United States House of Representatives – District 1 – DEM Hold
Harold T. Johnson (D-inc) 125,122 – 59.35%
James E. Taylor (R) 85,690 – 40.65%
Total Votes 210,812 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 2 – GOP Hold
Don H. Clausen (R-inc) 114,451 – 51.96%
Norma K. Bork (D) 99,712 – 45.27%
Irv Sutley (PF) 6,097 – 2.77%
Total Votes 220,260 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 3 – DEM Hold
Bob Matsui (D) 105,537 – 53.44%
Sandy Smoley (R) 91,966 – 46.56%
Total Votes 197,503 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 4 – DEM Hold
Victor H. Fazio (D) 87,764 – 55.37%
Rex Hime (R) 70,733 – 44.63%
Total Votes 158,497 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 5 – DEM Hold
John L. Burton (D-inc) 106,046 – 66.84%
Dolores Skore (R) 52,603 – 33.16%
Total Votes 158,649 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 6 – DEM Hold
Phillip Burton (D-inc) 81,801 – 91.12%
Tom Spinosa (R) 3,515 – 3.92%
Raymond O. Heaps (AI) 4,452 – 4.96%
Total Votes 89,768 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 7 – DEM Hold
George Miller (D-inc) 109,676 – 63.45%
Paula Gordon (R) 58,332 – 33.74%
Melvin E. Stanley (AI) 4,857 – 2.81%
Total Votes 172,865 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 8 – DEM Hold
Ron Dellums (D-inc) 94,824 – 57.36%
Charles V. Hughes (R) 70,481 – 42.64%
Total Votes 165,305 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 9 – DEM Hold
Pete Stark (D-inc) 88,179 – 65.38%
Robert S. Allen (R) 41,138 – 30.50%
Lawrence J. Phillips (PF) 5,562 – 4.12%
Total Votes 134,879 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 10 – DEM Hold
Don Edwards (D-inc) 84,488 – 67.13%
Rudy Hansen (R) 41,374 – 32.87%
Total Votes 125,862 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 11 – DEM Hold
Leo Ryan (D-inc) 92,882 – 60.52%
Dave Welch (R) 54,621 – 35.59%
Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff (AI) 5,961 – 3.88%
Total Votes 153,464 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 12 – GOP Hold
Pete McCloskey (R-inc) 116,982 – 73.07%
Kirsten Olsen (D) 34,472 – 21.53%
Harold R. Boylan (AI) 5,609 – 3.50%
Adele Fumino (PF) 3,022 – 1.89%
Total Votes 160,085 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 13 – DEM Hold
Norm Mineta (D-inc) 100,809 – 57.49%
Dan O’Keefe (R) 69,306 – 39.52%
Robert Goldsborough III (PF) 5,246 – 2.99%
Total Votes 175,361 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 14 – GOP Gain
Norman D. Shumway (R) 95,962 – 53.39%
John J. McFall (D-inc) 76,602 – 42.62%
George Darold Waldron (AI) 7,163 – 3.99%
Total Votes 179,727 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 15 – DEM Hold
Tony Coelho (D) 75,212 – 60.11%
Chris Patterakis (R) 49,914 – 39.89%
Total Votes 125,126 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 16 – DEM Hold
Leon Panetta (D-inc) 104,550 – 61.37%
Eric Seastrand (R) 65,808 – 38.63%
Total Votes 170,358 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 17 – GOP Gain
Chip Pashayan (R) 81,296 – 54.49%
John Hans Krebs (D-inc) 67,885 – 45.51%
Total Votes 149,181 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 18 – GOP Hold
Bill Thomas (R) 85,663 – 59.26%
Bob Sogge (D) 58,900 – 40.74%
Total Votes 144,563 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 19 – GOP Hold
Robert J. Lagomarsino (R-inc) 123,192 – 71.73%
Jerry Zamos (D) 41,672 – 24.26%
Milton Shiro Takei (PF) 6,887 – 4.01%
Total Votes 171,751 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 20 – GOP Hold
Barry Goldwater, Jr. (R-inc) 129,714 – 66.38%
Pat Lear (D) 65,695 – 33.62%
Total Votes 195,409 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 21 – DEM Hold
James C. Corman (D-inc) 73,869 – 59.51%
