November 7, 1972
General Election
Note: A total of 8,595,950 Californians voted in this election.
President | |||
Louis Fisher | Socialist Labor | Loss | |
Gabriel Green | Universal | Loss | |
Gus Hall | Communist | Loss | |
John Hospers | Libertarian | Loss | |
Linda Jenness | Socialist Workers | Loss | |
George McGovern | Democratic | 41.5% | Loss |
E. Harold Munn Sr. | Prohibition | Loss | |
Richard M. Nixon | Republican | 55% | Win |
John G. Schmitz | American Independent | 2.8% | Loss |
Benjamin Spock | Peace and Freedom | 0.7% | Loss |
CD-01 | |||
Jonathan T. Ames | Peace and Freedom | 3.5% | Loss |
Don H. Clausen | Republican | 62.3% | Win |
William Nighswonger | Democratic | 34.2% | Loss |
CD-02 | |||
Francis X. Callahan | Republican | 28.7% | Loss |
Harold T. "Bizz" Johnson | Democratic | 68.4% | Win |
Dorothy D. Paradis | American Independent | 2.9% | Loss |
CD-03 | |||
John E. Moss | Democratic | 69.9% | Win |
John Rakus | Republican | 30.1% | Loss |
CD-04 | |||
Benjamin Chang | Republican | 32.6% | Loss |
Robert L. Leggett | Democratic | 67.4% | Win |
CD-05 | |||
Phil Burton | Democratic | 81.8% | Win |
Edlo E. Powell | Republican | 18.1% | Loss |
Herbert Steiner | Socialist Labor | Loss | |
Susan Vass | Socialist Workers | Loss | |
CD-06 | |||
Roger Boas | Democratic | 47.9% | Loss |
William S. Mailliard | Republican | 52.1% | Win |
CD-07 | |||
Frank V. Cortese | American Independent | 6% | Loss |
Ron Dellums | Democratic | 55.9% | Win |
Peter Hannaford | Republican | 38.1% | Loss |
CD-08 | |||
Pete Stark | Democratic | 52.9% | Win |
Lew M. Warden Jr. | Republican | 47.1% | Loss |
CD-09 | |||
Don Edwards | Democratic | 72.3% | Win |
Edmon V. Kaiser | American Independent | 2.6% | Loss |
Herb Smith | Republican | 25.1% | Loss |
CD-10 | |||
B. Frank Gillette | Democratic | 35.4% | Loss |
Charles S. Gubser | Republican | 64.6% | Win |
CD-11 | |||
Charles E. Chase | Republican | 37% | Loss |
Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff | American Independent | 2.6% | Loss |
Leo J. Ryan | Democratic | 60.4% | Win |
CD-12 | |||
Julian Camacho | Democratic | 43.1% | Loss |
Stanley K. Monteith | American Independent | 2.9% | Loss |
Burt L. Talcott | Republican | 54% | Win |
CD-13 | |||
Lester Dean Cleveland | Democratic | 26.1% | Loss |
Mike Mattson | Write-in | 0.1% | Loss |
Charles M. Teague | Republican | 73.9% | Win |
CD-14 | |||
Floyd E. Sims | Republican | 22.4% | Loss |
Jerome Waldie | Democratic | 77.6% | Win |
CD-15 | |||
John J. McFall | Democratic | 100% | Win |
CD-16 | |||
Carol Harner | Republican | 20.9% | Loss |
B. F. Sisk | Democratic | 79.1% | Win |
CD-17 | |||
James Gordon Knapp | Write-in | 9.5% | Loss |
Pete McCloskey | Republican | 54.5% | Win |
James "Jim" Stewart | Democratic | 35.9% | Loss |
CD-18 | |||
Vincent J. Lavery | Democratic | 33.6% | Loss |
Bob Mathias | Republican | 66.4% | Win |
CD-19 | |||
Kenneth M. Fisher | Republican | 27.9% | Loss |
Joe Harris | Peace and Freedom | 4.9% | Loss |
Chet Holifield | Democratic | 67.2% | Win |
CD-20 | |||
