1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California
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All 52 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 26 19
Seats won 30 22
Seat change Increase4 Increase3
Popular vote 5,436,965 4,365,155
Percentage 51.66% 41.47%
Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1992 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 3, 1992. California gained seven seats after the 1990 census, five of which were won by Republicans and two by Democrats. Of California's already-existing seats, Democrats won three Republican-held seats while Republicans won one Democratic-held seat.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1992
Party Votes % Before After +/–
Democratic 5,436,965 51.66% 26 30 +4
Republican 4,365,155 41.47% 19 22 +3
Libertarian 330,834 3.14% 0 0 0
Peace and Freedom 267,827 2.54% 0 0 0
Green 77,110 0.73% 0 0 0
Independent 29,375 0.28% 0 0 0
American Independent 10,843 0.10% 0 0 0
Write-ins 7,406 0.07% 0 0 0
Invalid or blank votes 839,363 7.39% — — —
Totals 11,364,878 100.00% 45 52 +7

Results

Final results from the Secretary of State of California: [1]

District 1

California's 1st congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Hamburg 119,676 47.64
Republican Frank Riggs (incumbent) 113,266 45.09
Peace and Freedom Phil Baldwin 10,764 4.28
Libertarian Matthew L. Howard 7,500 2.99
Invalid or blank votes 12,612 4.78
Total votes 263,818 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic gain from Republican

District 2

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wally Herger (incumbent) 167,247 65.19
Democratic Elliot Roy Freedman 71,780 27.98
Libertarian Harry H. "Doc" Pendery 17,529 6.83
Invalid or blank votes 17,133 6.26
Total votes 273,689 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vic Fazio (incumbent) 112,149 51.18
Republican H. L. Richardson 96,092 40.26
Libertarian Ross Crain 20,444 8.57
Invalid or blank votes 12,611 5.02
Total votes 241,296 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Doolittle (incumbent) 141,155 49.81
Democratic Patricia Malberg 129,489 45.70
Libertarian Patrick Lee McHargue 12,705 4.48
No party Don Brooksher (write-in) 16 0.00
Invalid or blank votes 13,004 4.39
Total votes 296,269 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Republican hold

District 5

California's 5th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Matsui (incumbent) 158,250 68.64
Republican Robert S. Dinsmore 58,698 25.46
American Independent Gordon Mors 4,745 2.06
Libertarian Chris J. Rufer 4,547 1.97
Green Tian Harter 4,316 1.87
No party Jan L. Bergeron (write-in) 4 0.00
Invalid or blank votes 13,113 5.38
Total votes 243,673 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic hold

District 6

California's 6th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lynn Woolsey 190,322 65.23
Republican Bill Filante 98,171 33.64
No party Claude Heater (write-in) 3,141 1.08
No party Louis G. Beary (write-in) 152 0.05
Invalid or blank votes 17,742 5.73
Total votes 309,528 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic hold

District 7

California's 7th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Miller (incumbent) 153,320 70.34
Republican Dave Scholl 54,822 25.15
Peace and Freedom David L. Franklin 9,840 4.51
Invalid or blank votes 19,243 8.11
Total votes 237,225 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic hold

District 8

California's 8th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 191,906 82.47
Republican Marc Wolin 25,693 11.04
Peace and Freedom Cesar G. Cadabes 7,572 3.25
Libertarian James R. Elwood 7,511 3.23
No party Michael Goldwater (write-in) 9 0.00
Invalid or blank votes 22,748 8.91
Total votes 245,439 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic hold

District 9

California's 9th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ronald Dellums (incumbent) 164,265 71.90
Republican G. William "Billy" Hunter 53,707 23.51
Peace and Freedom Dave Linn 10,472 4.58
No party Omari Musa (write-in) 23 0.01
Invalid or blank votes 17,588 7.15
Total votes 246,055 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic hold

District 10

California's 10th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Baker 145,702 51.96
Democratic Wendell H. Williams 134,635 48.01
No party Dave Williams (write-in) 55 0.02
No party Valerie Janloia (write-in) 37 0.01
Invalid or blank votes 26,382 8.60
Total votes 306,811 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Republican win (new seat)

District 11

California's 11th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Pombo 94,453 47.59
Democratic Patti Garamendi 90,539 45.61
Libertarian Christine Roberts 13,498 6.80
Invalid or blank votes 10,896 5.20
Total votes 209,386 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Republican win (new seat)

District 12

California's 12th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Lantos (incumbent) 157,205 68.83
Republican Jim R. Tomlin 53,278 23.33
Peace and Freedom Mary Weldon 10,142 4.44
Libertarian George L. O'Brien 7,782 3.41
Invalid or blank votes 20,818 8.35
Total votes 249,225 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic hold

