United States House of Representatives elections, 1978
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The U.S. House election, 1978 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1978 which occurred in the middle of President Jimmy Carter's term. The country was going through an energy crisis and was still suffering from rapid inflation and as in many midterm elections, the President's Democratic Party lost seats to the opposition Republican Party, in this case a net of 15, but the Democrats still retained a rather large majority.
Notable freshmen included future Vice President Dick Cheney (R-Wy.), future Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), future Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), and future U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Me.).
Future president George W. Bush was the Republican nominee for a seat in Texas, but lost.
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[edit] Overall results
| Party | Total Seats (change) | Seat percentage | Popular Vote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 277 | -15 | 63.6% | 53.4% |
| Republican Party | 158 | +15 | 36.3% | 44.7% |
| 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, 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) 59.4% James E. Taylor (R) 40.6% |
| California 2 | Donald H. Clausen | Republican | 1974 | Running | Donald H. Clausen (R) 52% Norma K. Bork (D) 45.3% Irv Sutley (PF) 2.8% |
| California 3 | John E. Moss | Democratic | 1952 | Retiring | Bob Matsui (D) 53.4% Sandy Smoley (R) 46.6% |
| California 4 | Robert L. Leggett | Democratic | 1962 | Retiring | Vic Fazio (D) 55.4% Rex Hime (R) 44.6% |
| California 5 | John L. Burton | Democratic | 1974 | Running | John L. Burton (D) 66.8% Dolores Skore (R) 33.2% |
| California 6 | Phillip Burton | Democratic | 1964 | Running | Phillip Burton (D) 68.3% Tom Spinosa (R) 28% Raymond O. Heaps (L) 3.7% |
| California 7 | George Miller | Democratic | 1974 | Running | George Miller (D) 63.4% Paula Gordon (R) 33.7% Melvin E. Stanley (AI) 2.8% |
| California 8 | Ron Dellums | Democratic | 1970 | Running | Ron Dellums (D) 57.4% Charles V. Hughes (R) 42.6% |
| California 9 | Pete Stark | Democratic | 1972 | Running | Pete Stark (D) 65.4% Robert S. Allen (R) 30.5% Lawrence J. Phillips (PF) 4.1% |
| California 10 | Don Edwards | Democratic | 1972 | Running | Don Edwards (D) 67.1% Rudy Hansen (R) 32.9% |
| California 11 | Leo Ryan | Democratic | 1962 | Running | Leo Ryan (D) 60.5% Dave Welch (R) 35.6% Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff (AI) 3.9% |
| California 12 | Pete McCloskey | Republican | 1967 | Running | Pete McCloskey (R) 73.1% Kirsten Olsen (D) 21.5% Harold R. Boylan (AI) 3.5% Adele Fumino (PF) 1.9% |
| California 13 | Norman Mineta | Democratic | 1974 | Running | Norman Mineta (D) 57.5% Dan O'Keefe (R) 39.5% Robert Goldsborough III (PF) 3% |
| California 14 | John J. McFall | Democratic | 1956 | Running | Norman D. Shumway (R) 53.4% John J. McFall (D) 42.6% George Darold Waldron (AI) 4% |
| California 15 | Bernice F. Sisk | Democratic | 1954 | Retiring | Tony Coelho (D) 60.1% Chris Patterakis (R) 39.9% |
| California 16 | Leon Panetta | Democratic | 1976 | Running | Leon Panetta (D) 61.4% Eric Seastrand (R) 38.6% |
| California 17 | John Hans Krebs | Democratic | 1974 | Running | Charles (Chip) Pashayan (R) 54.5% John Hans Krebs (D) 45.5% |