John Binkley | Democratic | 42.6% | Loss |
Carlos J. Moorhead | Republican | 57.4% | Win |
CD-21 | |||
Augustus F. "Gus" Hawkins | Democratic | 82.9% | Win |
Rayfield Lundy | Republican | 17.1% | Loss |
CD-22 | |||
James C. Corman | Democratic | 67.6% | Win |
Harry Melvin Saltzman | Write-in | Loss | |
Ralph L. Shroyer | Peace and Freedom | 3.1% | Loss |
Bruce P. Wolfe | Republican | 29.3% | Loss |
CD-23 | |||
Del M. Clawson | Republican | 61.4% | Win |
E. N. Elliott | Socialist Labor | Loss | |
Conrad G. Tuohey | Democratic | 38.6% | Loss |
CD-24 | |||
Luther Mandell | Democratic | 29.9% | Loss |
John H. Rousselot | Republican | 70.1% | Win |
CD-25 | |||
Leslie W. "Les" Craven | Democratic | 31.9% | Loss |
Alfred Ramirez | American Independent | 3.1% | Loss |
Charles E. Wiggins | Republican | 64.9% | Win |
CD-26 | |||
Thomas M. Rees | Democratic | 68.7% | Win |
Philip Robert Rutta | Republican | 27.9% | Loss |
Mike Timko | Peace and Freedom | 3.5% | Loss |
CD-27 | |||
Barry M. Goldwater Jr. | Republican | 57.4% | Win |
Gary A. Nelson | Peace and Freedom | Loss | |
Mark S. Novak | Democratic | 42.6% | Loss |
CD-28 | |||
Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. | Republican | 60.7% | Win |
Jack Hampton | Peace and Freedom | 1.8% | Loss |
Michael Shapiro | Democratic | 37.5% | Loss |
CD-29 | |||
John W. Blaine | Peace and Freedom | 3.8% | Loss |
George E. Danielson | Democratic | 62.7% | Win |
Richard E. Ferraro | Republican | 33.5% | Loss |
CD-30 | |||
Bill Brophy | Republican | 28.6% | Loss |
Lewis B. McCammon | Peace and Freedom | 3% | Loss |
Edward R. Roybal | Democratic | 68.4% | Win |
CD-31 | |||
Ben Valentine | Republican | 42.5% | Loss |
Charles H. Wilson | Democratic | 52.3% | Win |
Roberta Lynn Wood | Peace and Freedom | 5.2% | Loss |
CD-32 | |||
John S. Donohue | Peace and Freedom | 2.2% | Loss |
Craig Hosmer | Republican | 65.9% | Win |
Dennis Murray | Democratic | 31.9% | Loss |
CD-33 | |||
Jerry L. Pettis | Republican | 75% | Win |
Ken Thompson | Democratic | 25% | Loss |
CD-34 | |||
Richard T. Hanna | Democratic | 67.1% | Win |
John D. Ratterree | Republican | 29% | Loss |
Lee R. Rayburn | American Independent | 3.9% | Loss |
CD-35 | |||
Glenn M. Anderson | Democratic | 74.8% | Win |
Vernon E. Brown | Republican | 25.2% | Loss |
CD-36 | |||
William M. "Bill" Armour | American Independent | 3.8% | Loss |
William M. Ketchum | Republican | 52.7% | Win |
Timothy Lemucchi | Democratic | 43.5% | Loss |
CD-37 | |||
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke | Democratic | 73.2% | Win |
John Haag | Peace and Freedom | 2.1% | Loss |
Gregg Tria | Republican | 24.6% | Loss |
CD-38 | |||
George Brown | Democratic | 55.9% | Win |
Roger Granados | La Raza | 0.7% | Loss |
Howard J. Snider | Republican | 43.4% | Loss |
CD-39 | |||
John Woodland Black | Democratic | 34.3% | Loss |
Andrew J. Hinshaw | Republican | 65.7% | Win |
CD-40 | |||
Frank Caprio | Democratic | 30.3% | Loss |
Fritjof Peder Thygeson | Peace and Freedom | 1.9% | Loss |
Robert C. "Bob" Wilson | Republican | 67.8% | Win |
