United States Senate – DEM Hold
Alan Cranston (D-inc) – 4,704,098 – 56.51%
Paul Gann (R) – 3,091,671 – 37.14%
David Bergland (L) – 202,410 – 2.43%
David Wald (PF) – 196,260 – 2.36%
Jim Griffin (AI) – 129,573 – 1.56%
Total Votes – 8,324,012 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 1 – GOP Gain
Eugene A. Chappie (R) – 145,098 – 53.70%
Harold T. (Bizz) Johnson (D-inc) – 107,682 – 39.85%
Jim McClarin (L) – 17,419 – 6.45%
Total Votes – 270,199 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 2 – GOP Hold
Don H. Clausen (R-inc) – 141,698 – 54.15%
Norma K. Bork (D) – 109,789 – 41.96%
Daniel Mosier (L) – 6,833 – 2.61%
Linda D. Wren (PF) – 3,354 – 1.28%
Total Votes – 261,674 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 3 – DEM Hold
Bob Matsui (D-inc) – 170,670 – 70.56%
Joseph Murphy (R) – 64,215 – 26.55%
Bruce A. Daniel (L) – 6,980 – 2.89%
Total Votes – 241,865 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 4 – DEM Hold
Victor H. Fazio (D-inc) – 133,853 – 65.28%
Albert Dehr (R) – 60,935 – 29.72%
Robert J. Burnside (L) – 10,267 – 5.01%
Total Votes – 205,055 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 5 – DEM Hold
John L. Burton (D-inc) – 101,105 – 51.11%
Dennis McQuaid (R) – 89,624 – 45.31%
Dan P. Dougherty (L) – 7,092 – 3.59%
Total Votes – 197,821 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 6 – DEM Hold
Phillip Burton (D-inc) – 93,400 – 69.37%
Tom Spinosa (R) – 34,500 – 25.62%
Roy Childs (L) – 6,750 – 5.01%
Total Votes – 134,650 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 7 – DEM Hold
George Miller (D-inc) – 142,044 – 63.28%
Giles St. Clair (R) – 70,479 – 31.40%
Steve Snow (L) – 6,923 – 3.08%
Tommy Thompson (AI) – 5,023 – 2.24%
Total Votes – 224,469 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 8 – DEM Hold
Ron Dellums (D-inc) – 108,380 – 55.46%
Charles V. Hughes (R) – 76,580 – 39.19%
Tod Mikuriya (L) – 10,465 – 5.35%
Total Votes – 195,425 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 9 – DEM Hold
Pete Stark (D-inc) – 90,504 – 55.32%
Bill Kennedy (R) – 67,265 – 41.12%
Steven W. Clanin (L) – 5,823 – 3.56%
Total Votes – 163,592 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 10 – DEM Hold
Don Edwards (D-inc) – 102,231 – 62.13%
John M. Lutton (R) – 45,987 – 27.95%
Joseph Fuhrig (L) – 11,904 – 7.23%
Edmon V. Kaiser (AI) – 4,421 – 2.69%
Total Votes – 164,543 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 11 – DEM Gain
Tom Lantos (D) – 85,823 – 46.39%
William Royer (R-inc) – 80,100 – 43.29%
Wilson Branch (PF) – 13,723 – 7.42%
William S. Wade, Jr. (L) – 3,816 – 2.06%
Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff (AI) – 1,550 – 0.84%
Total Votes – 185,012 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 12 – GOP Hold
Pete McCloskey, Jr. (R-inc) – 143,817 – 72.24%
Kirsten Olsen (D) – 37,009 – 18.59%
Bill Evers (L) – 15,073 – 7.57%
Adele Fumino (PF) – 3,184 – 1.60%
Total Votes – 199,083 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 13 – DEM Hold
Norman Mineta (D-inc) – 132,246 – 58.88%
W. E. ‘Ted’ Gagne (R) – 79,766 – 35.51%
Ray Strong (L) – 8,806 – 3.92%