| California 18 | Bill Thomas | Republican | 1978 | Running | Bill Thomas (R) 59.3% Bob Sogge (D) 40.7% |
| California 19 | Bob Lagomarsino | Republican | 1974 | Running | Bob Lagomarsino (R) 71.7% Jerry Zamos (D) 24.3% Milton Shiro Takei (PF) 4.0% |
| California 20 | Barry Goldwater, Jr. | Republican | 1968 | Running | Barry Goldwater, Jr. (R) 66.4% Pat Lear (D) 33.6% |
| California 21 | James C. Corman | Democratic | 1960 | Running | James C. Corman (D) 59.5% Rod Walsh (R) 35.9% Bill Hill (PF) 4.6% |
| California 22 | Carlos Moorhead | Republican | 1972 | Running | Carlos Moorhead (R) 64.6% Robert S. Henry (D) 35.4% |
| California 23 | Anthony C. Beilenson | Democratic | 1976 | Running | Anthony C. Beilenson (D) 65.6% Joseph Barbara (R) 34.4% |
| California 24 | Henry Waxman | Democratic | 1974 | Running | Henry Waxman (D) 62.7% Howard G. Schaefer (R) 32.6% Kevin Case Peters (PF) 4.8% |
| California 25 | Edward R. Roybal | Democratic | 1962 | Running | Edward R. Roybal (D) 67.4% Robert K. Watson (R) 32.6% |
| California 26 | John H. Rousselot | Republican | 1970 | Running | John H. Rousselot (R) (unopposed) |
| California 27 | Bob Dornan | Republican | 1976 | Running | Bob Dornan (R) 51% Carey Peck (D) 49% |
| California 28 | Julian C. Dixon | Democratic | 1978 | Running | Julian C. Dixon (D) (unopposed) |
| California 29 | Augustus F. Hawkins | Democratic | 1962 | Running | Augustus F. Hawkins (D) 85% Uriah J. Fields (R) 15% |
| California 30 | George E. Danielson | Democratic | 1970 | Running | George E. Danielson (D) 71.4% Henry Ares (R) 28.6% |
| California 31 | Charles H. Wilson | Democratic | 1962 | Running | Charles H. Wilson (D) 67.8% Don Grimshaw (R) 32.2% |
| California 32 | Glenn M. Anderson | Democratic | 1968 | Running | Glenn M. Anderson (D) 71.4% Sonya Mathison (R) 22.4% Ida Bader (AI) 6.1% |
| California 33 | Del M. Clawson | Republican | 1963 | Retiring | Wayne R. Grisham (R) 56% Dennis S. Kazarian (D) 44% |
| California 34 | Mark Hannaford | Democratic | 1974 | Running | Dan Lungren (R) 53.7% Mark Hannaford (D) 43.7% Lawrence John Stafford (AI) 2.6% |
| California 35 | James F. Lloyd | Democratic | 1974 | Running | James F. Lloyd (D) 54% David Dreier (R) 46% |
| California 36 | George Brown, Jr. | Democratic | 1962/1972 | Running | George Brown, Jr. (D) 62.9% Dana Warren Carmody (R) 37.1% |
| California 37 | Shirley Neil Pettis | Republican | 1975 | Retiring | Jerry Lewis (R) 61.4% Dan Corcoran (D) 34.8% Bernard Wahl (AI) 3.8% |
| California 38 | Jerry M. Patterson | Democraticic | 1974 | Running | Jerry M. Patterson (D) 58.6% Dan Goedeke (R) 41.4% |
| California 39 | Charles E. Wiggins | Republican | 1966 | Retiring | William E. Dannemeyer (R) 63.7% William E. Farris (D) 36.3% |
| California 40 | Robert Badham | Republican | 1976 | Running | Robert Badham (R) 65.9% Jim McGuy (D) 34.1% |
| California 41 | Bob Wilson | Republican | 1952 | Running | Bob Wilson (R) 58.1% King Golden, Jr. (D) 41.9% |
| California 42 | Lionel Van Deerlin | Democratic | 1962 | Running | Lionel Van Deerlin (D) 73.7% Lawrence C. Mattera 26.3% |
| California 43 | Clair Burgener | Republican | 1972 | Running | Clair Burgener (R) 68.7% Reuben B. Brooks (D) 31.3% |
[edit] See also
| Preceded by 1976 |
U.S. House elections | Succeeded by 1980 |
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