CD-41 | |||
D. Richard "Dick" Kau | Republican | 26% | Loss |
Lionel Van Deerlin | Democratic | 74% | Win |
CD-42 | |||
Clair W. Burgener | Republican | 67.5% | Win |
Bob Lowe | Democratic | 29.1% | Loss |
Armin R. Moths | American Independent | 3.4% | Loss |
CD-43 | |||
Ernest Z. Robles | Democratic | 37.3% | Loss |
Victor V. Veysey | Republican | 62.7% | Win |
SD-01 | |||
Randolph Collier | Democratic | 66.3% | Win |
Toni Novak-Sutley | Peace and Freedom | 9.5% | Loss |
Henry K. Rogers | Republican | 24.2% | Loss |
SD-03 | |||
Clare L. Berryhill | Republican | 50.3% | Win |
Ernest LaCoste | Democratic | 49.7% | Loss |
SD-05 | |||
David R. McKinley | Republican | 30.3% | Loss |
Albert S. Rodda | Democratic | 69.7% | Win |
SD-07 | |||
John A. Nejedly | Republican | 62.7% | Win |
Minot W. "Mike" Tripp Jr. | Democratic | 37.3% | Loss |
SD-09 | |||
Milton Marks | Republican | 59% | Win |
Ronald Pelosi | Democratic | 40.1% | Loss |
Jaroslaw "John" Szafarski | American Independent | 0.9% | Loss |
SD-11 | |||
Thomas J. Miles | Republican | 27% | Loss |
Nicholas C. Petris | Democratic | 73% | Win |
SD-13 | |||
Al Alquist | Democratic | 72.7% | Win |
Mark Hart | Republican | 27.3% | Loss |
SD-15 | |||
Herbert R. Davis | Democratic | 37.9% | Loss |
Howard Way | Republican | 62.1% | Win |
SD-17 | |||
Donald L. Grunsky | Republican | 65.1% | Win |
Suzanne H. Paizis | Republican | 34.9% | Loss |
SD-19 | |||
Stanley Hart | Democratic | 33.8% | Loss |
H. L. "Bill" Richardson | Republican | 66.2% | Win |
SD-21 | |||
John L. Harmer | Republican | 68.1% | Win |
Samuel J. Rifken | Democratic | 31.9% | Loss |
SD-23 | |||
Edward K. "Ed" Burke | Democratic | 44.5% | Loss |
Lou Cusanovich | Republican | 55.5% | Win |
SD-25 | |||
Catherine O'Neill | Democratic | 48.3% | Loss |
Ben Perrick | Peace and Freedom | 2% | Loss |
Robert S. Stevens | Republican | 49.7% | Win |
SD-27 | |||
Hubert M. Childress | Republican | 30.1% | Loss |
David A. Roberti | Democratic | 65.8% | Win |
David Saxe | Peace and Freedom | 4% | Loss |
SD-29 | |||
Mervyn M. Dymally | Democratic | 87% | Win |
Marion E. Taggart | Republican | 13% | Loss |
SD-31 | |||
John Mann | Republican | 26.9% | Loss |
James Q. Wedworth | Democratic | 73.1% | Win |
SD-33 | |||
Joseph M. Kennick | Democratic | 74.9% | Win |
James M. Sutton Jr. | Republican | 25.1% | Loss |
SD-35 | |||
William M. Ewing | American Independent | 3.8% | Loss |
Otto J. Lacayo | Democratic | 33.9% | Loss |
James Edward Whetmore | Republican | 62.3% | Win |
SD-37 | |||
G. C. "Dee" Debaun | American Independent | 31.8% | Loss |
George Deukmejian | Republican | 68.2% | Win |
SD-39 | |||
Stephen S. Gillis | Democratic | 12.6% | Loss |
Jack Schrade | Republican | 87.4% | Win |
AD-01 | |||
Pauline L. Davis | Democratic | 71.2% | Win |
Clifford C. Hord | Republican | 28.8% | Loss |
AD-02 | |||
Lawrence G. "Gary" Antolini | Republican | 47.3% | Loss |
Barry Keene | Democratic | 49.2% | Win |
Ramon P. Solomon | Peace and Freedom | 3.5% | Loss |
AD-03 | |||
Leroy F. Greene | Democratic | 67.1% | Win |
