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1968 United States Senate election in California
The 1968 United States Senate election in California was held on November 5, 1968.
The 1968 United States Senate election in California was held on November 5, 1968.
Incumbent Republican Thomas Kuchel was narrowly defeated in the June 4 primary by Superintendent of Public Instruction Max Rafferty. Rafferty would in turn go on to lose to Democratic former State Controller Alan Cranston by a close margin.
- Phil Cammack
- W.C. Jones
- Thomas Kuchel, incumbent U.S. Senator and Assistant Minority Leader
- Max Rafferty, California Superintendent of Public Instruction since 1963
- James A. Ware, perennial candidate for office from Los Angeles
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 1,112,947 | 50.05% | |
| Republican | 1,043,315 | 46.92% | |
| Republican | 28,311 | 1.27% | |
| Republican | 20,767 | 0.93% | |
| Republican | 18,442 | 0.83% | |
| 2,223,782 | 100.00 |
- Anthony Beilenson, State Senator from Beverly Hills
- William M. Bennett, member of the California Public Utilities Commission
- Walter Buchanan, perennial candidate
- Charles Crail
- Alan Cranston, former California State Controller
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 1,681,825 | 58.99% | |
| Democratic | 644,844 | 22.62% | |
| Democratic | 227,798 | 7.99% | |
| Democratic | 207,720 | 7.29% | |
| Democratic | 89,023 | 3.12% | |
| 2,851,210 | 100.00 |
- Alan Cranston (Democratic)
- Paul Jacobs (Peace & Freedom)
- Thomas Kuchel (Republican)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 3,680,352 | 51.82% | 8.38 | |
| Republican | 3,329,148 | 46.87% | 9.46 | |
| Peace and Freedom | 92,965 | 1.31% | N/A | |
| 7,102,465 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican |
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