1976 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 19
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The California United States House elections, 1976 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 2, 1976. Democrats picked up one district, the 16th.
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Overview
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| colspan="7" | United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1976 |
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| colspan=2 style="width: 5em" |Party
! style="width: 5em" |Votes ! style="width: 3em" |% ! style="width: 3em" |Before ! style="width: 3em" |After ! style="width: 3em" |+/– |
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| style="width: 130px" | Democratic | align="right" | 4,144,324 | align="right" | 55.80% | align="right" | 28 | align="right" | 29 | align="right" | +1 |
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| style="width: 130px" | Republican | align="right" | 3,204,418 | align="right" | 43.15% | align="right" | 15 | align="right" | 14 | align="right" | -1 |
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| style="width: 130px" | American Independent | align="right" | 39,786 | align="right" | 0.54% | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 |
| style="background-color:#DDDDDD; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Independent | align="right" | 37,973 | align="right" | 0.51% | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | 0 |
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| colspan="2" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 7,426,501 | align="right" | 100.00% | align="right" | 43 | align="right" | 43 | align="right" | — |
== Results==
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1976election.pdf]
| id=toc class=toc summary=Contents
| align=center | 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 1=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 1st congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Harold T. Johnson (incumbent)
|votes = 160,477
|percentage = 73.95
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = James E. Taylor
|votes = 56,539
|percentage = 26.05
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 217,016
|percentage = 100.00
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{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=District 2=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 2nd congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Don H. Clausen (incumbent)
|votes = 121,290
|percentage = 56.01
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Oscar H. Klee
|votes = 88,829
|percentage = 41.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Peace and Freedom Party
|candidate = Robert B. "Bob" Allred
|votes = 6,444
|percentage = 2.98
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 216,563
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=District 3=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 3rd congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John E. Moss (incumbent)
|votes = 139,779
|percentage = 72.86
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = George R. Marsh, Jr.
|votes = 52,075
|percentage = 27.14
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 191,854
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=District 4=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 4th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert L. Leggett (incumbent)
|votes = 75,844
|percentage = 50.22
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Rex Hime
|votes = 75,193
|percentage = 49.78
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 151,037
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=District 5=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 5th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John L. Burton (incumbent)
|votes = 103,746
|percentage = 61.84
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Branwell Fanning
|votes = 64,008
|percentage = 38.16
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 167,754
|percentage = 100.00
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{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=District 6=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 6th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Phillip Burton (incumbent)
|votes = 86,493
|percentage = 66.07
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Tom Spinosa
|votes = 35,359
|percentage = 27.01
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Peace and Freedom Party
|candidate = Emily L. Siegel
|votes = 6,570
|percentage = 5.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = American Independent Party
|candidate = Raymond O. "Ray" Heaps
|votes = 2,494
|percentage = 1.91
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 130,916
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=District 7=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 7th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = George Miller (incumbent)
|votes = 147,064
|percentage = 74.72
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert L. Vickers
|votes = 45,863
|percentage = 23.30
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = American Independent Party
|candidate = Melvin E. Stanley
|votes = 3,889
|percentage = 1.98
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 196,816
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=District 8=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 8th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Ron Dellums (incumbent)
|votes = 122,342
|percentage = 62.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Philip Stiles Breck Jr.
