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1978-11-07 U.S. House Election Results for California (District 42)

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Election Type:
Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Lionel Van Deerlin*
(D)		 Lawrence Mattera
(R)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 85,12673.7% 30,31926.3% 00.0% 54,807 115,445
Total R vote: 30,319 (26.3%)      Total D vote: 85,126 (73.7%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $72,903 $16,833
Total Receipts: $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/CA/42/1978

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Lionel Van Deerlin*
Total Disbursements: $72,903

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/CA/42/1978

Lawrence Mattera
Total Disbursements: $16,833

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Lawrence Mattera 25,919 100.0%
TOTAL VOTES 25,919  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Lionel Van Deerlin* 47,730 81.8%
2   Lois Bodle 10,618 18.2%
TOTAL VOTES 58,348