Bruce Maclean | Republican | 32.9% | Loss |
AD-04 | |||
Ray E. Johnson | Republican | 50.3% | Win |
George C. Shaw | Democratic | 49.7% | Loss |
AD-05 | |||
John F. Dunlap | Democratic | 71.6% | Win |
Chester Hillyard | Republican | 28.4% | Loss |
AD-06 | |||
Eugene A. Chappie | Republican | 67.8% | Win |
Ranold J. Kennedy | Democratic | 32.2% | Loss |
AD-07 | |||
Bill Bagley | Republican | 58.7% | Win |
Harry J. Moore | Democratic | 34.3% | Loss |
Bill Mack Webber | Peace and Freedom | 7% | Loss |
AD-08 | |||
Basil Clark | Republican | 30.2% | Loss |
Walter W. Powers | Democratic | 69.8% | Win |
AD-09 | |||
H. A. "Andy" Andresen | Republican | 29.6% | Loss |
Edwin L. Z'berg | Democratic | 70.4% | Win |
AD-10 | |||
Daniel Boatwright | Democratic | 50.3% | Win |
Warren N. Boggess | Republican | 46.8% | Loss |
Charles J. Vail | Peace and Freedom | 2.9% | Loss |
AD-11 | |||
John T. Knox | Democratic | 68.1% | Win |
Ralph H. Neal | Republican | 31.9% | Loss |
AD-12 | |||
Bob Monagan | Republican | 71.6% | Win |
Richard F. Nickerson | Democratic | 28.4% | Loss |
AD-13 | |||
Carlos Bee | Democratic | 68.2% | Win |
Robert G. Olson | Republican | 31.8% | Loss |
AD-14 | |||
Robert W. Crown | Democratic | 100% | Win |
AD-15 | |||
March Fong Eu | Democratic | 77.6% | Win |
Paul F. Pugh Jr. | Republican | 22.4% | Loss |
AD-16 | |||
H. Pat Balen | Republican | 28.7% | Loss |
Kenneth A. Meade | Democratic | 71.3% | Win |
AD-17 | |||
Daniel P. Devlin | Republican | 17.1% | Loss |
John J. Miller | Democratic | 82.9% | Win |
AD-18 | |||
Willie L. Brown | Democratic | 76.1% | Win |
Joan L. Irwin | Republican | 23.9% | Loss |
AD-19 | |||
Joseph F. Garriott | Republican | 20.7% | Loss |
Leo T. McCarthy | Democratic | 79.3% | Win |
AD-20 | |||
John Burton | Democratic | 70.6% | Win |
Al Graf | Republican | 29.4% | Loss |
AD-21 | |||
Gordon W. Duffy | Republican | 100% | Win |
AD-22 | |||
Rhoda Freier | Democratic | 37.9% | Loss |
Richard D. Hayden | Republican | 62.1% | Win |
AD-23 | |||
John Francis Foran | Democratic | 82% | Win |
Stanton C. Seeba | Republican | 18% | Loss |
AD-24 | |||
Lawrence "Larry" Fargher | Republican | 44.3% | Loss |
John Vasconcellos | Democratic | 55.7% | Win |
AD-25 | |||
Robert E. Browne | Republican | 25.2% | Loss |
Alister McAlister | Democratic | 69.7% | Win |
Lee Stearns | Peace and Freedom | 5% | Loss |
AD-26 | |||
Dixon Arnett | Republican | 70.5% | Win |
Joseph David "Joss" Cooney | American Independent | 3.8% | Loss |
Frank DeSio | Nonpartisan | Loss | |
Beth A. Labson | Democratic | 25.6% | Loss |
AD-27 | |||
Theodore "Ted" Long | Republican | 35.5% | Loss |
Lou Papan | Democratic | 57.6% | Win |
Will Slocum | Peace and Freedom | 3.6% | Loss |
James J. Stack | American Independent | 3.4% | Loss |
AD-28 | |||
Raymond "Ray" Gonzales | Democratic | 52.1% | Win |
Kent H. Stacey | Republican | 47.9% | Loss |
AD-29 | |||
Robert Nimmo | Republican | 50.7% | Win |
Rod Williams | Democratic | 43.8% | Loss |
Joe Woods | Peace and Freedom | 5.4% | Loss |
AD-30 | |||
Raymond C. "Ray" Simon | Republican | 47.5% | Loss |
