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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/California
      1978·U.S. House·California

      California U.S. House

      43 districtsD 26R 17
      43 districts|D won 26|R won 17|Closest: CA-27
      District ▲WinnerPartyVotes%Margin
      CA-01
      Harold T \ JohnsonDEM
      DEM210,81259.4%
      D+18.7
      CA-02
      Don H ClausenREP
      REP220,26052.0%
      R+6.7
      CA-03
      Robert T MatsuiDEM
      DEM197,50353.4%
      D+6.9
      CA-04
      Vic FazioDEM
      DEM158,49755.4%
      D+10.8
      CA-05
      John L BurtonDEM
      DEM158,64966.8%
      D+33.7
      CA-06
      Phillip BurtonDEM
      DEM119,76868.3%
      D+40.3
      CA-07
      George A MillerDEM
      DEM172,86563.5%
      D+29.7
      CA-08
      Ronald V DellumsDEM
      DEM165,30557.4%
      D+14.7
      CA-09
      Fortney H Stark Jr.DEM
      DEM134,87965.4%
      D+34.9
      CA-10
      Don EdwardsDEM
      DEM125,86267.1%
      D+34.3
      CA-11
      Leo J RyanDEM
      DEM153,46460.5%
      D+24.9
      CA-12
      Paul N \ McCloskey Jr.REP
      REP160,08573.1%
      R+51.5
      CA-13
      Norman Y MinetaDEM
      DEM175,36157.5%
      D+18.0
      CA-14
      Norman D ShumwayREP
      REP179,72753.4%
      R+10.8
      CA-15
      Tony CoelhoDEM
      DEM125,12660.1%
      D+20.2
      CA-16
      Leon E PanettaDEM
      DEM170,35861.4%
      D+22.7
      CA-17
      Charles Pashayan Jr.REP
      REP149,18154.5%
      R+9.0
      CA-18
      William M ThomasREP
      REP144,56359.3%
      R+18.5
      CA-19
      Robert J \ LagomarsinoREP
      REP171,75171.7%
      R+47.5
      CA-20
      Barry M GoldwaterREP
      REP195,40966.4%
      R+32.8
      CA-21
      James C CormanDEM
      DEM124,13859.5%
      D+23.6
      CA-22
      Carlos J MoorheadREP
      REP153,94464.6%
      R+29.3
      CA-23
      Anthony C BeilensonDEM
      DEM178,99465.6%
      D+31.3
      CA-24
      Henry A WaxmanDEM
      DEM135,77162.7%
      D+30.1
      CA-25
      Edward R RoybalDEM
      DEM68,08667.4%
      D+34.8
      CA-26
      John H RousselotREP
      REP113,059100.0%
      R+100.0
      CA-27
      Robert Kenneth \ DornanREP
      REP175,27251.0%
      R+2.0
      CA-28
      Julian C DixonDEM
      DEM97,592100.0%
      D+100.0
      CA-29
      Augustus G HawkinsDEM
      DEM76,72685.0%
      D+70.0
      CA-30
      George E DanielsonDEM
      DEM92,75271.4%
      D+42.8
      CA-31
      Charles H WilsonDEM
      DEM82,15767.8%
      D+35.5
      CA-32
      Glenn M AndersonDEM
      DEM103,60971.4%
      D+49.0
      CA-33
      Wayne GrishamREP
      REP142,07356.0%
      R+12.0
      CA-34
      Daniel E LungrenREP
      REP168,57253.7%
      R+10.1
      CA-35
      Jim LloydDEM
      DEM148,83054.0%
      D+8.0
      CA-36
      George E Brown Jr.DEM
      DEM127,86562.9%
      D+25.8
      CA-37
      Jerry LewisREP
      REP173,58861.4%
      R+26.6
      CA-38
      Jerry M PattersonDEM
      DEM128,76958.6%
      D+17.2
      CA-39
      William E \ DannemeyerREP
      REP176,05163.7%
      R+27.4
      CA-40
      Robert E BadhamREP
      REP224,24066.0%
      R+31.9
      CA-41
      Bob C WilsonREP
      REP185,22558.1%
      R+16.3
      CA-42
      Lionel Van DeerlinDEM
      DEM115,44573.7%
      D+47.5
      CA-43
      Clair W BurgenerREP
      REP243,45868.7%
      R+37.3
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