nowrap | |- ! | Norman D. Shumway | | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Tony Coelho | | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Leon Panetta | | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Chip Pashayan | | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | colspan=3 | None (district created) | | New seat.New member elected.Democratic gain. | nowrap | |- ! | Robert J. Lagomarsino | | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Bill Thomas | | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! rowspan=2 | | Bobbi Fiedler | | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. | rowspan=2 nowrap | |- | Barry Goldwater Jr. | | Republican | 1969 | | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.Republican loss. |- ! | Carlos Moorhead | | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Anthony Beilenson | | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Henry Waxman | | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Edward R. Roybal | | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | colspan=3 | None (district created) | | New district.New member elected.Democratic gain. | nowrap | |- ! | Bob Dornan | | Republican | 1976 | | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.New member elected.Democratic gain. | nowrap | |- ! | Julian Dixon | | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Augustus Hawkins | | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! rowspan=2 | | Matthew G. Martínez | | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. | rowspan=2 nowrap | |- | John H. Rousselot | | Republican | 19601962 1970 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Republican loss. |- ! | Mervyn Dymally | | Democratic | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Glenn M. Anderson | | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! rowspan=2 | | Wayne R. Grisham | | Republican | 1978 | | Incumbent lost renomination.Republican loss. | rowspan=2 nowrap | |- | David Dreier | | Republican | 1980 |