District 13

California's 13th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pete Stark (incumbent) 123,795 60.24
Republican Verne W. Teyler 64,953 31.60
Peace and Freedom Roslyn A. Allen 16,768 8.16
Invalid or blank votes 15,979 7.21
Total votes 221,495 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic hold

District 14

California's 14th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anna Eshoo 146,873 56.66
Republican Tom Huening 101,202 39.04
Libertarian Chuck Olson 7,220 2.79
Peace and Freedom David Wald 3,912 1.51
No party Richard Sims (write-in) 12 0.00
No party Dave Maginnis (write-in) 3 0.00
Invalid or blank votes 15,584 5.67
Total votes 274,816 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic gain from Republican

District 15

California's 15th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Norm Mineta (incumbent) 168,617 63.54
Republican Robert Wick 82,875 31.23
Libertarian Duggan Dieterly 13,293 5.01
No party Bill Futrell (write-in) 585 0.22
Invalid or blank votes 15,696 5.58
Total votes 281,066 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic hold

District 16

California's 16th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Don Edwards (incumbent) 96,661 62.01
Republican Ted Bundesen 49,843 31.97
Peace and Freedom Amani S. Kummba 9,370 6.01
No party Andrew Hunt (write-in) 5 0.00
No party Carl Loeber (write-in) 3 0.00
No party Peter James (write-in) 1 0.00
Invalid or blank votes 13,360 7.89
Total votes 169,243 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic hold

District 17

California's 17th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leon Panetta (incumbent) 151,565 72.05
Republican Bill McCampbell 49,947 23.74
Peace and Freedom Maureen Smith 4,804 2.28
Libertarian John D. Wilkes 4,051 1.93
Invalid or blank votes 7,684 3.52
Total votes 218,131 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic hold

District 18

California's 18th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gary Condit (incumbent) 139,704 84.66
Libertarian Kim R. Almstrom 25,307 15.34
Invalid or blank votes 22,226 11.87
Total votes 187,237 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic hold

District 19

California's 19th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Lehman (incumbent) 101,619 46.91
Republican Tal L. Cloud 100,590 46.43
Peace and Freedom Dorothy L. Wells 13,334 6.15
No party James E. Williams, Jr. (write-in) 1,097 0.51
Invalid or blank votes 12,964 5.65
Total votes 229,604 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic hold

District 20

California's 20th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cal Dooley (incumbent) 72,679 64.85
Republican Ed Hunt 39,388 35.15
Invalid or blank votes 12,053 9.71
Total votes 124,120 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic hold

District 21

California's 21st congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Thomas (incumbent) 127,758 65.19
Democratic Deborah A. Vollmer 68,058 34.73
No party Mike Hodges (write-in) 149 0.08
Invalid or blank votes 16,394 7.72
Total votes 212,359 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Republican hold

District 22

California's 22nd congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Huffington 131,242 52.51
Democratic Gloria Ochoa 87,328 34.94
Green Mindy Lorenz 23,699 9.48
Libertarian William Howard Dilbeck 7,553 3.02
No party Richard Bialosky (write-in) 104 0.04
Invalid or blank votes 16,163 6.07
Total votes 266,089 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Republican hold

District 23

California's 23rd congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Elton Gallegly (incumbent) 115,504 54.26
Democratic Anita Perez Ferguson 88,225 41.44
Libertarian Jay C. Wood 9,091 4.27
No party Edward L. Dunbar, Jr. (write-in) 61 0.03
Invalid or blank votes 10,698 4.78
Total votes 223,579 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Republican hold

District 24

California's 24th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony C. Beilenson (incumbent) 141,742 55.53
Republican Tom McClintock 99,835 39.11
Peace and Freedom John Paul Lindblad 13,690 5.36
Invalid or blank votes 18,919 6.90
Total votes 274,186 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic hold

District 25

California's 25th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Howard McKeon 113,611 51.94
Democratic James H. Gilmartin 72,233 33.03
Independent Rick Pamplin 13,930 6.37
Libertarian Peggy L. Christensen 6,932 3.17
Green Charles Wilken 6,919 3.16
Peace and Freedom Nancy Lawrence 5,090 2.33
Invalid or blank votes 18,899 7.95
Total votes 237,614 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Republican win (new seat)

District 26

California's 26th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Howard Berman (incumbent) 73,807 61.04
Republican Gary E. Forsch 36,453 30.15
Peace and Freedom Margery Hinds 7,180 5.94
Libertarian Bernard Zimring 3,468 2.87
Invalid or blank votes 11,592 8.75
Total votes 132,500 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic hold

