| Incumbent retired.New member elected.Republican hold. | nowrap | |- ! | Mo Udall | | Democratic | 1961 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Bob Stump | | Democratic | 1976 | | Incumbent re-electedas a Republican.Republican gain. | nowrap | |- ! | Eldon Rudd | | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | colspan=3 | None (district created) | | New seat.New member elected.Democratic gain. | nowrap | |} Arkansas |- ! | William Vollie Alexander Jr. | | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Ed Bethune | | Republican | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | John Paul Hammerschmidt | | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Beryl Anthony Jr. | | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |} California The delegation increased from 43 to 45 seats. To create the two-seat net gain, five seats with no incumbent were added (the |- ! | Donald H. Clausen | | Republican | 1963 | | Incumbent lost re-election.New member elected.Democratic gain. | nowrap | |- ! | Eugene A. Chappie | | Republican | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Bob Matsui | | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Vic Fazio | | Democratic | 1978 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Phillip Burton | | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | John L. Burton | | Democratic | 1974 | | Incumbent retired.New member elected.Democratic hold. | nowrap | |- ! | George Miller | | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | 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 | |- ! | Tom Lantos | | Democratic | 1980 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Pete McCloskey | | Republican | 1967 | | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.New member elected.Republican hold. | nowrap | |- ! | Norman Mineta | | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. |