United States House of Representatives elections, 1974

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The U.S. House election, 1974 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1974 that occurred in the wake of the Watergate scandal, which had forced President Richard M. Nixon to resign in favor of Gerald Ford. This scandal allowed the Democratic Party to make large gains in the House election, taking 49 seats from the Republican Party and increasing their majority above the two-thirds mark.

Notable freshmen included future Senators and presidential candidates Paul Tsongas (D-Mass.), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), and Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.).

Future President Bill Clinton was the Democratic nominee for a seat in Arkansas, but lost.

1 Overall results
2 Voting members
- 2.1 California
3 See also

[edit] Overall results

Party	Total Seats (change)		Seat percentage	Popular Vote
Democratic Party	291	+49	66.8%	57.1%
Independents	0	-1	0.0%	0.7%
Republican Party	144	-48	33.1%	40.5%
Totals	435	+0	100.0%	100.0%

80.1-100% Republican	80.1-100% Democratic
60.1-80% Republican	60.1-80% Democratic

House seats by party holding plurality in state

6+ Republican gain	6+ Democratic gain
3-5 Republican gain	3-5 Democratic gain
1-2 Republican gain	1-2 Democratic gain
no net change

[edit] Voting members

Key to party abbreviations: AI=American Independent, D=Democrat, I=Independent, PF=Peace and Freedom, R=Republican

