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1968 United States Senate election in California
	County results; Cranston: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%; Rafferty: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; Thomas Kuchel; Republican	Elected U.S. senator ; Alan Cranston; Democratic

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.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

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[edit]

1968 Senate Republican primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

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[edit]

Democratic primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Alan Cranston (Democratic)
Paul Jacobs (Peace & Freedom)
Max Rafferty (Republican)

Results[edit]

1968 United States Senate election in California^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Alan Cranston	3,680,352	51.82%	8.38
	Republican	Max Rafferty	3,329,148	46.87%	9.46
	Peace and Freedom	Paul Jacobs	92,965	1.31%	N/A
Total votes			7,102,465	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

References[edit]

^ "Our Campaigns - CA US Senate - R Primary Race - Jun 04, 1968".
^ "William M. Bennett, former JFK campaign chief and state political heavyweight, dies at 91". February 22, 2010.
^ "Our Campaigns - CA US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 04, 1968".
^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1968" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved March 31, 2019.

[1] "Our Campaigns - CA US Senate - R Primary Race - Jun 04, 1968".

[2] "William M. Bennett, former JFK campaign chief and state political heavyweight, dies at 91". February 22, 2010.

[3] "Our Campaigns - CA US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 04, 1968".

[4] "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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Republican primary[edit]

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Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

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