1974 United States Senate election in California

none March 2026 September 2023 1974 United States Senate election in California California Presidential no 1968 United States Senate election in California 1968 1980 United States Senate election in California 1980 November 5, 1974 Alan Cranston, 1959.jpg Alan Cranston Democratic Party (United States) 3,693,160 60.52% H. L. Richardson, 1971.jpg H. L. Richardson Republican Party (United States) 2,210,267 36.22% 1974 United States Senate election in California results map by county.svg 300px County results Cranston: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Richardson: #ffb2b2 40–50% U.S. Senator Alan Cranston Democratic Party (United States) Alan Cranston Democratic Party (United States) The 1974 United States Senate election in California was held on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Democrat Alan Cranston defeated Republican nominee H. L. Richardson with 60.52% of the vote. Primary elections were held on June 4, 1974.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2018-11-20 In the general election, only Inyo County voted Republican. As of 2025, this was the last time Orange County voted Democratic in a Senate election contested by both political parties.Excluding 2016 and 2018, when two Democrats advanced to the general election and the county voted Democratic. Democratic primary Candidates Alan Cranston, incumbent United States senator Howard L. Gifford Frank Kacsinta Results Democratic primary results Alan Cranston (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 2,262,574 83.54 Howard L. Gifford Democratic Party (United States) 318,080 11.75 Frank Kacsinta Democratic Party (United States) 127,149 4.70% 2,707,803 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Earl Brian, California secretary of health and welfare James E. Johnson Thomas A. Malatesta William H. Reinholz H. L. Richardson, state senator from Pasadena Results Republican primary results H. L. Richardson Republican Party (United States) 1,061,986 64.64 Earl W. Brian Republican Party (United States) 273,636 16.65 James E. Johnson Republican Party (United States) 118,715 7.23 William H. Reinholz Republican Party (United States) 107,217 6.53 Thomas A. Malatesta Republican Party (United States) 79,955 4.87 1,641,509 100.00 General election Candidates Alan Cranston, incumbent United States senator (Democratic) Gayle M. Justice (Peace and Freedom) Jack McCoy (American Independent) H. L. Richardson, state senator from Pasadena (Republican) Results 1974 United States Senate election in Californiahttps://books.google.com/books?id=HYKzDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA46 America Votes 31: 2013-2014, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook 17 November 2015 9781483383026 2018-11-20 Cook Rhodes Democratic Party (United States) Alan Cranston (incumbent) 3,693,160 60.52% Republican Party (United States) H. L. Richardson 2,210,267 36.22% American Independent Party Jack McCoy 101,145 1.66% Peace and Freedom Party Gayle M. Justice 96,436 1.58% 1,482,893 6,102,432 Democratic Party (United States) right 300px Shift by county 300px Trend by county Legend #d40000 Republican — >15% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5−15% #ff2a2a Republican — +10−12.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5−10% #ff8080 Republican — +5−7.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5−5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0−2.5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0−2.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5−5% #77e3ff Democratic — +5−7.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #09ceff Democratic — +10−12.5% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5−15% #00a1c8 Democratic — >15% 300px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold Notes References 1974 California United States Senate