1968 United States Senate elections

none August 2017 1968 United States Senate elections United States legislative no 1966 United States Senate elections 1966 1970 United States Senate elections 1970 1962 United States Senate elections 1962 1974 United States Senate elections 1974 Class 3 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 November 5, 1968 160x180px Seats up Races won Democratic Party (US) Mike mansfield cropped (cropped).jpg Mike Mansfield January 3, 1961 Montana 63 58"Alaska Stevens" 5 24,976,660 49.3% 23 18 Republican Party (US) Senator Everett Dirksen (cropped).webp Everett Dirksen January 3, 1959 Illinois 37 42"Alaska Stevens" 5 23,588,832"NY alliance" 46.5% 11 16 320px Results of the elections:#0671B0 Democratic gain #92C5DE Democratic hold#CA0120 Republican gain #F48882 Republican hold#D3D3D3 No election Majority Leader Mike Mansfield Democratic Party (US) Mike Mansfield Democratic Party (US) The 1968 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate. Held on November 5, the 34 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections. They coincided with the presidential election of the same year. The Republicans picked up five net seats in the Senate. This saw Republicans win a Senate seat in Florida for the first time since the Reconstruction era. Republicans would gain another seat after the election when Alaska Republican Ted Stevens was appointed to replace Democrat Bob Bartlett, reducing Democrats' majority to 57–43. Results summary + ↓ 58 42 Democratic Republican Parties Total Democratic Republican Conservative Other Last elections (1966) 64 36 0 0 100 Before these elections 63 37 0 0 100 Not up 40 26 0 0 66 UpClass 3 (1962→1968) 23 11 0 0 34 Incumbent retired 3 3 — — 6 Held by same party 1 2 — — 3 Replaced by other party 1 Republican replaced by 1 Democrat2 Democrats replaced by 2 Republicans — — 3 Result 2 4 0 0 6 Incumbent ran 20 8 — — 28 Won re-election 13 7 — — 20 Lost re-election 4 Democrats replaced by 4 Republicans — — 4 Lost renomination,but held by same party 2 0 — — 2 Lost renomination,and party lost 1 Republican replaced by 1 Democrat1 Democrat replaced by 1 Republican — — 2 Result 16 12 0 0 28 Total elected 18 16 0 0 34 Net gain/loss 5 5 5 Nationwide vote 24,976,660 23,588,832"NY alliance" The Liberal Party in New York nominated Jacob Javits, a Republican, but the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives did not tabulate their votes, totaling , into the national Republican total. 1,139,402 989,058 50,693,952 Share 49.27% 46.53% 2.25% 1.95% 100% Result 58"Alaska Stevens" Reflecting the result of the November 1968 elections, only. Following those elections, upon the death of Alaska Democratic Senator Bob Bartlett and subsequent appointment of Republican Ted Stevens, the partisan balance at the beginning of the 91st United States Congress stood at 57–43 in favor of the Democrats. 42 0 0 100 Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of RepresentativesClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1969-07-01 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1968election.pdf 54 U.S. Government Printing Office Gains, losses, and holds Retirements Three Republicans and three Democrats retired instead of seeking re-election. StateSenatorReplaced by Alabama J. Lister Hill James Allen James Allen (Alabama politician) Arizona Carl Hayden Barry Goldwater Florida George Smathers Edward Gurney Iowa Bourke B. Hickenlooper Harold Hughes Kansas Frank Carlson Bob Dole Kentucky Thruston Ballard Morton Marlow Cook Defeats One Republican and seven Democrats sought re-election but lost in the primary or general election. StateSenatorReplaced by Alaska Ernest Gruening Mike Gravel California Thomas Kuchel Alan Cranston Maryland Daniel Brewster Charles Mathias Missouri Edward V. Long Thomas Eagleton Ohio Frank Lausche William B. Saxbe Oklahoma Mike Monroney Henry Bellmon Oregon Wayne Morse Bob Packwood Pennsylvania Joseph S. Clark Jr. Richard Schweiker Post-election changes One Democrat died on December 11, 1968, and a Republican was appointed on December 24, 1968. StateSenatorReplaced by Alaska(Class 2) Bob Bartlett Ted Stevens Illinois(Class 3) Everett Dirksen Ralph Tyler Smith Change in composition Before the elections After the September 10, 1968 appointment in New York. D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D21 D22 D23 D24 D25 D26 D27 D28 D29 D30 D40 D39 D38 D37 D36 D35 D34 D33 D32 D31 D41Ala. AlabamaRetired D42Ak. (cl. 3) AlaskaRan D43Ariz. ArizonaRetired D44Ark. ArkansasRan D45Conn. ConnecticutRan D46Fla. FloridaRetired D47Ga. GeorgiaRan D48HawaiiRan D49IdahoRan D50Ind. IndianaRan Majority → D51La. LouisianaRan D60S.C. South CarolinaRan D59Pa. PennsylvaniaRan D58Ore. OregonRan D57Okla. OklahomaRan D56OhioRan D55N.C. North CarolinaRan D54Nev. NevadaRan D53Mo. MissouriRan D52Md. MarylandRan D61S.D. South DakotaRan D62Wash. WashingtonRan D63Wisc. WisconsinRan R37Vt. VermontRan R36UtahRan R35N.D. North DakotaRan R34N.Y. (cl. 3) New YorkRan R33N.H. New HampshireRan R32Ky. KentuckyRan R31Kan. KansasRetired R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27Calif. CaliforniaRan R28Colo. ColoradoRan R29Ill. IllinoisRan R30IowaRetired R20 R19 R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11 R1N.Y. (cl. 1) New YorkGain R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 After the general elections D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D21 D22 D23 D24 D25 D26 D27 D28 D29 D30 D40 D39 D38 D37 D36 D35 D34 D33 D32 D31 D41Ala. AlabamaHold D42Ak. (cl. 3) AlaskaHold D43Ark. ArkansasRe-elected D44Conn. ConnecticutRe-elected D45Ga. GeorgiaRe-elected D46HawaiiRe-elected D47IdahoRe-elected D48Ind. IndianaRe-elected D49La. LouisianaRe-elected D50Mo. MissouriHold Majority → D51Nev. NevadaRe-elected R41Ore. OregonGain R42Pa. PennsylvaniaGain D58IowaGain D57Calif. CaliforniaGain D56Wisc. WisconsinRe-elected D55Wash. WashingtonRe-elected D54S.D. South DakotaRe-elected D53S.C. South CarolinaRe-elected D52N.C. North CarolinaRe-elected R40Okla. OklahomaGain R39OhioGain R38Md. MarylandGain R37Fla. FloridaGain