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1974 California U.S. House District 38 Election

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Who won the 1974 California U.S. House District 38 Election?

Jerry M. Patterson won the 1974 California U.S. House District 38 Election. Jerry M. Patterson received 68,335 popular votes (54.04%). The main challenger was David Rehmann (41.28%).

See the full head-to-head between Patterson and Rehmann

Patterson +12.8 pts · won by 16,128 votes
Jerry M. PattersonDemocraticWINNER54.04%
68,335 votes
David RehmannRepublican41.28%
52,207 votes
Lee R RayburnIndependent3.19%
4,034 votes
Larry B Kallenbergerpeace and freedom1.49%
1,885 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.