United States Senate – DEM Hold
Alan Cranston (D-inc) – 3,639,334 – 60.54%
H. L. Richardson (R) – 2,176,315 – 36.20%
Jack McCoy (AI) – 100,111 – 1.67%
Gayle M. Justice (PF) – 95,394 – 1.59%
Total Votes – 6,011,154 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 1 – DEM Hold
Harold T. Johnson (D-inc) – 137,849 – 85.90%
Dorothy D. Paradis (AI) – 22,628 – 14.10%
Total Votes – 160,477 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 2 – GOP Hold
Don H. Clausen (R-inc) – 95,508 – 53.01%
Oscar ‘H.’ Klee (D) – 76,951 – 42.71%
Carole J. Glass (PF) – 7,719 – 4.28%
Total Votes – 180,178 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 3 – DEM Hold
John E. Moss (D-inc) – 121,842 – 72.34%
Ivaldo Lenci (R) – 46,585 – 27.66%
Total Votes – 168,427 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 4 – DEM Hold
Robert L. Leggett (D-inc) – 100,934 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 5 – DEM Hold
John L. Burton (D-inc) – 87,323 – 59.32%
Thomas Caylor (R) – 55,881 – 37.96%
Raymond Broshears (PF) – 3,999 – 2.72%
Total Votes – 147,203 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 6 – DEM Hold
Phillip Burton (D-inc) – 84,585 – 71.37%
Tom Spinosa (R) – 25,721 – 21.70%
Emily L. Siegel (PF) – 4,753 – 4.01%
Carl Richard Davis (AI) – 3,456 – 2.92%
Total Votes – 118,515 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 7 – DEM Hold
George Miller (D) – 82,765 – 55.59%
Gary Fernandez (R) – 66,115 – 44.41%
Total Votes – 148,880 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 8 – DEM Hold
Ron Dellums (D-inc) – 93,106 – 56.48%
Jack Redden (R) – 65,432 – 39.69%
John Holland (AI) – 6,324 – 3.84%
Total Votes – 164,862 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 9 – DEM Hold
Pete Stark (D-inc) – 87,854 – 70.64%
Edson Adams (R) – 36,522 – 29.36%
Total Votes – 124,376 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 10 – DEM Hold
Don Edwards (D-inc) – 86,014 – 77.01%
John M. Enright (R) – 25,678 – 22.99%
Total Votes – 111,692 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 11 – DEM Hold
Leo J. Ryan (D-inc) – 106,075 – 75.69%
Brainard ‘Bee’ Merdinger (R) – 29,783 – 21.25%
Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff (AI) – 4,293 – 3.06%
Total Votes – 140,151 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 12 – GOP Hold
Pete McCloskey (R-inc) – 103,228 – 69.08%
Gary G. Gillmor (D) – 46,197 – 30.92%
Total Votes – 149,425 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 13 – DEM Gain
Norm Mineta (D) – 78,649 – 52.57%
George W. Milias (R) – 63,381 – 42.36%
Elizabeth Cervantes Barron (PF) – 3,846 – 2.57%
Floyd S. Stancliffe (AI) – 3,738 – 2.50%
Total Votes – 149,614 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 14 – DEM Hold
John J. McFall (D-inc) – 101,932 – 70.80%
Chuck Gibson (R) – 34,679 – 24.09%
Roger A. Blain (AI) – 7,367 – 5.12%
Total Votes – 143,978 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 15 – DEM Hold
Bernice F. Sisk (D-inc) – 80,205 – 71.89%
Carol O. Harner (R) – 31,361 – 28.11%
Total Votes – 111,566 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 16 – GOP Hold
Burt L. Talcott (R-inc) – 76,084 – 49.19%
Julian Camacho (D) – 74,018 – 47.85%
D. Jeff Mauro (AI) – 4,576 – 2.96%
Total Votes – 154,678 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 17 – DEM Gain
John Hans Krebs (D) – 66,082 – 51.90%
Bob Mathias (R-inc) – 61,242 – 48.10%
Total Votes – 127,324 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 18 – GOP Hold
William M. Ketchum (R-inc) – 66,603 – 52.64%
George A. Seielstad (D) – 59,931 – 47.36%
Total Votes – 126,534 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 19 – GOP Hold
Robert J. Lagomarsino (R-inc) – 84,849 – 56.50%
James D. Loebl (D) – 65,334 – 43.50%
Total Votes – 150,183 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 20 – GOP Hold
Barry Goldwater, Jr. (R-inc) – 96,324 – 61.18%
Arline Mathews (D) – 61,119 – 38.82%
Total Votes – 157,443 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 21 – DEM Hold
James C. Corman (D-inc) – 86,778 – 73.45%
Mel Nadell (R) – 31,365 – 26.55%
Total Votes – 118,143 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 22 – GOP Hold
