United States Senate – DEM Gain
Alan Cranston (D) – 3,615,261 – 51.78%
Max Rafferty (R) – 3,275,679 – 46.91%
Paul Jacobs (PF) – 91,254 – 1.31%
Total Votes – 6,982,194 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 1 – GOP Hold
Donald H. Clausen (R-inc) – 132,433 – 75.10%
Donald W. Graham (D) – 37,650 – 21.35%
Adolph N. Hofmann (PF) – 3,372 – 1.91%
Gladys L. O’Neal (AI) – 2,882 – 1.63%
Total Votes – 176,337 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 2 – DEM Hold
Harold T. Johnson (D-inc) – 127,880 – 60.77%
Osmer E. Dunaway (R) – 78,986 – 37.53%
Paul J. Huft (AI) – 3,577 – 1.70%
Total Votes – 210,443 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 3 – DEM Hold
John E. Moss (D-inc) – 106,694 – 55.98%
Elmore J. Duffy (R) – 79,717 – 41.82%
James Tarleton Slaughter (AI) – 4,188 – 2.20%
Total Votes – 190,599 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 4 – DEM Hold
Robert L. Leggett (D-inc) – 88,067 – 55.54%
James Shumway (R) – 65,942 – 41.59%
Gene C. Clark (AI) – 4,545 – 2.87%
Total Votes – 158,554 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 5 – DEM Hold
Phillip Burton (D-inc) – 86,647 – 72.01%
Waldo Velasquez (R) – 29,123 – 24.20%
Marvin Garson (PF) – 4,549 – 3.78%
Total Votes – 120,319 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 6 – GOP Hold
William S. Mailliard (R-inc) – 140,071 – 72.76%
Phillip Drath (D) – 52,433 – 27.24%
Total Votes – 192,504 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 7 – DEM Hold
Jeffery Cohelan (D-inc) – 102,108 – 62.87%
Barney E. Hilburn (R) – 48,133 – 29.64%
Huey Newton (PF) – 12,164 – 7.49%
Total Votes – 162,405 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 8 – DEM Hold
George Paul Miller (D-inc) – 104,231 – 64.02%
Raymond P. Britton (R) – 58,584 – 35.98%
Total Votes – 162,815 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 9 – DEM Hold
Don Edwards (D-inc) – 100,891 – 56.55%
Larry Fargher (R) – 77,521 – 43.45%
Total Votes – 178,412 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 10 – GOP Hold
Charles S. Gubser (R-inc) – 160,204 – 67.31%
Grayson S. Taketa (D) – 73,530 – 30.89%
Martin L. Primach (PF) – 4,276 – 1.80%
Total Votes – 238,010 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 11 – GOP Hold
Pete McCloskey (R-inc) – 165,482 – 79.32%
Urban G. Whitaker, Jr. (D) – 40,979 – 19.64%
David Demorest Ransom (PF) – 2,157 – 1.03%
Total Votes – 208,618 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 12 – GOP Hold
Burt L. Talcott (R-inc) – 140,713 – 94.88%
Ann J. Holliday (AI) – 7,593 – 5.12%
Total Votes – 148,306 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 13 – GOP Hold
Charles M. Teague (R-inc) – 148,357 – 65.85%
Stanley K. Sheinbaum (D) – 76,928 – 34.15%
Total Votes – 225,285 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 14 – DEM Hold
Jerome R. Waldie (D-inc) – 152,500 – 71.58%
David W. Schuh (R) – 56,598 – 26.57%
Luis W. Hamilton (AI) – 3,945 – 1.85%
Total Votes – 213,043 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 15 – DEM Hold
John J. McFall (D-inc) – 85,761 – 53.79%
Sam Van Dyken (R) – 73,685 – 46.21%
Total Votes – 159,446 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 16 – DEM Hold
Bernice F. Sisk (D-inc) – 97,473 – 62.46%
Dave Harris (R) – 55,192 – 35.37%
John P. Carroll (AI) – 3,390 – 2.17%
Total Votes – 156,055 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 17 – DEM Hold
Glenn M. Anderson (D) – 75,070 – 50.75%
Joe Blatchford (R) – 71,174 – 48.11%
Ben Dobbs (PF) – 1,685 – 1.14%
Total Votes – 147,929 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 18 – GOP Hold
Robert B. Mathias (R-inc) – 100,008 – 65.17%
Harlan Hagen (D) – 51,274 – 33.41%
Edward Calvin Williams (AI) – 2,186 – 1.42%
Total Votes – 153,468 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 19 – DEM Hold
