United States Senate – GOP Gain
S. I. (Sam) Hayakawa (R) 3,748,973 – 50.18%
John V. Tunney (D-inc) 3,502,862 – 46.89%
David Wald (PF) 104,383 – 1.40%
Jack McCoy (AI) 82,739 – 1.11%
Omari Musa (I) 31,629 – 0.42%
Total Votes 7,470,586 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 1 – DEM Hold
Harold T. (Bizz) Johnson (D-inc) 160,477 – 73.95%
James E. Taylor (R) 56,539 – 26.05%
Total Votes 217,016 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 2 – GOP Hold
Don H. Clausen (R-inc) 121,290 – 56.01%
Oscar Klee (D) 88,829 – 41.02%
Bob Allred (PF) 6,444 – 2.98%
Total Votes 216,563 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 3 – DEM Hold
John E. Moss (D-inc) 139,779 – 72.86%
George R. Marsh, Jr. (R) 52,075 – 27.14%
Total Votes 191,854 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 4 – DEM Hold
Robert L. Leggett (D-inc) 75,844 – 50.23%
Albert Dehr (R) 75,139 – 49.77%
Total Votes 150,983 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 5 – DEM Hold
John L. Burton (D-inc) 103,746 – 61.84%
Branwell Fanning (R) 64,008 – 38.16%
Total Votes 167,754 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 6 – DEM Hold
Phillip Burton (D-inc) 86,493 – 66.07%
Tom Spinosa (R) 35,359 – 27.01%
Emily L. Siegel (PF) 6,570 – 5.02%
Ray Heaps (AI) 2,494 – 1.91%
Total Votes 130,916 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 7 – DEM Hold
George Miller (D-inc) 147,064 – 74.72%
Robert L. Vickers (R) 45,863 – 23.30%
Melvin E. Stanley (AI) 3,889 – 1.98%
Total Votes 196,816 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 8 – DEM Hold
Ron Dellums (D-inc) 122,342 – 62.12%
Philip Stiles Breck, Jr. (R) 68,374 – 34.72%
Robert J. Evans (PF) 6,238 – 3.17%
Total Votes 196,954 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 9 – DEM Hold
Pete Stark (D-inc) 116,398 – 70.81%
James K. Mills (R) 44,607 – 27.13%
Albert L. Sargis (PF) 3,386 – 2.06%
Total Votes 164,391 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 10 – DEM Hold
Don Edwards (D-inc) 111,992 – 72.05%
Herb Smith (R) 38,088 – 24.50%
Edmon V. Kaiser (AI) 5,363 – 3.45%
Total Votes 155,443 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 11 – DEM Hold
Leo Ryan (D-inc) 107,618 – 61.08%
Bob Jones (R) 62,435 – 35.44%
Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff (AI) 6,141 – 3.49%
Total Votes 176,194 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 12 – GOP Hold
Pete McCloskey (R-inc) 130,332 – 66.21%
David Harris (D) 61,526 – 31.25%
Joss Cooney (AI) 4,999 – 2.54%
Total Votes 196,857 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 13 – DEM Hold
Norm Mineta (D-inc) 135,291 – 66.77%
Ernie Konnyu (R) 63,130 – 31.16%
William Pollock Herrell (AI) 4,190 – 2.07%
Total Votes 202,611 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 14 – DEM Hold
John J. McFall (D-inc) 123,285 – 72.54%
Roger A. Blain (R) 46,674 – 27.46%
Total Votes 169,959 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 15 – DEM Hold
Bernice F. Sisk (D-inc) 92,735 – 72.20%
Carol O. Harner (R) 35,700 – 27.80%
Total Votes 128,435 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 16 – DEM Gain
Leon Panetta (D) 104,545 – 53.42%
Burt L. Talcott (R-inc) 91,160 – 46.58%
Total Votes 195,705 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 17 – DEM Hold
John Hans Krebs (D-inc) 103,898 – 65.69%
Henry J. Andreas (R) 54,270 – 34.31%
Total Votes 158,168 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 18 – GOP Hold
William M. Ketchum (R-inc) 101,658 – 64.20%
Dean Close (D) 56,683 – 35.80%
Total Votes 158,341 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 19 – GOP Hold
Robert J. Lagomarsino (R-inc) 124,201 – 64.38%
Dan Sisson (D) 68,722 – 35.62%
Total Votes 192,923 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 20 – GOP Hold
Barry Goldwater, Jr. (R-inc) 146,158 – 67.25%
Patti Lear Corman (D) 71,193 – 32.75%
