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1976 United States Senate election in California

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Field	Value
election_name	1976 United States Senate election in California
country	California
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1970 United States Senate election in California
previous_year	1970
next_election	1982 United States Senate election in California
next_year	1982
election_date	November 2, 1976
image_size	x145px
image1	S I. Hayakawa, 1976 (cropped).jpg
nominee1	S. I. Hayakawa
party1	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1	3,748,973
percentage1	50.12%
image2	Senator Tunney (1).png
nominee2	John V. Tunney
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2	3,502,862
percentage2	46.89%
map_size	300px
map_image	1976 United States Senate election in California results map by county.svg
map_caption	County results
Hayakawa:
Tunney:
title	U.S. Senator
before_election	John V. Tunney
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	S. I. Hayakawa
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

Hayakawa:
Tunney:
The 1976 United States Senate election in California took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John V. Tunney ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Republican S. I. Hayakawa. As of 2024, this is the last time an incumbent Democratic Senator from California lost re-election.

Primary elections were held on June 8. Tunney survived a challenge from anti-war activist Tom Hayden, the husband of Jane Fonda. Hayakawa, a novice campaigner, won a surprise victory over seasoned political figures Robert H. Finch, Alphonzo Bell Jr., and John L. Harmer.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Lois T. Bodle
Leslie W. "Les" Craven, nominee for U.S. Representative in California's 25th congressional district in 1970 and 1972
Howard L. Gifford, candidate for U.S. Senate in 1974
Tom Hayden, anti-war activist and husband of Jane Fonda
Millard F. Slover
Frank L. Thomas
John V. Tunney, incumbent U.S. Senator
Bob Wallach
Ronald L. Williams

Results

Results by county:

Republican primary

Candidates

Alphonzo E. Bell Jr., U.S. Representative from Santa Monica
Hannibal C. Burchette V, doctor and friend of Gerald Ford
Robert H. Finch, former Lieutenant Governor of California, United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and advisor to President Richard Nixon
John L. Harmer, former Lieutenant Governor and State Senator
S. I. Hayakawa, professor of semantics and president emeritus of San Francisco State University
Henry Hill, Catholic activist
Michael A. Hirt, lawyer
Walter Hollywood
Clyde F. Tracy, commercial artist
James A. Ware, perennial candidate

Results

Results by county:

General election

Results

References

"Our Campaigns - CA US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 08, 1976".
"Our Campaigns - CA US Senate - R Primary Race - Jun 08, 1976".
"Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976". Clerk of the House of Representatives.

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