Key to color code: Blue=Democratic pickup; Red=Republican pickup

[edit] California

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
California 1	Harold T. Johnson	Democrat	1958	Running	Harold T. Johnson (D) 85.8% Dorothy D. Paradis (AI) 14.2%
California 2	Donald H. Clausen	Republican	1963	Running	Donald H. Clausen (R) 53.0% Oscar H. Klee (D) 42.7% Carole J. Glass (PF) 4.3%
California 3	John E. Moss	Democrat	1952	Running	John E. Moss (D) 72.3% Ivaldo Lenci (R) 27.7%
California 4	Robert L. Leggett	Democrat	1962	Running	Robert L. Leggett (D) unopposed
California 5	John L. Burton	Democrat	1974	Running	John L. Burton (D) 59.6% Thomas Caylor (R) 37.7% Raymond Broshears (PF) 2.7%
California 6	Phillip Burton	Democrat	1964	Running	Phillip Burton (D) 71.3% Tom Spinosa (R) 21.8% Emily L. Siegel (PF) 4.0% Carl Richard Davis (AI) 2.9%
California 7	Jerome R. Waldie	Democrat	1966	Running for governor	George Miller (D) 55.6% Gary Fernandez (R) 44.4%
California 8	Ron Dellums	Democrat	1970	Running	Ron Dellums (D) 56.6% Jack Redden (R) 39.6% John Holland (AI) 3.8%
California 9	Pete Stark	Democrat	1972	Running	Pete Stark (D) 70.6% Edson Adams (R) 29.4%
California 10	Don Edwards	Democrat	1972	Running	Don Edwards (D) 77.0% John M. Enright (R) 23.0%
California 11	Leo Ryan	Democrat	1962	Running	Leo Ryan (D) 75.8% Brainard G. "Bee" Merdinger (R) 21.3% Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff (AI) 2.9%
California 12	Pete McCloskey	Republican	1967	Running	Pete McCloskey (R) 69.1% Gary G. Gillmor (D) 30.9%
California 13	Charles S. Gubser	Republican	1952	Retiring	Norman Mineta (D) 52.6% George W. Milias (R) 42.4% Elizabeth Cervantes Barron (PF) 2.6% Floyd S. Stancliffe (AI) 2.5%
California 14	John J. McFall	Democratic	1956	Running	John J. McFall (D) 70.9% Charles M. "Chuck" Gibson (R) 24.1% Roger A. Blaine (AI) 4.9%
California 15	Bernice F. Sisk	Democratic	1954	Running	Bernice F. Sisk (D) 72.0% Carol Harner (R) 28.0%
California 16	Burt L. Talcott	Republican	1962	Running	Burt L. Talcott (R) 49.2% Julian Camacho (D) 47.8% D. Jeff Mauro (AI) 3.0%
California 17	Bob Mathias	Republican	1966	Running	John Hans Krebs (D) 51.9% Bob Mathias (R) 48.1%
California 18	William M. Ketchum	Republican	1972	Running	William M. Ketchum (R) 52.7% George A. Seielstad (D) 47.3%
California 19	Bob Lagomarsino	Republican	1974	Running	Bob Lagomarsino (R) 56.3% James D. Loebl (D) 43.7%
California 20	Barry Goldwater, Jr.	Republican	1968	Running	Barry Goldwater, Jr. (R) 61.2% Arline M. Mathews (D) 38.8%
California 21	James C. Corman	Democratic	1960	Running	James C. Corman (D) 73.5% Mel Nadell (R) 26.5%
California 22	Carlos J. Moorhead	Republican	1972	Running	Carlos J. Moorhead (R) 55.8% Richard Hallin (D) 44.2%
California 23	Thomas M. Rees	Democrat	1965	Running	Thomas M. Rees (D) 71.4% Jack E. Roberts (R) 28.6%
California 24	Chet Holifield	Democratic	1942	Retiring	Henry Waxman (D) 64.0% Elliott Stone Graham (R) 33.0% David E. Davis (AI) 3.0%
California 25	Edward R. Roybal	Democrat	1962	Running	Edward R. Roybal (D) unopposed
California 26	John H. Rousselot	Republican	1970	Running	John H. Rousselot (R) 58.9% Paul A. Conforti (D) 41.1%
California 27	Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr.	Republican	1960	Running	Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (R) 63.9% John Dalessio (D) 32.5% Jerry Rubin (PF) 3.6%
California 28	Yvonne Brathwaite Burke	Democrat	1972	Running	Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (D) 80.1% Tom Neddy (R) 19.9%
California 29	Augustus F. Hawkins	Democrat	1962	Running	Augustus F. Hawkins (D) unopposed
California 30	George E. Danielson	Democrat	1970	Running	George E. Danielson (D) 74.2% John J. Perez (R) 25.8%
California 31	Charles H. Wilson	Democrat	1962	Running	Charles H. Wilson (D) 70.4% Norman A. Hodges (R) 26.8% William C. Taylor (PF) 2.7%
California 32	Glenn M. Anderson	Republican	1950	Running	Glenn M. Anderson (D) 87.7% Virgil V. Badalich (AI) 9.2% Frank H. Walker (PF) 3.1%
California 33	Del M. Clawson	Republican	1963	Running	Del M. Clawson (R) 53.4% James C. "Jim" Griffin (AI) 3.5% Robert E. "Bob" White (D) 43.1%
California 34	Richard T. Hanna	Democrat	1962	Retiring	Mark W. Hannaford (D) 49.8% Bill Bond (R) 46.3% James Manis (AI) 2.0% John S. Donohue (PF) 1.9%
California 35	Victor Veysey	Republican	1970	Running	James F. Lloyd (D) 50.3% Victor Veysey (R) 49.7%
California 36	George Brown, Jr.	Democratic	1962/1972	Running	George Brown, Jr. (D) 62.6% Jim Osgood (R) 32.3% William Henry Pasley (AI) 5.1%
California 37	Jerry Pettis	Republican	1966	Running	Jerry Pettis (R) 63.2% Bobby Ray Vincent (D) 32.9% John H. Ortman (AI) 3.9%
California 38	Craig Hosmer	Republican	1952	Retiring	Jerry M. Patterson (D) 54.0% David Rehmann (R) 41.3% Lee R. Rayburn (AI) 3.2% Larry B. Kallenberger (PF) 1.5%
California 39	Charles E. Wiggins	Republican	1966	Running	Charles E. Wiggins (R) 55.3% William E. "Bill" Farris (D) 40.4% Pat P. Scalera (AI) 4.4%
California 40	Andrew J. Hinshaw	Republican	1972	Running	Andrew J. Hinshaw (R) 63.4% Roderick J. "Rod" Wilson (D) 30.9% Grayson L. Watkins (AI) 5.7%
California 41	Bob Wilson	Republican	1952	Running	Bob Wilson (R) 54.5% Colleen Marie O'Connor (D) 43.0% Robert W. Franson (AI) 2.5%
California 42	Lionel Van Deerlin	Democrat	1962	Running	Lionel Van Deerlin (D) 69.9% Wes Marden (R) 30.1%
California 43	Clair Burgener	Republican	1972	Running	Clair Burgener (R) 60.4% Bill Bandes (D) 39.6%