|votes = 68,374
|percentage = 34.72
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Peace and Freedom Party
|candidate = Robert J. Evans
|votes = 6,238
|percentage = 3.17
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 196,954
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=District 9=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 9th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Pete Stark (incumbent)
|votes = 116,398
|percentage = 70.81
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = James K. Mills
|votes = 44,607
|percentage = 27.13
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Peace and Freedom Party
|candidate = Albert L. Sargis
|votes = 3,386
|percentage = 2.06
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 164,391
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=District 10=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 10th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Don Edwards (incumbent)
|votes = 111,992
|percentage = 72.05
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Herb Smith
|votes = 38,088
|percentage = 24.50
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = American Independent Party
|candidate = Edmon V. Kaiser
|votes = 5,363
|percentage = 3.45
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 155,443
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 11=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 11th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Leo Ryan (incumbent)
|votes = 107,618
|percentage = 61.08
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Bob Jones
|votes = 62,435
|percentage = 35.44
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = American Independent Party
|candidate = Nicholas Waeil Kudrovzeff
|votes = 6,141
|percentage = 3.49
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 176,194
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=District 12=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 12th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Pete McCloskey (incumbent)
|votes = 130,332
|percentage = 66.21
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = David T. Harris
|votes = 61,526
|percentage = 31.25
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = American Independent Party
|candidate = Joseph David "Joss" Cooney
|votes = 4,999
|percentage = 2.54
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 196,857
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=District 13=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 13th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Norman Mineta (incumbent)
|votes = 135,291
|percentage = 66.77
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Ernie Konnyu
|votes = 63,130
|percentage = 31.16
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = American Independent Party
|candidate = William Pollock Herrell
|votes = 4,190
|percentage = 2.07
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 202,611
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 14=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 14th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John J. McFall (incumbent)
|votes = 123,285
|percentage = 72.54
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Roger A. Blaine
|votes = 46,674
|percentage = 27.46
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 169,959
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 15=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 15th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent)
|votes = 92,735
|percentage = 72.20
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Carol Harner
|votes = 35,700
|percentage = 27.80
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 128,435
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 16=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 16th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Leon Panetta
|votes = 104,545
|percentage = 53.42
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Burt L. Talcott (incumbent)
|votes = 91,160
|percentage = 46.58
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 195,705
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
|loser = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 17=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 17th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John Hans Krebs (incumbent)
|votes = 103,898
|percentage = 65.69
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Henry J. Andreas
|votes = 54,270
|percentage = 34.31
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 158,168
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 18=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 18th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = William M. Ketchum (incumbent)
|votes = 101,658
|percentage = 64.20
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Dean Close
|votes = 56,683
|percentage = 35.80
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 158,341
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 19=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 19th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert J. Lagomarsino (incumbent)
|votes = 124,201
|percentage = 64.38
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Dan Sisson
|votes = 68,722
|percentage = 35.62
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 192,923
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 20=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 20th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Barry Goldwater, Jr. (incumbent)
|votes = 146,158
|percentage = 67.25
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Patty Lear Corman
|votes = 71,193
|percentage = 32.75
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 217,351
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 21=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 21st congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = James C. Corman (incumbent)
|votes = 101,837
|percentage = 66.51
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Erwin Ed Hogan
|votes = 44,094
|percentage = 28.80
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Peace and Freedom Party
|candidate = Bill Hill
|votes = 7,178
|percentage = 4.69
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 153,109
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 22=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 22nd congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Carlos J. Moorhead (incumbent)
|votes = 114,769
|percentage = 62.61
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert S. Henry
|votes = 68,543
|percentage = 37.39
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 183,312
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 23=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 23rd congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Anthony C. Beilenson
|votes = 130,619
|percentage = 60.18
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Thomas F. Bartman
|votes = 86,434
|percentage = 39.82
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 217,053
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 24=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 24th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Henry Waxman (incumbent)
|votes = 108,296
|percentage = 67.78
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = David Irvins Simmons
|votes = 51,478
|percentage = 32.22
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 159,774
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 25=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 25th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Edward R. Roybal (incumbent)
|votes = 57,966
|percentage = 71.90
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert K. Watson
|votes = 17,737
|percentage = 22.00
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Peace and Freedom Party
|candidate = Marilyn Seals
|votes = 4,922
|percentage = 6.10
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 80,625
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 26=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 26th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John H. Rousselot (incumbent)
|votes = 112,619
|percentage = 65.59
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Latta Bruce
|votes = 59,093
|percentage = 34.41
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 171,712
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 27=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 27th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Bob Dornan
|votes = 114,623
|percentage = 54.68
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Gary Familian
|votes = 94,988
|percentage = 45.32
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 209,611
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 28=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 28th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (inc.)