Chet Holifield (D-inc) – 96,857 – 63.25%
Bill Jones (R) – 52,284 – 34.14%
Wayne L. Cook (AI) – 3,996 – 2.61%
Total Votes – 153,137 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 20 – GOP Hold
H. Allen Smith (R-inc) – 133,148 – 69.30%
Don White (D) – 56,008 – 29.15%
Robert G. Clarke (PF) – 2,965 – 1.54%
Total Votes – 192,121 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 21 – DEM Hold
Augustus F. Hawkins (D-inc) – 87,205 – 91.60%
Rayfield Lundy (R) – 7,995 – 8.40%
Total Votes – 95,200 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 22 – DEM Hold
James C. Corman (D-inc) – 102,332 – 56.92%
Joe Holt (R) – 74,433 – 41.40%
Hugh Manes (PF) – 3,024 – 1.68%
Total Votes – 179,789 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 23 – GOP Hold
Del M. Clawson (R-inc) – 95,628 – 64.95%
Jim Sperrazzo (D) – 51,606 – 35.05%
Total Votes – 147,234 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 24 – GOP Hold
Glenard P. Lipscomb (R-inc) – 152,180 – 72.85%
Fred Warner Neal (D) – 56,723 – 27.15%
Total Votes – 208,903 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 25 – GOP Hold
Charles E. Wiggins (R-inc) – 141,600 – 68.63%
Keith F. Shirey (D) – 64,732 – 31.37%
Total Votes – 206,332 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 26 – DEM Hold
Thomas M. Rees (D-inc) – 132,447 – 65.49%
Irving Teichner (R) – 63,393 – 31.35%
Jack Weinberg (PF) – 6,394 – 3.16%
Total Votes – 202,234 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 27 – GOP Hold
Edwin Reinecke (R-inc) – 158,309 – 72.25%
John T. Butchko (D) – 60,808 – 27.75%
Total Votes – 219,117 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 28 – GOP Hold
Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (R-inc) – 168,208 – 71.24%
John McKee Pratt (D) – 63,414 – 26.86%
Sherman Pearl (PF) – 4,503 – 1.91%
Total Votes – 236,125 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 29 – DEM Hold
George Brown, Jr. (D-inc) – 74,807 – 52.31%
Bill Orozco (R) – 68,213 – 47.69%
Total Votes – 143,020 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 30 – DEM Hold
Edward R. Roybal (D-inc) – 75,381 – 67.49%
Samuel M. Cavnar (R) – 36,312 – 32.51%
Total Votes – 111,693 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 31 – DEM Hold
Charles H. Wilson (D-inc) – 94,387 – 58.91%
James R. Dunn (R) – 62,711 – 39.14%
Stanley L. Schulte (AI) – 3,134 – 1.96%
Total Votes – 160,232 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 32 – GOP Hold
Craig Hosmer (R-inc) – 138,494 – 73.78%
Arthur J. Gottlieb (D) – 45,308 – 24.14%
Richard B. Williams (AI) – 3,898 – 2.08%
Total Votes – 187,700 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 33 – GOP Hold
Jerry L. Pettis (R-inc) – 123,426 – 66.28%
Al C. Bellard (D) – 59,619 – 32.02%
Earl D. Wallen (AI) – 3,171 – 1.70%
Total Votes – 186,216 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 34 – DEM Hold
Richard T. Hanna (D-inc) – 105,880 – 50.85%
Bill J. Teague (R) – 102,333 – 49.15%
Total Votes – 208,213 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 35 – GOP Hold
James B. Utt (R-inc) – 212,684 – 72.47%
Thomas B. Lenhart (D) – 73,778 – 25.14%
Annie McDonald (AI) – 7,000 – 2.39%
Total Votes – 293,462 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 36 – GOP Hold
Bob Wilson (R-inc) – 147,772 – 71.61%
Don Lindgren (D) – 58,578 – 28.39%
Total Votes – 206,350 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 37 – DEM Hold
Lionel Van Deerlin (D-inc) – 95,591 – 64.67%
Mike Schaefer (R) – 52,212 – 35.33%
Total Votes – 147,803 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 38 – DEM Hold
John V. Tunney (D-inc) – 121,025 – 62.76%
Robert O. Hunter (R) – 68,196 – 35.36%
James H. Griffin (AI) – 2,415 – 1.25%
Terese A. Karmel (PF) – 1,205 – 0.62%
Total Votes – 192,841 – 100.00%