District 27

California's 27th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carlos J. Moorhead (incumbent) 105,521 49.67
Democratic Doug Kahn 83,805 39.45
Green Jesse A. Moorman 11,003 5.18
Peace and Freedom Margaret L. Edwards 7,329 3.45
Libertarian Dennis Decherd 4,790 2.25
No party Peter Ballantyne (write-in) 2 0.00
Invalid or blank votes 16,138 7.06
Total votes 228,588 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Republican hold

District 28

California's 28th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Dreier (incumbent) 122,353 58.44
Democratic Al Wachtel 76,525 36.55
Green Walt Contreras Sheasby 6,233 2.98
Libertarian Thomas J. Dominy 4,271 2.04
Invalid or blank votes 16,946 7.49
Total votes 226,328 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Republican hold

District 29

California's 29th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry Waxman (incumbent) 160,312 61.31
Republican Mark Robbins 67,141 25.68
Independent David Davis 15,445 5.91
Peace and Freedom Susan C. Davies 13,888 5.31
Libertarian Felix Tsvi Rogin 4,699 1.80
No party Yaakov M. Vann (write-in) 1 0.00
Invalid or blank votes 23,198 8.15
Total votes 284,684 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic hold

District 30

California's 30th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Xavier Becerra 48,800 58.41
Republican Morry Waksberg 20,034 23.98
Green Blase Bonpane 6,315 7.56
Peace and Freedom Elizabeth A. Nakano 6,173 7.39
Libertarian Andrew "Drew" Consalvo 2,221 2.66
Invalid or blank votes 9,853 10.55
Total votes 93,396 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic hold

District 31

California's 31st congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Matthew G. Martinez (incumbent) 68,324 62.57
Republican Reuben D. Franco 40,873 37.43
No party Alaric Arrender (write-in) 0 0.00
Invalid or blank votes 10,239 8.57
Total votes 119,436 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic hold

District 32

California's 32nd congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julian C. Dixon (incumbent) 150,644 87.17
Libertarian Robert G. "Bob" Weber Jr. 12,834 7.17
Peace and Freedom William R. Williams II 9,782 5.66
No party Carole Lynn Leanick-Beltran (W/I) 2 0.00
Invalid or blank votes 23,529 11.98
Total votes 196,791 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic hold

District 33

California's 33rd congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lucille Roybal-Allard 32,010 63.04
Republican Robert Guzman 15,428 30.38
Peace and Freedom Tim Delia 2,135 4.20
Libertarian Dale S. Olvera 1,206 2.37
Invalid or blank votes 5,397 9.61
Total votes 56,176 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic win (new seat)

District 34

California's 34th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Esteban Torres (incumbent) 91,738 61.27
Republican J. Jay Hernandez 50,907 34.00
Libertarian Carl M. "Marty" Swinney 7,072 4.72
No party M. V. Paul Worland (write-in) 1 0.00
Invalid or blank votes 11,426 7.09
Total votes 161,144 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic hold

District 35

California's 35th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maxine Waters (incumbent) 102,941 82.50
Republican Nate Truman 17,417 13.96
Peace and Freedom Alice Mae Miles 2,797 2.24
Libertarian Carin Rogers 1,618 1.30
No party Gordon Mego (write-in) 3 0.00
Invalid or blank votes 10,170 7.54
Total votes 134,946 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic hold

District 36

California's 36th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jane Harman 125,751 48.41
Republican Joan Milke Flores 109,684 42.23
Green Richard Greene 13,297 5.12
Peace and Freedom Owen Stanley 5,519 2.12
Libertarian Marc F. Denny 5,504 2.12
No party Larry Martz (write-in) 2 0.00
Invalid or blank votes 17,745 6.39
Total votes 277,502 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic hold

District 37

California's 37th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Walter R. Tucker III (incumbent) 97,159 85.73
Peace and Freedom B. Kwaku Duren 16,178 14.27
Invalid or blank votes 15,717 12.18
Total votes 129,054 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic hold

District 38

California's 38th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Horn 92,038 48.61
Democratic Evan Anderson Braude 82,108 43.37
Peace and Freedom Paul Burton 8,391 4.43
Libertarian Blake Ashley 6,756 3.57
No party James P. Brown, Sr. (write-in) 14 0.01
No party Roy Lydell Venable, Jr. (write-in) 14 0.00
Invalid or blank votes 17,160 8.31
Total votes 206,481 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Republican gain from Democratic