R36Ariz. ArizonaGain R35Vt. VermontRe-elected R34UtahRe-elected R33N.D. North DakotaRe-elected R32N.Y. (cl. 3) New YorkRe-elected R31N.H. New HampshireRe-elected R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27Colo. ColoradoRe-elected R28Ill. IllinoisRe-elected R29Kan. KansasHold R30Ky. KentuckyHold R20 R19 R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 Beginning of the next Congress D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D21 D22 D23 D24 D25 D26 D27 D28 D29 D30 D40 D39 D38 D37 D36 D35 D34 D33 D32 D31 D41 D42 D43 D44 D45 D46 D47 D48 D49 D50 Majority → D51 R41 R42 R43Ak. (cl. 2) AlaskaGain D57 D56 D55 D54 D53 D52 R40 R39 R38 R37 R36 R35 R34 R33 R32 R31 R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27 R28 R29 R30 R20 R19 R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 Key: D# Democratic R# Republican Race summary Elections leading to the next Congress In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1969; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats. State(linked tosummaries below) Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Alabama J. Lister Hill Democratic 1938 (Appointed)19381944195019561962 Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) James Allen James Allen (Alabama politician) (Democratic) 70.0% Republican Party (US)Perry Hooper Sr. (Republican) 22.1% IndependentRobert Schwenn (Independent) 8.0% Alaska Ernest Gruening Democratic 19581962 Incumbent lost renomination, then ran as a write-in candidate but lost re-election.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Mike Gravel (Democratic) 45.1% Republican Party (US)Elmer E. Rasmuson (Republican) 37.4% Independent Democratic Party (USErnest Gruening (Democratic Write-In) 17.4% Arizona Carl Hayden Democratic 1926193219381944195019561962 Incumbent retired.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Barry Goldwater (Republican) 57.2% Democratic Party (US)Roy Elson (Democratic) 42.8% Arkansas J. William Fulbright Democratic 1944195019561962 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) J. William Fulbright (Democratic) 59.2% Republican Party (US)Charles T. Bernard (Republican) 40.9% California Thomas Kuchel Republican 1953 (Appointed)1954 (special)19561962 Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Alan Cranston (Democratic) 51.8% Republican Party (US)Max Rafferty (Republican) 46.9% Peace and Freedom Party (US)Paul Jacobs (Peace and Freedom) 1.3% Colorado Peter H. Dominick Republican 1962 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Peter H. Dominick (Republican) 58.6% Democratic Party (US)Stephen McNichols (Democratic) 41.5% Connecticut Abraham Ribicoff Democratic 1962 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Abraham Ribicoff (Democratic) 54.3% Republican Party (US)Edwin H. May Jr. (Republican) 45.7% Florida George Smathers Democratic 195019561962 Incumbent retired.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Edward Gurney (Republican) 55.9% Democratic Party (US)LeRoy Collins (Democratic) 44.1% Georgia Herman Talmadge Democratic 19561962 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Herman Talmadge (Democratic) 77.5% Republican Party (US)E. Earl Patton (Republican) 22.5% Hawaii Daniel Inouye Democratic 1962 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Daniel Inouye (Democratic) 83.4% Republican Party (US)Wayne C. Thiessen (Republican) 15.0% Idaho Frank Church Democratic 19561962 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Frank Church (Democratic) 60.3% Republican Party (US)George V. Hansen (Republican) 39.7% Illinois Everett Dirksen Republican 195019561962 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Everett Dirksen (Republican) 53.0% Democratic Party (US)William G. Clark (Democratic) 46.6% Indiana Birch Bayh Democratic 1962 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Birch Bayh (Democratic) 51.7% Republican Party (US)William Ruckelshaus (Republican) 48.2% Iowa Bourke B. Hickenlooper Republican 1944195019561962 Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Harold Hughes (Democratic) 50.3% Republican Party (US)David M. Stanley (Republican) 49.7% Kansas Frank Carlson Republican 1950 (special)195019561962 Incumbent retired.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Bob Dole (Republican) 60.1% Democratic Party (US)William I. Robinson (Democratic) 38.7% Kentucky Thruston Ballard Morton Republican 19561962 Incumbent retired.Republican hold.Incumbent resigned December 16, 1968 to give successor preferential seniority.Winner appointed December 17, 1968. Republican Party (US) Marlow Cook (Republican) 51.4% Democratic Party (US)Katherine Peden (Democratic) 47.6% Louisiana Russell B. Long Democratic 1948 (special)195019561962 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Russell B. Long (Democratic) Unopposed Maryland Daniel Brewster Democratic 1962 Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Charles Mathias (Republican) 47.8% Democratic Party (US)Daniel Brewster (Democratic) 39.1% American Independent PartyGeorge P. Mahoney (American Independent) 13.1% Missouri Edward V. Long Democratic 1960 (Appointed)1960 (special)1962 Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold.Incumbent resigned December 27, 1968 to give successor preferential seniority.Winner appointed December 28, 1968. Democratic Party (US) Thomas Eagleton (Democratic) 51.1% Republican Party (US)Thomas B. Curtis (Republican) 48.9% Nevada Alan Bible Democratic 1954 (special)19561962 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Alan Bible (Democratic) 54.8% Republican Party (US)Edward Fike (Republican) 45.2% New Hampshire Norris Cotton Republican 1954 (special)19561962 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Norris Cotton (Republican) 59.3% Democratic Party (US)John W. King (Democratic) 40.7% New York Jacob Javits Republican 19561962 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Jacob Javits (Republican) 49.7% Democratic Party (US)Paul O'Dwyer (Democratic) 32.7% Conservative Party (US)James L. Buckley (Conservative) 17.3% North Carolina Sam Ervin Democratic 1954 (special)1954 (Appointed)19561962 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Sam Ervin (Democratic) 60.6% Republican Party (US)Robert V. Somers (Republican) 39.4% North Dakota Milton Young Republican 1945 (Appointed)1946 (special)195019561962 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Milton Young (Republican) 64.6% North Dakota Democratic-NPL PartyHerschel Lashkowitz (Democratic-NPL) 33.7% Ohio Frank Lausche Democratic 19561962 Incumbent lost renomination.