Robert Goldsborough (PF) – 3,791 – 1.69%
Total Votes – 224,609 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 14 – GOP Hold
Norman D. Shumway (R-inc) – 133,979 – 60.74%
Ann Cerney (D) – 79,883 – 36.22%
Douglas G. Housley (L) – 6,717 – 3.05%
Total Votes – 220,579 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 15 – DEM Hold
Tony Coelho (D-inc) – 108,072 – 71.81%
Ron Schwartz (R) – 37,895 – 25.18%
Michael L. Pullen (L) – 4,524 – 3.01%
Total Votes – 150,491 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 16 – DEM Hold
Leon Panetta (D-inc) – 158,360 – 71.00%
W. A. ‘Jack’ Roth (R) – 54,675 – 24.51%
Kenton H. Bowers (L) – 6,802 – 3.05%
Jeff Mauro (AI) – 3,198 – 1.43%
Total Votes – 223,035 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 17 – GOP Hold
Chip Pashayan (R-inc) – 129,159 – 70.60%
Willard H. ‘Bill’ Johnson (D) – 53,780 – 29.40%
Total Votes – 182,939 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 18 – GOP Hold
Bill Thomas (R-inc) – 126,046 – 71.03%
Mary ‘Pat’ Timmermans (D) – 51,415 – 28.97%
Total Votes – 177,461 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 19 – GOP Hold
Robert J. Lagomarsino (R-inc) – 162,849 – 77.69%
Carmen Lodise (D) – 36,990 – 17.65%
Jim Trotter (L) – 9,764 – 4.66%
Total Votes – 209,603 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 20 – GOP Hold
Barry Goldwater, Jr. (R-inc) – 199,674 – 78.83%
Matt Miller (D) – 43,024 – 16.99%
Christopher R. Darwin (L) – 10,605 – 4.19%
Total Votes – 253,303 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 21 – GOP Gain
Bobbi Fiedler (R) – 74,674 – 48.68%
James C. Corman (D-inc) – 73,898 – 48.17%
George J. Lehmann (L) – 2,790 – 1.82%
Jan B. Tucker (PF) – 2,038 – 1.33%
Total Votes – 153,400 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 22 – GOP Hold
Carlos Moorhead (R-inc) – 115,241 – 63.87%
Pierce O’Donnell (D) – 57,477 – 31.86%
William V. Susel (L) – 7,705 – 4.27%
Total Votes – 180,423 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 23 – DEM Hold
Anthony C. Beilenson (D-inc) – 126,020 – 63.20%
Robert ‘Bob’ Winckler (R) – 62,742 – 31.47%
Jeffrey P. Lieb (L) – 10,623 – 5.33%
Total Votes – 199,385 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 24 – DEM Hold
Henry Waxman (D-inc) – 93,569 – 63.77%
Roland Cayard (R) – 39,744 – 27.09%
Margaret ‘Maggie’ Feigin (PF) – 5,905 – 4.02%
Robert E. Lehman (L) – 5,172 – 3.52%
Jack Smilowitz (AI) – 2,341 – 1.60%
Total Votes – 146,731 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 25 – DEM Hold
Edward R. Roybal (D-inc) – 49,080 – 66.00%
Richard E. Ferraro, Jr. (R) – 21,116 – 28.40%
William D. Mitchell (L) – 4,169 – 5.61%
Total Votes – 74,365 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 26 – GOP Hold
John H. Rousselot (R-inc) – 166,715 – 77.72%
Joseph Louis Lisoni (D) – 40,099 – 18.69%
William J. ‘B. J.’ Wagener (L) – 7,700 – 3.59%
Total Votes – 214,514 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 27 – GOP Hold
Bob Dornan (R-inc) – 109,807 – 51.00%
Carey Peck (D) – 100,061 – 46.47%
Jerome L. ‘Jerry’ Sievers (L) – 5,448 – 2.53%
Total Votes – 215,316 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 28 – DEM Hold