District 39

California's 39th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ed Royce 122,472 57.31
Democratic Molly McClanahan 81,728 38.25
Libertarian Jack Dean 9,484 4.44
Invalid or blank votes 20,449 8.73
Total votes 234,133 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Republican hold

District 40

California's 40th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Lewis (incumbent) 129,563 63.11
Democratic Donald M. "Don" Rusk 63,881 31.12
Peace and Freedom Margie Akin 11,839 5.77
Invalid or blank votes 17,757 7.96
Total votes 223,040 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Republican hold

District 41

California's 41st congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jay Kim 101,753 59.62
Democratic Bob Baker 58,777 34.44
Peace and Freedom James Michael "Mike" Noonan 10,136 5.94
Invalid or blank votes 18,185 9.63
Total votes 188,851 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Republican win (new seat)

District 42

California's 42nd congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Brown, Jr. (incumbent) 79,780 50.67
Republican Dick Rutan 69,251 43.98
Libertarian Fritz R. Ward 8,424 5.35
Invalid or blank votes 14,913 8.65
Total votes 172,368 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic hold

District 43

California's 43rd congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ken Calvert 88,987 46.68
Democratic Mark A. Takano 88,468 46.41
American Independent Gary Odom 6,095 3.20
Libertarian Gene L. Berkman 4,989 2.62
No party John Schwab (write-in) 2,100 1.10
Invalid or blank votes 13,210 6.48
Total votes 203,849 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Republican win (new seat)

District 44

California's 44th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Al McCandless (incumbent) 110,333 54.21
Democratic Georgia Smith 81,693 40.14
Libertarian Phil Turner 11,515 5.66
No party John Yench (write-in) 0 0.00
Invalid or blank votes 14,731 6.75
Total votes 218,272 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Republican hold

District 45

California's 45th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dana Rohrabacher (incumbent) 123,731 54.50
Democratic Patricia "Pat" McCabe 88,508 38.99
Libertarian Gary David Copeland 14,777 6.51
Invalid or blank votes 26,901 10.59
Total votes 253,917 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Republican hold

District 46

California's 46th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Dornan (incumbent) 55,659 50.23
Democratic Robert John Banuelos 45,435 41.00
Libertarian Richard G. Newhouse 9,712 8.77
Invalid or blank votes 10,819 8.90
Total votes 121,625 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Republican hold

District 47

California's 47th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Christopher Cox (incumbent) 165,004 64.90
Democratic John F. Anwiler 76,924 30.25
Peace and Freedom Maxine Bell Quirk 12,297 4.84
No party Barry M. Charles (write-in) 32 0.01
Invalid or blank votes 27,400 9.73
Total votes 271,657 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Republican hold

District 48

California's 48th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ron Packard (incumbent) 140,935 61.14
Democratic Michael P. "Mike" Farber 67,415 29.25
Peace and Freedom Donna White 13,396 5.81
Libertarian Ted Lowe 8,749 3.80
Invalid or blank votes 20,056 8.00
Total votes 250,551 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Republican hold

District 49

California's 49th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lynn Schenk 127,280 51.14
Republican Judy Jarvis 106,170 42.66
Libertarian John Wallner 10,706 4.30
Peace and Freedom Milton Zaslow 4,738 1.90
No party Perry T. Thompson (write-in) 4 0.00
Invalid or blank votes 20,191 7.50
Total votes 269,089 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic win (new seat)

District 50

California's 50th congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Filner 77,293 56.57
Republican Tony Valencia 39,531 28.93
Libertarian Barbara Hutchinson 15,489 11.34
Peace and Freedom Roger Bruce Batchelder 4,250 3.11
No party Lincoln Pickard (write-in) 63 0.05
Invalid or blank votes 10,579 7.19
Total votes 147,205 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Democratic gain from Republican

District 51

California's 51st congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duke Cunningham (incumbent) 141,890 56.08
Democratic Bea Herbert 85,148 33.66
Libertarian Bill Holmes 10,309 4.07
Peace and Freedom Miriam Clark 10,307 4.07
Green Richard Roe 5,328 2.11
No party Kathleen E. Johnson (write-in) 13 0.01
Invalid or blank votes 21,527 7.84
Total votes 284,522 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Republican hold

District 52

California's 52nd congressional district election, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duncan Hunter (incumbent) 112,995 52.85
Democratic Janet M. Gastil 88,076 41.20
Libertarian Joe Shea 6,977 3.26
Peace and Freedom Dennis P. Gretsinger 5,734 2.68
No party David Marmon (write-in) 2 0.00
Invalid or blank votes 13,026 5.74
Total votes 226,810 100.00
Turnout (({votes))}
Republican hold

See also

References

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