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) William B. Saxbe (Republican) 51.5% Democratic Party (US)John J. Gilligan (Democratic) 48.5% Oklahoma Mike Monroney Democratic 195019561962 Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Henry Bellmon (Republican) 51.7% Democratic Party (US)Mike Monroney (Democratic) 46.2% Oregon Wayne Morse Democratic 1944195019561962 Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Bob Packwood (Republican) 50.2% Democratic Party (US)Wayne Morse (Democratic) 49.8% Pennsylvania Joseph S. Clark Jr. Democratic 19561962 Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Richard Schweiker (Republican) 51.9% Democratic Party (US)Joseph S. Clark Jr. (Democratic) 45.8% South Carolina Fritz Hollings Democratic 1966 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Fritz Hollings (Democratic) 61.9% Republican Party (US)Marshall Parker (Republican) 38.1% South Dakota George McGovern Democratic 1962 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) George McGovern (Democratic) 56.8% Republican Party (US)Archie M. Gubbrud (Republican) 43.2% Utah Wallace F. Bennett Republican 195019561962 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Wallace F. Bennett (Republican) 53.7% Democratic Party (US)Milton N. WeilenmannMilton Weilenmann - Obituary https://www.legacy.com/amp/obituaries/saltlaketribune/120583660 2020-09-10 www.legacy.com en (Democratic) 45.8% Vermont George Aiken Republican 1940 (special)1944195019561962 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) George Aiken (Republican) Unopposed Washington Warren Magnuson Democratic 1944 (Appointed)1944195019561962 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Warren Magnuson (Democratic) 64.4% Republican Party (US)Jack Metcalf (Republican) 35.3% Wisconsin Gaylord Nelson Democratic 1962 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Gaylord Nelson (Democratic) 61.7% Republican Party (US)Jerris Leonard (Republican) 38.3% Closest races Fifteen races had a margin of victory under 10%: State Party of winner Margin Oregon Republican (flip) 0.4% Iowa Democratic (flip) 0.6% Missouri Democratic 2.2% Ohio Republican (flip) 3.0% Indiana Democratic 3.5% Kentucky Republican 3.8% California Democratic (flip) 4.9% Oklahoma Republican (flip) 5.5% Pennsylvania Republican (flip) 6.1% Illinois Republican 6.4% Alaska Democratic 7.7% Utah Republican 7.9% Connecticut Democratic 8.6% Maryland Republican (flip) 8.7% Nevada Democratic 9.6% Arkansas was the tipping point state with a margin of 18.3%. Alabama Alabama election Alabama Presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Alabama 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Alabama 1974 x136px JamesAllenVA.jpg James B. Allen Democratic Party (US) 638,744 69.99% Chief Justice Perry O. Hooper, Sr. First Republican Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court.jpg Perry O. Hooper Sr. Republican Party (US) 201,227 22.05% Blank2x3.svg Robert P. Schwenn National Democratic Party of Alabama 72,699 7.97% 1968 United States Senate election in Alabama results map by county.svg 250px County resultsAllen: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Hooper: #ffb2b2 40-50% Schwenn: #D9D9D9 40–50% U.S. Senator J. Lister Hill Democratic Party (US) James B. Allen Democratic Party (US) 1968 United States Senate election in Alabama List of United States senators from Alabama 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama After electing Republicans during Reconstruction, Alabama had historically voted Democratic in local, state, and presidential elections from the 1870s until the 1960s with the passage of the Civil Rights Act. However, in 1948 Alabama did not support the Democratic ticket for the first time in nearly 100 years, voting for Strom Thurmond, who ran a third-party campaign. Democrats lost ground due to the unpopularity of the Civil Rights Act among white voters, who at the time comprised nearly the entire electorate. In 1964, Barry Goldwater became the first Republican to win the state of Alabama since Ulysses Grant, while the state elected Republicans to its congressional delegation for the first time since the turn of the century. Goldwater voted against the Civil Rights Act, which boosted his popularity in Southern states. In 1962, J. Lister Hill ran for re-election to this seat to a fifth term but faced an unusually close race against Republican James D. Martin, who came within 1% of unseating the incumbent. In 1968, Republicans looked to build upon their momentum but faced a challenge when Lieutenant Governor James B. Allen, a staunch conservative, was nominated by the Democratic Party. Republicans also failed to capitalize on the candidacy of liberal Democrat Hubert H. Humphrey due to the third-party candidacy of Governor George Wallace limiting Republican support. Allen defeated Republican Perry Hooper by a wide margin in the general election and faced little opposition in 1978. 