John E. Thurman Jr. | Democratic | 52.5% | Win |
AD-31 | |||
Henry Faitz | Democratic | 34.6% | Loss |
Frank Murphy Jr. | Republican | 65.4% | Win |
AD-32 | |||
Alexander Brown (II) | Democratic | 45.5% | Loss |
Ken Maddy | Republican | 54.5% | Win |
AD-33 | |||
Charles B. Garrigus | Democratic | 34.3% | Loss |
Ernest N. Mobley | Republican | 65.7% | Win |
AD-34 | |||
Juan Valadez | Democratic | 26.4% | Loss |
Bob Wood | Republican | 73.6% | Win |
AD-35 | |||
John V. Briggs | Republican | 65.8% | Win |
Ted E. Shipkey Jr. | Democratic | 34.2% | Loss |
AD-36 | |||
Gary K. Hart | Democratic | 49.8% | Loss |
W. Don MacGillivray | Republican | 50.2% | Win |
AD-37 | |||
James J. Collins | American Independent | 3.6% | Loss |
John T. Conlan | Republican | 39.1% | Loss |
Ken MacDonald | Democratic | 57.3% | Win |
AD-38 | |||
Betty L. Kilpatrick | Republican | 32% | Loss |
Carley V. Porter | Democratic | 68% | Win |
AD-39 | |||
Bill Bond | Republican | 54.2% | Win |
Fred W. Chel | Democratic | 45.8% | Loss |
AD-40 | |||
Robert Aguirre | Republican | 30.9% | Loss |
Alex P. Garcia | Democratic | 55.7% | Win |
Raul Ruiz | La Raza | 13.4% | Loss |
AD-41 | |||
Henry "Hank" Arklin | Republican | 37.4% | Loss |
Jim Keysor | Democratic | 62.3% | Win |
Lupe Ramirez | La Raza | 0.3% | Loss |
AD-42 | |||
Elsie Blumental | Peace and Freedom | 3.5% | Loss |
Dennis Hayes | Republican | 32.5% | Loss |
Bob Moretti | Democratic | 64% | Win |
AD-43 | |||
Robert B. "Bob" Allred | Peace and Freedom | 4.4% | Loss |
Michael D. Antonovich | Republican | 67.8% | Win |
Patrick A. "Pat" Thornton | Democratic | 27.8% | Loss |
AD-44 | |||
Michael "Mike" Cullen | Democratic | 72.6% | Win |
Wilbur R. "Bill" Richardson | Republican | 27.4% | Loss |
AD-45 | |||
Walter J. Karabian | Democratic | 59.2% | Win |
Daniel T. "Dan" Nolan | Republican | 40.8% | Loss |
AD-46 | |||
Robert G. Beverly | Republican | 69.7% | Win |
Jack B. Holloway | Democratic | 25.8% | Loss |
Anita Lee Stephens | Peace and Freedom | 4.4% | Loss |
AD-47 | |||
Frank D. Lanterman | Republican | 60.9% | Win |
Robert W. Lyon | American Independent | 4.1% | Loss |
David E. Ridenour | Democratic | 35% | Loss |
AD-48 | |||
Richard Alatorre | Democratic | 57.2% | Win |
Bill King | Republican | 35.5% | Loss |
Houston A. Myers | American Independent | 2.5% | Loss |
Susan Welte | Peace and Freedom | 4.8% | Loss |
AD-49 | |||
Gene Axelrod | Democratic | 36.1% | Loss |
William H. "Bill" Lancaster | Republican | 63.9% | Win |
AD-50 | |||
Keith W. Miller | Republican | 48.4% | Loss |
Joseph B. Montoya | Democratic | 51.6% | Win |
AD-51 | |||
Jack R. Fenton | Democratic | 77.2% | Win |
S. Michael Majorwicz | Republican | 22.8% | Loss |
AD-52 | |||
Martin I. Jackson | Democratic | 45.7% | Loss |
Floyd L. Wakefield | Republican | 54.3% | Win |
AD-53 | |||
Bill Greene | Democratic | 100% | Win |
AD-54 | |||
John L. E. "Bud" Collier | Republican | 74% | Win |
Roger Regnier | Democratic | 26% | Loss |
AD-55 | |||
Leon D. Ralph | Democratic | 100% | Win |
AD-56 | |||
