United States Senate election in California, 1976
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The 1976 United States Senate election in California took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Tunney ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Republican Sam Hayakawa.
Results
General election results[1]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
S. I. Hayakawa |
3,748,973 |
50.12% |
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Democratic |
John V. Tunney (Incumbent) |
3,502,862 |
46.89% |
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Peace and Freedom |
David Wald |
104,383 |
1.40% |
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American Independent |
Jack McCoy |
82,739 |
1.11% |
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Independent |
Omari Musa |
31,629 |
0.42% |
Majority |
246,111 |
3.23% |
Turnout |
7,470,586 |
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Republican gain from Democratic |
Swing |
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