DEM +25.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George E. Brown Won	DEM	80,448	62.92%
Dana Warren Carmody	REP	47,417	37.08%
Total		127,865

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District 37

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Jerry Lewis REP +26.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jerry Lewis Won	REP	106,581	61.40%
Dan Corcoran	DEM	60,463	34.83%
Bernard Wahl	AIP	6,544	3.77%
Total		173,588

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District 38

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Jerry M. Patterson DEM +17.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jerry M. Patterson Won	DEM	75,471	58.61%
Dan Goedeke	REP	53,298	41.39%
Total		128,769

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District 39

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William E. Dannemeyer REP +27.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William E. Dannemeyer Won	REP	112,160	63.71%
William E. Farris	DEM	63,891	36.29%
Total		176,051

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District 40

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Robert E. Badham REP +31.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert E. Badham Won	REP	147,882	65.95%
Jim McGuy	DEM	76,358	34.05%
Total		224,240

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District 41

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Bob C. Wilson REP +16.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bob C. Wilson Won	REP	107,685	58.14%
King Golden	DEM	77,540	41.86%
Total		185,225

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District 42

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Lionel Van Deerlin DEM +47.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lionel Van Deerlin Won	DEM	85,126	73.74%
Lawrence C. Mattera	REP	30,319	26.26%
Total		115,445

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District 43

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Clair W. Burgener REP +37.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Clair W. Burgener Won	REP	167,150	68.66%
Ruben B. Brooks	DEM	76,308	31.34%
Total		243,458

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