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1978 California U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1978 California U.S. House District 1 Election?

Harold T. Johnson won the 1978 California U.S. House District 1 Election. Harold T. Johnson received 125,122 popular votes (59.35%). The main challenger was James E. Taylor (40.65%).

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

Johnson +18.7 pts · won by 39,432 votes
Harold T. JohnsonDemocraticWINNER59.35%
125,122 votes
James E. TaylorRepublican40.65%
85,690 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.