1972 California U.S. House District 5 Election

California · 4 candidates

Burton +63.7 pts · won by 96,690 votes

Phillip BurtonDemocraticWINNER81.84%

124,164 votes

Edlo E PowellRepublican18.11%

27,474 votes

Susan Vasssocialist workers0.04%

56 votes

Herbert Steinersocialist labor0.01%

14 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).