United States House of Representatives elections, 1976
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The U.S. House election, 1976 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1976 which coincided with Jimmy Carter's election as President. Carter's narrow victory over Gerald Ford had limited coattails, and his Democratic Party gained a net of only one seat from the Republican Party in the House.
Al Gore, the future Vice President and Democratic Nominee in 2000 was elected to Tennessee's 4th Congressional District, his first political office. Other notable freshmen included future Vice President Dan Quayle (R-Ind.) and future Majority Leader Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.).
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[edit] Overall results
| Party | Total Seats (change) | Seat percentage | Popular Vote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 292 | +1 | 67.1% | 55.5% |
| Republican Party | 143 | -1 | 32.8% | 44.7% |
| Total | 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 | Democratic | 1958 | Running | Harold T. Johnson (D) 73.9% James E. Taylor (R) 26.1% |
| California 2 | Donald H. Clausen | Republican | 1974 | Running | Donald H. Clausen (R) 56% Oscar H. Klee (D) 41% Robert B. "Bob" Allred (PF) 3% |
| California 3 | John E. Moss | Democratic | 1952 | Running | John E. Moss (D) 72.9% George R. Marsh Jr. (R) 27.1% |
| California 4 | Robert L. Leggett | Democratic | 1962 | Running | Robert L. Leggett (D) 50.2% Albert Dehr (R) 49.8% |
| California 5 | John L. Burton | Democratic | 1974 | Running | John L. Burton (D) 61.8% Branwell Fanning (R) 38.2% |
| California 6 | Phillip Burton | Democratic | 1964 | Running | Phillip Burton (D) 66.1% Tom Spinosa (R) 27% Emily L. Siegel (PF) 5% Raymond O. "Ray" Heaps (AI) 1.9% |
| California 7 | George Miller | Democratic | 1974 | Running | George Miller (D) 74.7% Robert L. Vickers (R) 23.3% Melvin E. Stanley (AI) 2% |
| California 8 | Ron Dellums | Democratic | 1970 | Running | Ron Dellums (D) 62.1% Philip Stiles Breck Jr. (R) 34.7% Robert J. Evans (PF) 3.2% |
| California 9 | Pete Stark | Democratic | 1972 | Running | Pete Stark (D) 70.8% James K. Mills (R) 27.1% Albert L. Sargis (PF) 2.1% |
| California 10 | Don Edwards | Democratic | 1972 | Running | Don Edwards (D) 72% Herb Smith (R) 24.5% Edmon V. Kaiser (AI) 3.5% |
| California 11 | Leo Ryan | Democratic | 1962 | Running | Leo Ryan (D) 61.1% Bob Jones (R) 35.4% Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff (AI) 3.5% |
| California 12 | Pete McCloskey | Republican | 1967 | Running | Pete McCloskey (R) 66.2% David T. Harris (D) 31.3% Joseph David "Joss" Cooney (AI) 2.5% |
| California 13 | Norman Mineta | Democratic | 1974 | Running | Norman Mineta (D) 66.8% Ernie Konnyu (R) 31.2% William Pollock Herrell (AI) 2.1% |
| California 14 | John J. McFall | Democratic | 1956 | Running | John J. McFall (D) 72.5% Roger A. Blaine (R) 27.5% |
| California 15 | Bernice F. Sisk | Democratic | 1954 | Running | Bernice F. Sisk (D) 72.2% Carol Harner (R) 27.8% |
| California 16 | Burt L. Talcott | Republican | 1962 | Running | Leon Panetta (D) 53.4% Burt L. Talcott (R) 46.6% |
| California 17 | John Hans Krebs | Democratic | 1974 | Running | John Hans Krebs (D) 65.7% Henry J. Andreas (R) 34.3% |
| California 18 | William M. Ketchum | Republican | 1972 | Running | William M. Ketchum (R) 64.2% Dean Close (D) 35.8% |