1968 U.S. Senate election in Alabama Democratic Party (US) James Allen 638,774 69.71 Republican Party (US) Perry O. Hooper Sr. 201,227 21.96 National Democratic Party of Alabama Robert Schwenn 76,299 8.33 437,547 47.75 916,300 Democratic Party (US) Alaska Alaska election Alaska Presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Alaska 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Alaska 1974 x136px Mikegravel.jpg Mike Gravel Democratic Party (US) 36,527 45.13% Elmer Rasmuson as Senate candidate (cropped).jpg Elmer Rasmuson Republican Party (US) 30,286 37.42% Senator Ernest Gruening (D-AK) (croppedmore).jpg Ernest Gruening (write-in) Democratic Party (US) 14,118 17.44% 1968 United States Senate election in Alaska by State House District.svg 400px Results by state house districtGravel: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Gruening: #ACF2F2 30–40% U.S. Senator Ernest Gruening Democratic Party (US) Mike Gravel Democratic Party (US) 1968 United States Senate election in Alaska List of United States senators from Alaska 1968 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska Democrat Ernest Gruening had served as one of the state's inaugural senators alongside Democrat Bob Bartlett since 1959. He was re-elected in a landslide victory in 1962. In 1968, he was challenged by former Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives, Mike Gravel, who ran on a campaign of youth.Warren Weaver Jr. July 2, 1971 Impetuous Senator: Maurice Robert Gravel https://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F20D10FD3A5B1A7493C0A9178CD85F458785F9 December 24, 2007 The New York Times fee required Gravel upset Gruening in the Democratic primary with just under 53% of the vote to 47% for Gruening. Gravel faced former Anchorage Mayor Republican Elmer E. Rasmuson in the general election, while Gruening ran a write-in campaign. Gravel won a three-way race with 45% of the vote to 37% for Rasmuson, with incumbent Gruening scoring 17%. 1968 U.S. Senate election in AlaskaOur Campaigns - AK US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1968 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3273 2020-09-09 www.ourcampaigns.com Democratic Party (US) Mike Gravel 36,527 45.13 Republican Party (US) Elmer E. Rasmuson 30,286 37.42 Write-in Ernest Gruening (Incumbent) 14,118 17.44 6,241 7.71 80,931 Democratic Party (US) Two months after the election, on December 11, 1968, the other Alaskan senator, Democrat Bob Bartlett, died. Republican Ted Stevens, who lost the Republican primary to Rasmuson for this seat, was then appointed to that other seat. Arizona Arizona election Arizona Presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Arizona 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Arizona 1974 x136px Barry Goldwater photo1962.jpg Barry Goldwater Republican Party (US) 274,607 57.22% Blank2x3.svg Roy Elson Democratic Party (US) 205,338 42.78% 1968 United States Senate election in Arizona results map by county.svg 210px County resultsGoldwater: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Elson: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% U.S. senator Carl Hayden Democratic Party (US) Barry Goldwater Republican Party (US) 1968 United States Senate election in Arizona List of United States senators from Arizona 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona Incumbent Democrat Carl Hayden did not run for re-election to an eighth term, with his long-time staff member Roy Elson running as the Democratic Party nominee to replace him. Elson beat State Treasurer of Arizona Bob Kennedy in the primary. Democratic primary, September 10, 1968AZ US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 10, 1968 http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=230916 2017-12-19 Our Campaigns Democratic Party (US) Roy Elson 95,231 62.78 Democratic Party (US) Bob Kennedy 41,397 27.29 Democratic Party (US) Dick Herbert 15,061 9.93 151,689 43.18 Elson was defeated by a wide margin, however, by former U.S. senator and Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater. Prior to Goldwater's election, the seat had been held for decades by the Democratic Party under Carl Hayden, and would remain under Republican Party control until 2020. Elson had previously challenged U.S. senator Paul Fannin in 1964, when Goldwater vacated his seat to run for President against Lyndon B. Johnson. Arizona general electionAZ US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1968 http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3295 2017-12-19 Our Campaigns Republican Party (US) Barry Goldwater 274,607 57.22 Democratic Party (US) Roy Elson 205,338 42.78 69,269 14.44 479,945 78.08 Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) Arkansas Arkansas election Arkansas 1924 presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Arkansas 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Arkansas 1974 x136px JWFulbright.jpg J. William Fulbright Democratic Party (US) 349,965 59.15% Blank2x3.svg Charles T. Bernard Republican Party (US) 241,731 40.85% 1968 United States Senate election in Arkansas results map by county.svg 200px County Results Fulbright: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Bernard: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60-70% U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright Democratic Party (US) J. William Fulbright Democratic Party (US) 1968 United States Senate election in Arkansas List of United States senators from Arkansas 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas J. William Fulbright was first elected in 1944 against token Republican opposition. He ran unopposed in 1950 and won by large margins in 1956 and 1962, but he saw his vote percentage slip in the latter. In the wake of Civil Rights legislation, which many southern whites opposed, Fulbright was re-elected in 1968 but by the smallest margin of his career. He faced Charles T. Bernard and won with just over 59% of the vote. Arkansas would not elect a Republican to this seat until 2010 with John Boozman's election. 