1968 United States Senate election in California
The 1968 United States Senate election in California was held on November 5, 1968.
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County Results Cranston: 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% Rafferty: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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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.
Republican primary
Candidates
- 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
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Max Rafferty | 1,112,947 | 50.05% | |
Republican | Thomas Kuchel (incumbent) | 1,043,315 | 46.92% | |
Republican | James A. Ware | 28,311 | 1.27% | |
Republican | Phil Cammack | 20,767 | 0.93% | |
Republican | W.C. Jones | 18,442 | 0.83% | |
Total votes | 2,223,782 | 100.00 |
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Anthony Beilenson, State Senator from Beverly Hills
- William M. Bennett, member of the California Public Utilities Commission[2]
- Walter Buchanan, perennial candidate
- Charles Crail
- Alan Cranston, former California State Controller
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Alan Cranston | 1,681,825 | 58.99% | |
Democratic | Anthony Beilenson | 644,844 | 22.62% | |
Democratic | Walter R. Buchanan | 227,798 | 7.99% | |
Democratic | William M. Bennett | 207,720 | 7.29% | |
Democratic | Charles Crail | 89,023 | 3.12% | |
Total votes | 2,851,210 | 100.00 |
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- Alan Cranston, Democratic
- Max Rafferty, Republican
Other candidates
- Paul Jacobs, Peace & Freedom
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Alan Cranston | 3,680,352 | 51.82% | ||
Republican | Max Rafferty | 3,329,148 | 46.87% | ||
Peace and Freedom | Paul Jacobs | 92,965 | 1.31% | N/A | |
Total votes | 7,102,465 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
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References
- https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=386014
- https://www.marinij.com/2010/02/22/william-m-bennett-former-jfk-campaign-chief-and-state-political-heavyweight-dies-at-91/
- https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=236031
- "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1968" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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