|votes = 114,612
|percentage = 80.20
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Edward S. Skinner
|votes = 28,303
|percentage = 19.80
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 142,915
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes =
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 29=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 29th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Augustus F. Hawkins (incumbent)
|votes = 82,515
|percentage = 85.42
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Michael D. Germonprez
|votes = 10,852
|percentage = 11.23
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Sheila Leburg
|votes = 3,235
|percentage = 3.35
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 96,602
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 30=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 30th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = George E. Danielson (incumbent)
|votes = 82,767
|percentage = 74.38
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Harry Couch
|votes = 28,503
|percentage = 25.62
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 111,270
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 31=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 31st congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Charles H. Wilson (incumbent)
|votes = 83,155
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 32=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 32nd congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent)
|votes = 92,034
|percentage = 72.22
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Clifford O. Young
|votes = 35,394
|percentage = 27.78
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 127,428
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 33=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 33rd congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Del M. Clawson (incumbent)
|votes = 95,398
|percentage = 55.08
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Ted Snyder
|votes = 77,807
|percentage = 44.92
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 173,205
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 34=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 34th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Mark W. Hannaford (incumbent)
|votes = 100,988
|percentage = 50.71
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Dan Lungren
|votes = 98,147
|percentage = 49.29
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 199,135
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 35=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 35th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Jim Lloyd (incumbent)
|votes = 87,472
|percentage = 53.26
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Louis Brutocao
|votes = 76,765
|percentage = 46.74
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 164,237
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 36=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 36th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = George Brown, Jr. (incumbent)
|votes = 90,830
|percentage = 61.56
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Grant Carner
|votes = 49,368
|percentage = 33.46
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = American Independent Party
|candidate = William E. Pasley
|votes = 7,358
|percentage = 4.99
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 147,556
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 37=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 37th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Shirley Neil Pettis (incumbent)
|votes = 133,634
|percentage = 71.08
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Douglas C. Nilson Jr.
|votes = 49,021
|percentage = 26.07
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = American Independent Party
|candidate = Bernard Wahl
|votes = 5,352
|percentage = 2.85
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 188,007
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 38=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 38th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Jerry M. Patterson (incumbent)
|votes = 103,317
|percentage = 63.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = James "Jim" Combs
|votes = 59,092
|percentage= 36.38
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 162,409
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 39=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 39th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Charles E. Wiggins (incumbent)
|votes = 122,657
|percentage = 58.57
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = William E. "Bill" Farris
|votes = 86,745
|percentage = 41.43
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 209,402
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 40=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 40th congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert Badham
|votes = 148,512
|percentage = 59.25
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Vivian Hall
|votes = 102,132
|percentage = 40.75
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 250,644
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 41=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 41st congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Bob Wilson (incumbent)
|votes = 128,784
|percentage = 57.65
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = King Golden, Jr.
|votes = 94,590
|percentage = 42.35
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 223,374
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 42=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 42nd congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Lionel Van Deerlin (incumbent)
|votes = 103,062
|percentage = 75.99
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Wes Marden
|votes = 32,565
|percentage = 24.01
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 135,627
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=District 43=
{{Election box begin no change| title= California's 43rd congressional district election, 1976}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Clair Burgener (incumbent)
|votes = 173,576
|percentage = 65.00
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Pat Kelly
|votes = 93,475
|percentage = 35.00
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 267,051
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
== See also==
- 95th United States Congress
- Political party strength in California
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- 1976 United States House of Representatives elections
== References==
- [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1976-11-02 California Elections Page]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070725184700/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives]
== External links==
- [http://www.joincalifornia.com/page/8 California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101219004236/http://ca.rand.org/stats/politics/sov/elect.defs.html RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions]
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