1968 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas Democratic Party (US) J. William Fulbright (Incumbent) 349,965 59.15 Republican Party (US) Charles T. Bernard 241,731 40.85 108,234 18.30 591,696 Democratic Party (US) California California election California Presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in California 1962 1974 United States Senate election in California 1974 x136px Alan Cranston, 1963.jpg Alan Cranston Democratic Party (US) 3,680,352 51.82% Max Rafferty, 1967.jpg Max Rafferty Republican Party (US) 3,329,148 46.87% 1968 United States Senate election in California results map by county.svg 260px County ResultsCranston: #a5b0ff 40-50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Rafferty: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. senator Thomas Kuchel Republican Party (US) Alan Cranston Democratic Party (US) 1968 United States Senate election in California List of United States senators from California 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in CaliforniaCalifornia was generally considered to be a Republican stronghold throughout the early 1900s. Until 1959, Republicans controlled most government offices as well as both houses of state government. However, Pat Brown was elected governor in 1958 and ushered in a wave of Democratic success. Along with California Secretary of State Frank M. Jordan, incumbent U.S. Senator Thomas Kuchel was one of the last Republicans elected from California at the state or U.S. Senate level. Kuchel had been re-elected by a wide margin in 1962, winning every county in the state, and was the Minority Whip for the Republican Party. However, in 1968 he faced a primary challenge from California Superintendent of Public Instruction Max Rafferty, who ran to the right of moderate Kuchel. In an upset, Rafferty defeated Kuchel in the primary, 50-47%. In the Democratic primary, former California State Controller Alan Cranston won the primary with 58% of the vote. Despite Richard Nixon's concurrent win in the presidential election (as well as in the state of California), Cranston defeated Rafferty on election day with just under 52% of the vote, flipping the state's other senate seat to the Democrats. Rafferty took just under 47% of the vote. Cranston would serve until 1993 in the senate. 1968 U.S. Senate election in California Democratic Party (US) Alan Cranston 3,615,261 51.78 Republican Party (US) Max Rafferty 3,275,679 46.91 Peace and Freedom Party (US) Paul Jacobs 91,254 1.31 339,582 4.87 6,982,194 Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) Colorado June 2020 Colorado election Colorado Presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Colorado 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Colorado 1974 x136px PHDominick.jpg Peter Dominick Republican Party (US) 459,952 58.55% Stephen McNichols 1962.jpg Stephen McNichols Democratic Party (US) 325,584 41.45% 1968 United States Senate election in Colorado results map by county.svg 250px County resultsDominick: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% McNichols: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Peter Dominick Republican Party (US) Peter Dominick Republican Party (US) 1968 United States Senate election in Colorado List of United States senators from Colorado 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado Incumbent Republican Peter Dominick won election in 1962 over Democratic incumbent John A. Carroll by eight percentage points. In 1968, he increased his margin of victory against Stephen McNichols in what would be his last U.S. Senate victory. He would lose in 1974 to Gary Hart. 1968 U.S. Senate election in Colorado Republican Party (US) Peter H. Dominick (Incumbent) 459,952 58.55 Democratic Party (US) Stephen L. R. McNichols 325,584 41.45 134,368 17.10 785,536 Republican Party (US) Connecticut June 2020 Connecticut election Connecticut presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Connecticut 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Connecticut 1974 x136px Abraham ribicoff.jpg Abraham Ribicoff Democratic Party (US) 655,043 54.29% Edwin H. May, Jr. (Connecticut Congressman).jpg Edwin H. May Jr. Republican Party (US) 551,455 45.71% 220px County results 220px Municipality results 200px Ribicoff: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60-70% #584cde 70-80%May: #e27f7f 50-60% #d75d5d 60-70% #d72f30 70-80% U.S. Senator Abraham Ribicoff Democratic Party (US) Abraham Ribicoff Democratic Party (US) 1968 United States Senate election in Connecticut List of United States senators from Connecticut 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut Incumbent Abraham Ribicoff was elected in 1962 after the retirement of Prescott Bush by a razor-thin 51–49 margin. He increased his margin of victory in 1968 over Republican Representative Edwin H. May Jr. 1968 U.S. Senate election in Connecticut Democratic Party (US) Abraham Ribicoff (Incumbent) 655,043 54.29 Republican Party (US) Edwin H. May Jr. 551,455 45.71 None Scattering 39 0.00 103,588 8.58 1,206,537 Democratic Party (US) Florida Florida election Florida 1900 presidential Yes 1962 United States Senate election in Florida 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Florida 1974 x136px Edward J Gurney.jpg Edward Gurney Republican Party (US) 1,131,499 55.9% LeRoy Collins.jpg LeRoy Collins Democratic Party (US) 892,637 44.1% 1968 United States Senate election in Florida results map by county.svg County Results Gurney: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Collins: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. senator George Smathers Democratic Party (US) Edward Gurney Republican Party (US) 1968 United States Senate election in Florida List of United States senators from Florida 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida Incumbent Democrat George Smathers retired. After supporting Republicans during Reconstruction, Florida supported almost only Democrats down-ballot until the 1940s, when the state voted for Eisenhower. Claude R. Kirk Jr. was elected governor in 1966 as Republicans gained ground in the South due to Democrats shifting leftward and Republicans rightward. Popular Democrat LeRoy Collins defeated State Attorney General Earl Faircloth in the Democratic primary, while Republican Representative Edward Gurney won the Republican primary. Despite less name recognition in the state, Gurney defeated Collins by 11 points and won all but five counties. 