Carlos Moorhead (R-inc) – 78,983 – 55.72%
Richard Hallin (D) – 62,770 – 44.28%
Total Votes – 141,753 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 23 – DEM Hold
Thomas M. Rees (D-inc) – 119,239 – 71.46%
Jack E. Roberts (R) – 47,615 – 28.54%
Total Votes – 166,854 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 24 – DEM Win (new district)
Henry Waxman (D) – 85,343 – 64.17%
Elliott Stone Graham (R) – 43,680 – 32.84%
David E. Davis (AI) – 3,980 – 2.99%
Total Votes – 133,003 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 25 – DEM Hold
Edward R. Roybal (D-inc) – 43,998 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 26 – GOP Hold
John H. Rousselot (R-inc) – 80,782 – 58.85%
Paul A. Conforti (D) – 56,487 – 41.15%
Total Votes – 137,269 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 27 – GOP Hold
Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. (R-inc) – 99,645 – 63.83%
John Dalessio (D) – 50,919 – 32.62%
Jerry Rubin (PF) – 5,547 – 3.55%
Total Votes – 156,111 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 28 – DEM Hold
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (D-inc) – 86,743 – 80.28%
Tom Neddy (R) – 21,308 – 19.72%
Total Votes – 108,051 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 29 – DEM Hold
Augustus F. Hawkins (D-inc) – 45,977 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 30 – DEM Hold/DEM Loss
George E. Danielson (D-inc) – 66,074 – 74.24%
Richard E. Ferraro (R) – 22,928 – 25.76%
Total Votes – 89,002 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 31 – DEM Hold
Charles H. Wilson (D-inc) – 60,560 – 70.46%
Norman A. Hodges (R) – 23,039 – 26.81%
William C. Taylor (PF) – 2,349 – 2.73%
Total Votes – 85,948 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 32 – DEM Hold
Glenn M. Anderson (D-inc) – 82,485 – 87.68%
Virgil V. Badalich (AI) – 8,710 – 9.26%
Frank H. Walker (PF) – 2,877 – 3.06%
Total Votes – 94,072 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 33 – GOP Hold
Del M. Clawson (R-inc) – 71,054 – 53.38%
Robert E. White (D) – 57,423 – 43.14%
James C. Griffin (AI) – 4,636 – 3.48%
Total Votes – 133,113 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 34 – DEM Gain
Mark W. Hannaford (D) – 78,345 – 49.82%
Bill Bond (R) – 72,697 – 46.23%
James Manis (AI) – 3,169 – 2.02%
John S. Donohue (PF) – 3,043 – 1.94%
Total Votes – 157,254 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 35 – DEM Gain
James F. Lloyd (D) – 60,709 – 50.25%
Victor V. Veysey (R-inc) – 60,102 – 49.75%
Total Votes – 120,811 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 36 – DEM Hold
George E. Brown, Jr. (D-inc) – 69,615 – 63.77%
Jim Osgood (R) – 33,858 – 31.01%
William Emery Pasley (AI) – 5,701 – 5.22%
Total Votes – 109,174 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 37 – GOP Hold
Jerry Pettis (R-inc) – 88,548 – 63.01%
Bobby Ray Vincent (D) – 46,449 – 33.06%
John H. Ortman (AI) – 5,522 – 3.93%
Total Votes – 140,519 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 38 – DEM Hold
Jerry M. Patterson (D) – 67,299 – 53.99%
David Rehmann (R) – 51,509 – 41.32%
Lee R. Rayburn (AI) – 3,991 – 3.20%
Larry B. Kallenberger (PF) – 1,851 – 1.48%
Total Votes – 124,650 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 39 – GOP Hold
Charles E. Wiggins (R) – 87,995 – 55.23%
William E. ‘Bill’ Farris (D) – 64,375 – 40.40%
Pat P. Scalera (AI) – 6,967 – 4.37%
Total Votes – 159,337 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 40 – GOP Hold
Andrew J. Hinshaw (R-inc) – 114,895 – 63.31%
Roderick J. ‘Rod’ Wilson (D) – 56,195 – 30.97%
Grayson L. Watkins (AI) – 10,381 – 5.72%
Total Votes – 181,471 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 41 – GOP Hold
Bob Wilson (R) – 93,461 – 54.42%
Colleen Marie O’Connor (D) – 73,954 – 43.06%
Robert W. Franson (AI) – 4,312 – 2.51%
Total Votes – 171,727 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 42 – DEM Hold
Lionel Van Deerlin (D-inc) – 66,746 – 68.95%
Wes Marden (R) – 30,058 – 31.05%
Total Votes – 96,804 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 43 – GOP Hold
Clair W. Burgener (R-inc) – 114,102 – 60.37%
Bill Bandes (D) – 74,905 – 39.63%
Total Votes – 189,007 – 100.00%