1970 California U.S. House District 11 Election

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Who won the 1970 California U.S. House District 11 Election?

Paul N. Pete McCloskey Jr. won the 1970 California U.S. House District 11 Election. Paul N. Pete McCloskey Jr. received 144,500 popular votes (77.49%). The main challenger was Robert E Gomperts (21.02%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Gomperts

Jr. +56.5 pts · won by 105,312 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.5% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.