1968 U.S. Senate election in Florida Republican Party (US) Edward J. Gurney 1,131,499 55.90 Democratic Party (US) LeRoy Collins 892,637 44.10 238,862 11.80 2,024,136 Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) Georgia Georgia election Georgia (U.S. state) 1956 Presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Georgia 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Georgia 1974 x136px HermanTalmadge.jpg Herman Talmadge Democratic Party (US) 885,093 77.51% Blank2x3.svg E. Earl Patton Republican Party (US) 246,865 22.49% 1968 United States Senate election in Georgia results map by county.svg 240px County resultsTalmadge: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Patton: #e27f7f 50-60% U.S. Senator Herman Talmadge Democratic Party (US) Herman Talmadge Democratic Party (US) 1968 United States Senate election in Georgia List of United States senators from Georgia 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia Democrat Herman Talmadge handily won re-election over Republican E. Earl Patton, who won the first-ever Republican primary in Georgia for U.S. Senate. 1968 U.S. Senate election in Georgia Democratic Party (US) Herman Talmadge (Incumbent) 885,093 77.50 Republican Party (US) E. Earl Patton 256,796 22.49 Write-in Write-Ins 95 0.01 628,297 55.01 1,141,984 Democratic Party (US) Talmadge sought another term to the Senate and was easily re-elected. The election was notable for the Georgia Republican Party, as it marked the first U.S. Senate election where it fielded a candidate. Patton lost by over 50% to Talmadge. Hawaii Hawaii election Hawaii 1956 Presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Hawaii 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Hawaii 1974 x136px Daniel Inouye – 1963.jpg Daniel Inouye Democratic Party (US) 189,248 83.40% Blank2x3.svg Wayne Thiessen Republican Party (US) 42,767 14.99% 1968 United States Senate election in Hawaii results map by county.svg 250px County resultsInouye: #3933e5 80–90% U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye Democratic Party (US) Daniel Inouye Democratic Party (US) 1968 United States Senate election in Hawaii List of United States senators from Hawaii 1968 United States House of Representatives election in Hawaii Incumbent Daniel Inouye handily won re-election against Republican Wayne C. Thiessen with 83% of the vote. 1968 U.S. Senate election in Hawaii Democratic Party (US) Daniel Inouye (Incumbent) 189,248 83.40 Republican Party (US) Wayne C. Thiessen 34,008 14.99 Peace and Freedom Party (US) Oliver M. Lee 3,671 1.62 155,240 68.41 226,927 Democratic Party (US) Idaho Idaho election Idaho 1956 Presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Idaho 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Idaho 1974 x136px FrankChurch.jpg Frank Church Democratic Party (US) 173,482 60.26% George V. Hansen.jpg George V. Hansen Republican Party (US) 114,394 39.74% File:1968 United States Senate election in Idaho results map by county.svg County resultsChurch: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Hansen: #e27f7f 50–60% 250px U.S. Senator Frank Church Democratic Party (US) Frank Church Democratic Party (US) 1968 United States Senate election in Idaho List of United States senators from Idaho 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho Incumbent Democrat Frank Church won re-election by a wide margin against George V. Hansen despite the state's overall Republican trend. 1968 U.S. Senate election in Idaho Democratic Party (US) Frank Church (Incumbent) 173,482 60.26 Republican Party (US) George V. Hansen 114,394 39.74 59,088 20.52 287,876 Democratic Party (US) Illinois Illinois election Illinois 1915 presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Illinois 1962 1970 United States Senate special election in Illinois 1970 (special) x136px EverettDirksen.jpg Everett Dirksen Republican Party (US) 2,358,947 53.01% Blank2x3.svg William G. Clark Democratic Party (US) 2,073,242 46.59% File:1968 United States Senate election in Illinois results map by county.svg 160px County resultsDirksen: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Clark: #7996e2 50–60% U.S. senator Everett Dirksen Republican Party (US) Everett Dirksen Republican Party (US) 1968 United States Senate election in Illinois List of United States senators from Illinois 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois Incumbent Republican and Minority Leader Everett Dirksen won re-election to his fourth term over William G. Clark (D), the Illinois Attorney General. He would not serve the entirety of his term as he would die in 1970. 1968 U.S. Senate election in Illinoishttp://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=17&year=1968&f=0&off=3&elect=0 1968 Senatorial General Election Results - Illinois David Leip uselectionatlas.org Republican Party (US) Everett Dirksen (Incumbent) 2,358,947 53.01 Democratic Party (US) William G. Clark 2,073,242 46.59 Socialist Labor Party of America Louis Fisher 17,542 0.39 Independent Write-in candidates 26 0.00 4,449,757 100.00 Republican Party (US) Indiana Indiana election Indiana Presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Indiana 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Indiana 1974 x136px Birch bayh.jpg Birch Bayh Democratic Party (US) 1,060,456 51.65% William Ruckelshaus (cropped).jpg William Ruckelshaus Republican Party (US) 988,571 48.15% 1968 United States Senate election in Indiana results map by county.svg 250px County resultsBayh: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Ruckelshaus: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60-70% U.S. Senator Birch Bayh Democratic Party (US) Birch Bayh Democratic Party (US) 1968 United States Senate election in Indiana List of United States senators from Indiana 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in IndianaIncumbent Democrat Birch Bayh was elected in 1962, defeating incumbent Republican Homer E. Capehart by around 11,000 votes. In 1970, he ran for re-election and faced Republican State Representative William Ruckelshaus in the general election. Ruckelshaus ran a close race but Bayh was ultimately re-elected by a two-point margin. This would actually be Bayh's largest vote percentage in an election to the U.S. Senate. In 1974, he won a narrow majority of the vote over Republican Richard Lugar though he did increase his margin of victory. He was defeated in his re-election bid in 1980 by future Vice President Dan Quayle. Birch Bayh's son Evan Bayh would also serve in the U.S. Senate from 1999 to 2011. 