Julian C. Dixon (D-inc) – 108,725 – 79.19%
Robert Reid (R) – 23,179 – 16.88%
Ernst F. Ghermann (L) – 5,400 – 3.93%
Total Votes – 137,304 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 29 – DEM Hold
Augustus F. Hawkins (D-inc) – 80,095 – 86.12%
Michael Arthur Hirt (R) – 10,282 – 11.06%
Earl Smith (L) – 2,622 – 2.82%
Total Votes – 92,999 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 30 – DEM Hold
George E. Danielson (D-inc) – 74,119 – 72.15%
J. Arthur ‘Art’ Platten (R) – 24,136 – 23.49%
Bruce M. Hobbs (L) – 4,480 – 4.36%
Total Votes – 102,735 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 31 – DEM Hold
Mervyn M. Dymally (D) – 69,146 – 64.41%
Don Grimshaw (R) – 38,203 – 35.59%
Total Votes – 107,349 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 32 – DEM Hold
Glenn M. Anderson (D-inc) – 84,057 – 65.91%
John R. Adler (R) – 39,260 – 30.79%
Thomas A. Cosgrove (L) – 4,209 – 3.30%
Total Votes – 127,526 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 33 – GOP Hold
Wayne R. Grisham (R-inc) – 122,439 – 70.85%
Fred L. Anderson (D) – 50,365 – 29.15%
Total Votes – 172,804 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 34 – GOP Hold
Dan Lungren (R-inc) – 138,024 – 71.82%
Simone (D) – 46,351 – 24.12%
John S. Donohue (PF) – 7,794 – 4.06%
Total Votes – 192,169 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 35 – GOP Gain
David Dreier (R) – 100,743 – 51.79%
James F. Lloyd (D-inc) – 88,279 – 45.38%
James Michael ‘Mike’ Noonan (PF) – 5,492 – 2.82%
Total Votes – 194,514 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 36 – DEM Hold
George Brown, Jr. (D-inc) – 88,628 – 52.54%
John Paul Stark (R) – 73,247 – 43.42%
Harry J. Histen (L) – 6,815 – 4.04%
Total Votes – 168,690 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 37 – GOP Hold
Jerry Lewis (R-inc) – 165,371 – 71.57%
Donald M. ‘Don’ Rusk (D) – 58,091 – 25.14%
Larry Morris (L) – 7,615 – 3.30%
Total Votes – 231,077 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 38 – DEM Hold
Jerry M. Patterson (D-inc) – 91,880 – 55.54%
Art Jacobson (R) – 66,256 – 40.05%
Charles E. ‘Chuck’ Heiser (L) – 7,301 – 4.41%
Total Votes – 165,437 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 39 – GOP Hold
William E. Dannemeyer (R-inc) – 175,228 – 76.27%
Leonard L. Lahtinen (D) – 54,504 – 23.73%
Total Votes – 229,732 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 40 – GOP Hold
Robert Badham (R-inc) – 213,999 – 70.16%
Michael F. Dow (D) – 66,512 – 21.81%
Dan Mahaffey (L) – 24,486 – 8.03%
Total Votes – 304,997 – 100.00%%
United States House of Representatives – District 41 – GOP Hold
Bill Lowery (R) – 123,187 – 52.66%
Bob Wilson (D) – 101,101 – 43.22%
Joseph D. Alldredge (L) – 9,630 – 4.12%
Total Votes – 233,918 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 42 – GOP Gain
Duncan Hunter (R) – 79,713 – 53.27%
Lionel Van Deerlin (D-inc) – 69,936 – 46.73%
Total Votes – 149,649 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 43 – GOP Hold
Clair Burgener (R-inc) – 298,815 – 86.57%
Tom Metzger (D) – 46,361 – 13.43%
Total Votes – 345,176 – 100.00%