Total Votes 217,351 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 21 – DEM Hold
James C. Corman (D-inc) 101,837 – 66.51%
Ed Hogan (R) 44,094 – 28.80%
Bill Hill (PF) 7,178 – 4.69%
Total Votes 153,109 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 22 – GOP Hold
Carlos Moorhead (R-inc) 114,769 – 62.61%
Robert L. Salley (D) 68,543 – 37.39%
Total Votes 183,312 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 23 – DEM Hold
Anthony C. Beilenson (D) 130,619 – 60.18%
Thomas F. Bartman (R) 86,434 – 39.82%
Total Votes 217,053 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 24 – DEM Hold
Henry Waxman (D-inc) 108,296 – 67.78%
David Irving Simmons (R) 51,478 – 32.22%
Total Votes 159,774 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 25 – DEM Hold
Edward R. Roybal (D-inc) 57,966 – 71.90%
Jim Madrid (R) 17,737 – 22.00%
Marilyn Seals (PF) 4,922 – 6.10%
Total Votes 80,625 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 26 – GOP Hold
John H. Rousselot (R-inc) 112,619 – 65.59%
Bruce Latta (D) 59,093 – 34.41%
Total Votes 171,712 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 27 – GOP Hold
Bob Dornan (R) 114,612 – 54.68%
Gary Familian (D) 94,988 – 45.32%
Total Votes 209,600 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 28 – DEM Hold
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (D-inc) 114,612 – 80.20%
Edward S. Skinner (R) 28,303 – 19.80%
Total Votes 142,915 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 29 – DEM Hold
Augustus F. Hawkins (D-inc) 82,515 – 85.42%
Michael D. Germonprez (R) 10,852 – 11.23%
Sheila Leburg (I) 3,235 – 3.35%
Total Votes 96,602 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 30 – DEM Hold
George E. Danielson (D-inc) 82,767 – 74.38%
Harry Couch (R) 28,503 – 25.62%
Total Votes 111,270 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 31 – DEM Hold
Charles H. Wilson (D-inc) 83,155 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 32 – DEM Hold
Glenn M. Anderson (D-inc) 92,034 – 72.22%
Clifford O. Young (R) 35,394 – 27.78%
Total Votes 127,428 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 33 – GOP Hold
Del M. Clawson (R-inc) 95,398 – 55.08%
Ted Snyder (D) 77,807 – 44.92%
Total Votes 173,205 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 34 – DEM Hold
Mark W. Hannaford (D-inc) 100,988 – 50.71%
Dan Lungren (R) 98,147 – 49.29%
Total Votes 199,135 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 35 – DEM Hold
James F. Lloyd (D-inc) 87,472 – 53.26%
Louis Brutocao (R) 76,765 – 46.74%
Total Votes 164,237 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 36 – DEM Hold
George Brown, Jr. (D-inc) 90,830 – 61.56%
Grant Carner (R) 49,368 – 33.46%
William Emery Pasley (AI) 7,358 – 4.99%
Total Votes 147,556 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 37 – GOP Hold
Shirley Neil Pettis (R-inc) 133,634 – 71.08%
Douglas C. Nilson, Jr. (D) 49,021 – 26.07%
Bernard Wahl (AI) 5,352 – 2.85%
Total Votes 188,007 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 38 – DEM Hold
Jerry M. Patterson (D-inc) 103,317 – 63.62%
Jim Combs (R) 59,092 – 36.38%
Total Votes 162,409 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 39 – GOP Hold
Charles E. Wiggins (R-inc) 122,657 – 58.57%
Bill Farris (D) 86,745 – 41.43%
Total Votes 209,402 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 40 – GOP Hold
Robert Badham (R) 148,512 – 59.25%
Vivian Hall (D) 102,132 – 40.75%
Total Votes 250,644 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 41 – GOP Hold
Bob Wilson (R-inc) 128,784 – 57.65%
King Golden, Jr. (D) 94,590 – 42.35%
Total Votes 223,374 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 42 – DEM Hold
Lionel Van Deerlin (D-inc) 103,062 – 75.99%
Wes Marden (R) 32,565 – 24.01%
Total Votes 135,627 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 43 – GOP Hold
Clair Burgener (R-inc) 173,576 – 65.00%
Pat Kelly (D) 93,475 – 35.00%
Total Votes 267,051 – 100.00%