united states house of representatives elections , 1972 

Statements about this table:
5 of the incumbent for california be democratic
4 of the incumbent for california be republican
george paul miller be the only incumbent list who lose the renomination
john j mcfall and h allen smith be both first elect in 1956
district
incumbent
party
first elected
result
candidates
california 3
john e moss
democratic
1952
re - elected
john e moss (d) 69.9% john rakus (r) 30.1%
california 5
phillip burton
democratic
1964
re - elected
phillip burton (d) 81.8% edlo e powell (r) 18.2%
california 8
george paul miller
democratic
1944
lost renomination democratic hold
pete stark (d) 52.9% lew m warden , jr (r) 47.1%
california 14
jerome r waldie
democratic
1966
re - elected
jerome r waldie (d) 77.6% floyd e sims (r) 22.4%
california 15
john j mcfall
democratic
1956
re - elected
john j mcfall (d) unopposed
district
incumbent
party
first elected
result
candidates
california 17
pete mccloskey redistricted from 11th
republican
1967
re - elected
pete mccloskey (r) 60.2% james stewart (d) 39.8%
california 18
bob mathias
republican
1966
re - elected
bob mathias (r) 66.5% vincent j lavery (d) 33.5%
california 20
h allen smith
republican
1956
retired republican hold
carlos moorhead (r) 57.4% john binkley (d) 42.6%
california 33
jerry pettis
republican
1966
re - elected
jerry pettis (r) 75.1% ken thompson (d) 24.9%