Celes King | Republican | 37.3% | Loss |
Charles Warren | Democratic | 62.7% | Win |
AD-57 | |||
Howard L. Berman | Democratic | 56.6% | Win |
Charles J. Conrad | Republican | 40.7% | Loss |
Grover J. Howard | Peace and Freedom | 2.7% | Loss |
AD-58 | |||
Kurt Hahn | Republican | 42% | Loss |
Harvey Johnson | Democratic | 58% | Win |
AD-59 | |||
Alan Sieroty | Democratic | 74.9% | Win |
Albert "Al" Solliday | Republican | 22.4% | Loss |
Milton Takei | Peace and Freedom | 2.7% | Loss |
AD-60 | |||
Roger Jon Diamond | Democratic | 47.1% | Loss |
Paul V. Priolo | Republican | 52.9% | Win |
AD-61 | |||
Eric A. Garris | Peace and Freedom | 3.8% | Loss |
Lon W. Gillette | Republican | 26.2% | Loss |
Henry A. Waxman | Democratic | 70% | Win |
AD-62 | |||
Newton R. Russell | Republican | 72.9% | Win |
John O. Sutorius | Democratic | 27.1% | Loss |
AD-63 | |||
Tim Burrell | Peace and Freedom | 3.9% | Loss |
Julian C. Dixon | Democratic | 70.5% | Win |
Hans Mechtold | Republican | 25.5% | Loss |
AD-64 | |||
Bob Cline | Republican | 55% | Win |
Patrick "Pat" Gallagher | Democratic | 45% | Loss |
Bill Hill | Write-in | Loss | |
AD-65 | |||
Frank Holoman | Democratic | 66.6% | Win |
James A. Knapp | Republican | 33.4% | Loss |
AD-66 | |||
Joe A. Gonsalves | Democratic | 70% | Win |
John T. Underwood | Republican | 30% | Loss |
AD-67 | |||
George Reis | Republican | 28.5% | Loss |
L. E. "Larry" Townsend | Democratic | 71.5% | Win |
AD-68 | |||
Frederick H. R. "Fred" Boettcher | Republican | 31.9% | Loss |
Vincent Thomas | Democratic | 68.1% | Win |
AD-69 | |||
Ken Cory | Democratic | 59% | Win |
Bill Dannemeyer | Republican | 36.1% | Loss |
Jim Sartin | Write-in | 0.8% | Loss |
Donald J. Swenson | American Independent | 4.1% | Loss |
AD-70 | |||
Robert H. Burke | Republican | 60.9% | Win |
Terry M. Moshenko | Democratic | 39.1% | Loss |
AD-71 | |||
Robert E. Badham | Republican | 63.5% | Win |
James F. Thorpe | Democratic | 36.5% | Loss |
AD-72 | |||
Paul Bocanegra | La Raza | 0.1% | Loss |
Timothy M. Dolan | Republican | 42.5% | Loss |
John P. Quimby | Democratic | 57.4% | Win |
AD-73 | |||
Matthew M. Kearney | Democratic | 28.8% | Loss |
Jerry Lewis | Republican | 71.2% | Win |
AD-74 | |||
Robert O. "Bob" Hunter | Republican | 44.1% | Loss |
Walter M. "Walt" Ingalls | Democratic | 53.3% | Win |
Carl Wood | Peace and Freedom | 2.7% | Loss |
AD-75 | |||
Raymond T. "Ray" Seeley | Republican | 56.2% | Win |
Alfred "Fred" Singh | Democratic | 43.8% | Loss |
AD-76 | |||
David G. Hollaway | American Independent | 2.5% | Loss |
Ron "Del" Principe | Republican | 45% | Loss |
Bob Wilson | Democratic | 52.5% | Win |
AD-77 | |||
Oscar O. Canedo | Republican | 27.2% | Loss |
Wadie P. Deddeh | Democratic | 72.8% | Win |
AD-78 | |||
E. Richard Barnes | Republican | 48.7% | Loss |
Lawrence Kapiloff | Democratic | 51.3% | Win |
AD-79 | |||
Peter R. "Pete" Chacon | Democratic | 67.2% | Win |
Ruth A. Green | Republican | 32.8% | Loss |
AD-80 | |||
Robert L. Garvin | Democratic | 29.2% | Loss |
John Stull | Republican | 70.8% | Win |