1968 U.S. Senate election in Indiana Democratic Party (US) Birch Bayh (Incumbent) 1,060,456 51.65 Republican Party (US) William Ruckelshaus 988,571 48.15 Prohibition Party (US) L. Earl Malcolm 2,844 0.14 Socialist Workers Party (US) Ralph Levitt 1,247 0.06 71,885 3.50 2,053,118 Democratic Party (US) Iowa 1968 United States Senate election in Iowa Iowa Flag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg Presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Iowa 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Iowa 1974 November 5, 1968 x150px Harold E. Hughes Democratic Party (United States) 574,884 50.25% x150px David M. Stanley Republican Party (United States) 568,469 49.69% 1968 United States Senate election in Iowa results map by county.svg 240px County resultsHughes: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Stanley: #e27f7f 50-60% #d75d5d 60-70% #d72f30 70-80% U.S. Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper Republican Party (United States) Harold E. Hughes Democratic Party (United States) 1968 United States Senate election in Iowa List of United States senators from Iowa 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa Four-term Republican Bourke B. Hickenlooper retired. Two-term Democratic Governor of Iowa Harold Hughes was elected senator in a close race against Republican state senator David M. Stanley. 1968 U.S. Senate election in Iowahttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7035 Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1968 Democratic Party (US) Harold Hughes 574,884 50.25 Republican Party (US) David M. Stanley 568,469 49.69 Prohibition Party (US) Uerne M. Higens 727 0.06 None Scattering 6 0.00 6,415 0.56 1,144,086 41.52 Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) Kansas Kansas election Kansas Presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Kansas 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Kansas 1974 x136px Bob Dole cph.3b30808.jpg Bob Dole Republican Party (US) 490,911 60.08% Blank2x3.svg William I. Robinson Democratic Party (US) 315,911 38.66% 1968 United States Senate election in Kansas results map by county.svg 250px County results Dole: #e27f7f 50-60% #d75d5d 60-70% #d72f30 70-80% Robinson: #7996e2 50–60% U.S. senator Frank Carlson Republican Party (US) Bob Dole Republican Party (US) 1968 United States Senate election in Kansas List of United States senators from Kansas 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas Incumbent Republican Frank Carlson chose to retire rather than seek re-election. Republican Bob Dole defeated Democrat William Robinson with 60% of the vote and won all but one county in the state. Still, this would be his second-worst U.S. Senate election performance after 1974 in the wake of Watergate. 1968 U.S. Senate election in Kansas Republican Party (US) Bob Dole 490,911 60.08 Democratic Party (US) William I. Robinson 315,911 38.66 Prohibition Party (US) Joseph Fred Hyskell 10,262 1.26 None Scattering 12 0.00 175,000 21.42 817,096 Republican Party (US) Kentucky Kentucky election Kentucky 1956 Presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Kentucky 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Kentucky 1974 x136px Marlow Cook.jpg Marlow Cook Republican Party (US) 484,260 51.36% File:Katie Peden 1968 (cropped).png Katherine Peden Democratic Party (US) 448,960 47.62% 1968 United States Senate election in Kentucky results map by county.svg 300px County resultsCook: #ffb2b2 40-50% #e27f7f 50-60% #d75d5d 60-70% #d72f30 70-80% #c21b18 80–90%Peden: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% U.S. senator Thruston Morton Republican Party (US) Marlow Cook Republican Party (US) 1968 United States Senate election in Kentucky List of United States senators from Kentucky 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky Though originally voting strongly Democratic like the rest of the South after Reconstruction, Kentucky began electing Republicans in the 1890s but still leaned Democratic. Still, Republicans found success with the elections to U.S. Senate of Thruston Ballard Morton and John Sherman Cooper. Morton decided to retire in 1968, creating an open seat. Republican Marlow Cook narrowly defeated Democrat Katherine Peden by a 51–48 margin. 1968 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky Republican Party (US) Marlow Cook 484,260 51.36 Democratic Party (US) Katherine Peden 448,960 47.62 American Independent Party Duane F. Olsen 9,645 1.02 35,300 3.74 942,865 Republican Party (US) Louisiana 1968 Democratic Senate primary election in Louisiana Louisiana 1912 Presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Louisiana 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Louisiana 1974 August 17, 1968 x150px Russell B. Long Democratic Party (United States) 494,467 87.02% x120px Maurice Blache Democratic Party (United States) 73,791 12.99% 1968 United States Senate Democratic primary election in Louisiana results map by parish.svg 285px Parish resultsLong: #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Blache: #f4c200 60–70% U.S. Senator Russell Long Democratic Party (United States) Russell Long Democratic Party (United States) 1968 United States Senate election in Louisiana List of United States senators from Louisiana 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana Incumbent Democrat Russell B. Long ran unopposed for U.S. Senate and was re-elected. 