Rod Walsh (R) 44,519 – 35.86%
Bill Hill (PF) 5,750 – 4.63%
Total Votes 124,138 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 22 – GOP Hold
Carlos Moorhead (R-inc) 99,502 – 64.64%
Robert S. Henry (D) 54,442 – 35.36%
Total Votes 153,944 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 23 – DEM Hold
Anthony C. Beilenson (D-inc) 117,498 – 65.64%
Joseph Barbara (R) 61,496 – 34.36%
Total Votes 178,994 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 24 – DEM Hold
Henry Waxman (D-inc) 85,075 – 62.66%
Howard G. Schaefer (R) 44,243 – 32.59%
Kevin Casey Peters (PF) 6,453 – 4.75%
Total Votes 135,771 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 25 – DEM Hold
Edward R. Roybal (D-inc) 45,881 – 67.39%
Robert K. Watson (R) 22,205 – 32.61%
Total Votes 68,086 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 26 – GOP Hold
John H. Rousselot (R-inc) 113,059 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 27 – GOP Hold
Bob Dornan (R-inc) 89,392 – 51.00%
Carey Peck (D) 85,880 – 49.00%
Total Votes 175,272 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 28 – DEM Hold
Julian C. Dixon (D) 97,592 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 29 – DEM Hold
Augustus F. Hawkins (D-inc) 65,214 – 85.00%
Uriah J. Fields (R) 11,512 – 15.00%
Total Votes 76,726 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 30 – DEM Hold
George E. Danielson (D-inc) 66,241 – 71.42%
Henry Ares (R) 26,511 – 28.58%
Total Votes 92,752 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 31 – DEM Hold
Charles H. Wilson (D-inc) 55,667 – 67.76%
Don Grimshaw (R) 26,490 – 32.24%
Total Votes 82,157 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 32 – DEM Hold
Glenn M. Anderson (D-inc) 74,004 – 71.43%
Sonya Mathison (R) 23,242 – 22.43%
Ida Bader (AI) 6,363 – 6.14%
Total Votes 103,609 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 33 – GOP Hold
Wayne R. Grisham (R) 79,533 – 55.98%
Dennis S. Kazarian (D) 62,540 – 44.02%
Total Votes 142,073 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 34 – GOP Gain
Dan Lungren (R) 90,554 – 53.72%
Mark W. Hannaford (D-inc) 73,608 – 43.67%
Lawrence John Stafford (AI) 4,410 – 2.62%
Total Votes 168,572 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 35 – DEM Hold
James F. Lloyd (D-inc) 80,388 – 54.01%
David Dreier (R) 68,442 – 45.99%
Total Votes 148,830 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 36 – DEM Hold
George Brown, Jr. (D-inc) 80,448 – 62.92%
Dana Warren Carmody (R) 47,417 – 37.08%
Total Votes 127,865 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 37 – GOP Hold
Jerry Lewis (R) 106,581 – 61.40%
Dan Corcoran (D) 60,463 – 34.83%
Bernard Wahl (AI) 6,544 – 3.77%
Total Votes 173,588 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 38 – DEM Hold
Jerry M. Patterson (D-inc) 75,471 – 58.61%
Dan Goedeke (R) 53,298 – 41.39%
Total Votes 128,769 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 39 – GOP Hold
William E. Dannemeyer (R) 112,160 – 63.71%
Bill Farris (D) 63,891 – 36.29%
Total Votes 176,051 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 40 – GOP Hold
Robert Badham (R-inc) 147,882 – 65.95%
Jim McGuy (D) 76,358 – 34.05%
Total Votes 224,240 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 41 – GOP Hold
Bob Wilson (R-inc) 107,685 – 58.14%
King Golden, Jr. (D) 77,540 – 41.86%
Total Votes 185,225 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 42 – DEM Hold
Lionel Van Deerlin (D-inc) 85,126 – 73.74%
Lawrence C. Mattera (R) 30,319 – 26.26%
Total Votes 115,445 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 43 – GOP Hold
Clair Burgener (R-inc) 167,150 – 68.66%
Ruben B. Brooks (D) 76,308 – 31.34%
Total Votes 243,458 – 100.00%