Elections / 1978 · House · CA-24
CA-24 — 1978 U.S. House election
Akashiccongressional district1978 US House electionCA-24 · U.S. HouseWaxmanD+30.1
How it voted
Share of the 1978 vote
| Henry A Waxman ✓Democrat | 62.7% | 85,075 |
|---|---|---|
| Howard G SchaeferRepublican | 32.6% | 44,243 |
| Kevin Casey PetersIndependent | 4.8% | 6,453 |
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District boundary, filled by its own 1978 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over faint county context.
Margin history
CA-24 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
| Year | Won | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 342,479 | |
| 2022 | D | 262,552 | |
| 2020 | D | 362,345 | |
| 2018 | D | 284,431 | |
| 2016 | D | 310,814 | |
| 2014 | D | 198,794 | |
| 2012 | D | 284,495 | |
| 2010 | R | 240,334 | |
| 2008 | R | 300,052 | |
| 2006 | R | 209,292 | |
| 2004 | R | 284,378 | |
| 2002 | R | 185,006 | |
| 2000 | D | 235,444 | |
| 1998 | D | 180,580 | |
| 1996 | D | 214,848 | |
| 1994 | D | 193,179 | |
| 1992 | D | 255,267 | |
| 1990 | D | 103,875 | |
| 1988 | D | 155,071 | |
| 1986 | D | 118,173 | |
| 1984 | D | 153,607 | |
| 1982 | D | 136,069 | |
| 1980 | D | 146,731 | |
| 1978 | D | 135,771 | |
| 1976 | D | 159,774 |
Same ballot, 1978CA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · district lines from the 2010-census apportionment. Real returns — nothing estimated.