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1976 California U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1976 California U.S. House District 1 Election?

Harold T. Johnson won the 1976 California U.S. House District 1 Election. Harold T. Johnson received 160,477 popular votes (73.95%). The main challenger was James E. Taylor (26.05%).

See the full head-to-head between Johnson and Taylor

Johnson +47.9 pts · won by 103,938 votes
Harold T. JohnsonDemocraticWINNER73.95%
160,477 votes
James E. TaylorRepublican26.05%
56,539 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.