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1972 California U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1972 California U.S. House District 1 Election?

Don H. Clausen won the 1972 California U.S. House District 1 Election. Don H. Clausen received 141,226 popular votes (62.28%). The main challenger was William A Nighswonger (34.23%).

See the full head-to-head between Clausen and Nighswonger

Clausen +28.1 pts · won by 63,616 votes
Don H. ClausenRepublicanWINNER62.28%
141,226 votes
William A NighswongerDemocratic34.23%
77,610 votes
Jonathan T Amespeace and freedom3.49%
7,922 votes
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.