| California 19 | Bob Lagomarsino | Republican | 1974 | Running | Bob Lagomarsino (R) 64.4% Dan Sisson (D) 35.6% |
| California 20 | Barry Goldwater, Jr. | Republican | 1968 | Running | Barry Goldwater, Jr. (R) 67.2% Patty Lear Corman (D) 32.8% |
| California 21 | James C. Corman | Democratic | 1960 | Running | James C. Corman (D) 66.5% Erwin Ed Hogan (R) 28.8% Bill Hill (PF) 4.7% |
| California 22 | Carlos Moorhead | Republican | 1972 | Running | Carlos Moorhead (R) 62.6% Robert L. Salley (D) 37.4% |
| California 23 | Thomas M. Rees | Democratic | 1965 | Retiring | Anthony C. Beilenson (D) 60.2% Thomas F. Bartman (R) 39.8% |
| California 24 | Henry Waxman | Democratic | 1974 | Running | Henry Waxman (D) 67.8% David Irvins Simmons (R) 32.2% |
| California 25 | Edward R. Roybal | Democratic | 1962 | Running | Edward R. Roybal (D) 71.9% Jim Madrid (R) 22% Marilyn Seals (PF) 6.1% |
| California 26 | John H. Rousselot | Republican | 1970 | Running | John H. Rousselot (R) 65.6% Latta Bruce (D) 34.4% |
| California 27 | Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. | Republican | 1960 | Running for Senate | Bob Dornan (R) 54.7% Gary Familian (D) 45.3% |
| California 28 | Yvonne Brathwaite Burke | Democratic | 1972 | Running | Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (D) 80.2% Edward S. Skinner (R) 19.8% |
| California 29 | Augustus F. Hawkins | Democratic | 1962 | Running | Augustus F. Hawkins (D) 85.4% Michael D. Germonprez (R) 11.2% Sheila Leburg (I) 3.3% |
| California 30 | George E. Danielson | Democratic | 1970 | Running | George E. Danielson (D) 74.4% Harry Couch (R) 25.6% |
| California 31 | Charles H. Wilson | Democratic | 1962 | Running | Charles H. Wilson (D) unopposed |
| California 32 | Glenn M. Anderson | Democratic | 1968 | Running | Glenn M. Anderson (D) 72.2% Clifford O. Young (R) 27.8% |
| California 33 | Del M. Clawson | Republican | 1963 | Running | Del M. Clawson (R) 55.1% Ted Snyder (D) 44.9% |
| California 34 | Mark W. Hannaford | Democratic | 1974 | Running | Mark W. Hannaford (D) 50.7% Dan Lungren (R) 49.3% |
| California 35 | James F. Lloyd | Democratic | 1974 | Running | James F. Lloyd (D) 53.3% Louis Brutocao (R) 46.7% |
| California 36 | George Brown, Jr. | Democratic | 1962/1972 | Running | George Brown, Jr. (D) 61.6% Grant Carner (R) 33.5% William E. Pasley (AI) 5% |
| California 37 | Shirley Neil Pettis | Republican | 1975 | Running | Shirley Neil Pettis (R) 71.1% Douglas C. Nilson Jr. (D) 26.1% Bernard Wahl (AI) 2.8% |
| California 38 | Jerry M. Patterson | Democraticic | 1974 | Running | Jerry M. Patterson (D) 63.6% James "Jim" Combs (R) 36.4% |
| California 39 | Charles E. Wiggins | Republican | 1966 | Running | Charles E. Wiggins (R) 58.6% William E. "Bill" Farris (D) 41.4% |
| California 40 | Andrew J. Hinshaw | Republican | 1974 | Defeated in primary | Robert Badham (R) 59.3% Vivian Hall (D) 40.7% |
| California 41 | Bob Wilson | Republican | 1952 | Running | Bob Wilson (R) 57.7% King Golden Jr. (D) 42.3% |
| California 42 | Lionel Van Deerlin | Democratic | 1962 | Running | Lionel Van Deerlin (D) 76% Wes Marden (R) 24% |
| California 43 | Clair Burgener | Republican | 1972 | Running | Clair Burgener (R) 65% Pat Kelly (D) 35% |
[edit] See also
| Preceded by 1974 |
U.S. House elections | Succeeded by 1978 |
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