| Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Jerome R. Waldie | | Democratic | 1966 | | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of California.New member elected.Democratic hold. | nowrap | |- ! | Ron Dellums | | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Pete Stark | | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Don Edwards | | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Leo Ryan | | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Pete McCloskey | | Republican | 1967 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Charles S. Gubser | | Republican | 1952 | | Incumbent retired.New member elected.Democratic gain. | nowrap | |- ! | John J. McFall | | Democratic | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | B. F. Sisk | | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Burt L. Talcott | | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Bob Mathias | | Republican | 1966 | | Incumbent lost re-election.New member elected.Democratic gain. | nowrap | |- ! | William M. Ketchum | | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Robert J. Lagomarsino | | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Barry Goldwater Jr. | | Republican | 1969 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | James C. Corman | | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Carlos Moorhead | | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Thomas M. Rees | | Democratic | 1965 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | colspan=3 | None (District created) | | New seat.New member elected.Democratic gain. | nowrap | |- ! | Edward R. Roybal | | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | John H. Rousselot | | Republican | 19601962 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. | | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Yvonne Brathwaite Burke | | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Augustus Hawkins