1970 United States Senate election in California

US Election March 2026 September 2023 1970 United States Senate election in California California presidential no 1964 United States Senate election in California 1964 1976 United States Senate election in California 1976 November 3, 1970 Senator Tunney (1).png John V. Tunney Democratic Party (United States) 3,496,558 53.86% George Murphy (R-CA).jpg George Murphy Republican Party (United States) 2,877,617 44.33% 1970 United States Senate election in California results map by county.svg 300px County resultsTunney: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Murphy: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator George Murphy Republican Party (United States) John V. Tunney Democratic Party (United States) The 1970 United States Senate election in California was held on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Republican Senator George Murphy lost re-election to a second term to Democratic Congressman John V. Tunney. After this election the Democrats ended up with both of the state's Senate seats, the first since 1860. Republican primary Candidates Robert Amequista Robert R. Barry, former U.S. Representative from New York and unsuccessful candidate for Representative from California in 1966, 1967, and 1968 Katharine Marros George Murphy, incumbent Senator Norton Simon, billionaire industrialist and philanthropist Results 1970 Republican U.S. Senate primary CA US Senate - R Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=342634 OurCampaigns 12 November 2019 Republican Party (United States) George Murphy (incumbent) 1,325,271 64.30% Republican Party (United States) Norton Simon 670,702 32.54% Republican Party (United States) Robert R. Barry 30,558 1.48% Republican Party (United States) Katharine Marros 22,238 1.08% Republican Party (United States) Robert Amequista 12,336 0.60% 2,061,105 100.00 Democratic primary Candidates Eileen Anderson, candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles in 1969 Arthur Bell Jr. George E. Brown Jr., U.S. Representative from Monterey Park Louis Di Salvo Kenneth Hahn, Los Angeles County Supervisor Leonard Kurland John V. Tunney, U.S. Representative from Riverside Results 1970 Democratic U.S. Senate primary results CA US Senate - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=236023 OurCampaigns 12 November 2019 Democratic Party (United States) John V. Tunney 1,010,812 41.58% Democratic Party (United States) George Brown Jr. 812,463 33.42% Democratic Party (United States) Kenneth Hahn 417,970 17.19% Democratic Party (United States) Eileen Anderson 60,977 2.51% Democratic Party (United States) Arthur Bell Jr. 48,878 2.01% Democratic Party (United States) Leonard Kurland 43,923 1.81% Democratic Party (United States) Louis Di Salvo 35,829 1.47% 2,430,852 100.00 General election Candidates George Murphy, incumbent Senator since 1965 (Republican) Charles C. Ripley (American Independent) Robert Scheer, journalist (Peace and Freedom) John V. Tunney, U.S. Representative from Riverside (Democratic) Results General election results Our Campaigns - CA US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1970 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6524 OurCampaigns 12 November 2019 Democratic Party (United States) John V. Tunney 3,496,558 53.86% 5.40 Republican Party (United States) George Murphy (incumbent) 2,877,617 44.33% 7.21 American Independent Party Charles C. Ripley 61,251 0.94% N/A Peace and Freedom Party Robert Scheer 56,731 0.87% N/A 6,492,157 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) -17.9 See also 1970 United States Senate elections References 1970 California United States Senate