united states house of representatives elections , 1978 

Statements about this table:
5 elect be republican
there be more democrat than republican
john e moss be elect 22 year before john l burton
john e moss be elect 10 year before robert l leggett
district
incumbent
party
first elected
result
candidates
california 3
john e moss
democratic
1952
retired democratic hold
bob matsui (d) 53.4% sandy smoley (r) 46.6%
california 4
robert l leggett
democratic
1962
retired democratic hold
victor h fazio (d) 55.4% rex hime (r) 44.6%
california 5
john l burton
democratic
1974
re - elected
john l burton (d) 66.8% dolores skore (r) 33.2%
california 8
ron dellums
democratic
1970
re - elected
ron dellums (d) 57.4% charles v hughes (r) 42.6%
california 10
don edwards
democratic
1962
re - elected
don edwards (d) 67.1% rudy hansen (r) 32.9%
california 15
bernice f sisk
democratic
1954
retired democratic hold
tony coelho (d) 60.1% chris patterakis (r) 39.9%
district
incumbent
party
first elected
result
candidates
california 16
leon panetta
democratic
1976
re - elected
leon panetta (d) 61.4% eric seastrand (r) 38.6%
california 17
john hans krebs
democratic
1974
lost re - election republican gain
chip pashayan (r) 54.5% john hans krebs (d) 45.5%
california 20
barry goldwater , jr
republican
1969
re - elected
barry goldwater , jr (r) 66.4% pat lear (d) 33.6%
california 26
john h rousselot
republican
1970
re - elected
john h rousselot (r) unopposed
california 27
bob dornan
republican
1976
re - elected
bob dornan (r) 51.0% carey peck (d) 49.0%
california 30
george e danielson
democratic
1970
re - elected
george e danielson (d) 71.4% henry ares (r) 28.6%
district
incumbent
party
first elected
result
candidates
california 31
charles h wilson
democratic
1962
re - elected
charles h wilson (d) 67.8% don grimshaw (r) 32.2%
california 35
james f lloyd
democratic
1974
re - elected
james f lloyd (d) 54.0% david dreier (r) 46.0%
california 38
jerry m patterson
democratic
1974
re - elected
jerry m patterson (d) 58.6% dan goedeke (r) 41.4%
california 40
robert badham
republican
1976
re - elected
robert badham (r) 65.9% jim mcguy (d) 34.1%
california 41
bob wilson
republican
1952
re - elected
bob wilson (r) 58.1% king golden , jr (d) 41.9%