1968 U.S. Senate election in Louisiana Democratic Party (US) Russell B. Long (Incumbent) 518,586 100.00 Democratic Party (US) Maryland 1968 United States Senate election in Maryland List of United States senators from Maryland Maryland election Maryland presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Maryland 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Maryland 1974 x136px Charles Mathias.jpg Charles Mathias Republican Party (US) 541,893 47.79% Danielbrewster.jpg Daniel Brewster Democratic Party (US) 443,667 39.12% Blank2x3.svg George P. Mahoney American Independent Party 148,467 13.09% 1968 United States Senate election in Maryland results map by county.svg 275px County resultsMathias: #ffc8cd 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Brewster: #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Daniel Brewster Democratic Party (US) Charles Mathias Jr. Republican Party (US) Incumbent Democrat Daniel Brewster was originally elected in 1962 over Republican Representative Edward Tylor Miller. He won the Democratic primary and faced Republican Representative Charles Mathias in the general election. However, Democrat George P. Mahoney ran in the election under the American Independent Party. Mahoney, who ran against the Civil Rights movement, had previously been the Democratic nominee for governor in 1966 losing to Spiro Agnew. Hyman A. Pressman ran an independent campaign which allowed Republican Agnew to carry the heavily Democratic state with 49.5% of the vote. Similarly, Mahoney ran a well-funded campaign in 1968 and Brewster was defeated in the general election. Mathias won just 48% of the vote to 39% for Brewster (and 13% for Mahoney), similarly elected to Agnew. Mathias would nonetheless have no trouble being re-elected in 1974 and 1980 (when he won the city of Baltimore). Mathias is the last Republican to represent Maryland in the U.S. Senate. 1968 U.S. Senate election in Maryland Republican Party (US) Charles Mathias 541,893 47.78 Democratic Party (US) Daniel B. Brewster (Incumbent) 443,667 39.12 American Independent Party George P. Mahoney 148,467 13.09 98,226 8.66 1,134,027 Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) Missouri 1968 United States Senate election in Missouri Missouri presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Missouri 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Missouri 1974 November 5, 1968 Thomas F. Eagleton (3x4 crop).jpg Thomas Eagleton Democratic Party (United States) 887,414 51.06% Thomas B. Curtis (Missouri Congressman).jpg Thomas B. Curtis Republican Party (United States) 850,544 48.94% 1968 United States Senate election in Missouri results map by county.svg 275px County resultsEagleton: #7a97e3 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Curtis: #e38080 50–60% #d85d5d 60–70% #d82b2c 70–80% U.S. Senator Edward V. Long Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Eagleton Democratic Party (United States) 1968 United States Senate election in Missouri List of United States senators from Missouri 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in MissouriIncumbent U.S. Senator Edward V. Long ran for re-election but faced two primary challengers in Lieutenant Governor Thomas Eagleton and former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury W. True Davis Jr., who each ran strong campaigns. Eagleton won the primary with 37% of the vote. In the general election, Eagleton faced Republican Representative Thomas B. Curtis and won a close-fought election with 51% of the vote to 49% for Curtis. Eagleton would be re-elected over Curtis again in 1974. 1968 U.S. Senate election in Missouri Democratic Party (US) Thomas Eagleton 880,113 51.01 Republican Party (US) Thomas B. Curtis 845,144 48.99 34,969 2.02 1,725,257 Democratic Party (US) Nevada 1968 United States Senate election in Nevada Nevada 1929 presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Nevada 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Nevada 1974 November 5, 1968 Alan Bible Alan Bible, 1968 (cropped).jpg Democratic Party (United States) 83,622 54.76% Edward Fike Edward Fike, 1970s (cropped).jpg Republican Party (United States) 69,083 45.24% 1968 United States Senate election in Nevada results map by county.svg 150px County resultsBible: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Fike: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Alan Bible Democratic Party (United States) Alan Bible Democratic Party (United States) 1968 United States Senate election in Nevada List of United States senators from Nevada 1968 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada Incumbent Alan Bible was originally elected in 1954 in a special election over Republican Ernest S. Brown. He narrowly defeated Republican Clarence Clifton Young in 1956 and won by a landslide in 1962. He defeated Republican Edward Fike by a smaller margin of 55–45 in 1968 in what would be his last term. 1968 U.S. Senate election in Nevada Democratic Party (US) Alan Bible (Incumbent) 83,622 54.76 Republican Party (US) Edward Fike 69,083 45.24 14,539 9.52 152,705 Democratic Party (US) New Hampshire 1968 United States Senate election in New Hampshire New Hampshire 1931 presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in New Hampshire 1962 1974–75 United States Senate elections in New Hampshire 1974 November 5, 1968 x140px File:Norris Cotton.jpg Norris Cotton Republican Party (United States) 170,163 59.29% File:Gov John King.jpg John W. King Democratic Party (United States) 116,816 40.70% 1968 United States Senate election in New Hampshire results map by county.svg 245px County results Cotton: #e27f7f 50-60% #d75d5d 60-70% #d72f30 70-80% King: #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Norris Cotton Republican Party (United States) Norris Cotton Republican Party (United States) 1968 United States Senate election in New Hampshire List of United States senators from New Hampshire 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire Incumbent Norris Cotton handily won re-election against incumbent Governor John W. King in what would be his final term. 1968 U.S. Senate election in New Hampshirehttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7064 NH US Senate, 1968 Our Campaigns 12 July 2021 Republican Party (US) Norris Cotton (Incumbent) 170,163 59.29 Democratic Party (US) John W. King 116,816 40.71 Write-in 10 0.00 53,347 18.59 286,989 Republican Party (US) New York New York election New York presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in New York 1962 1974 United States Senate election in New York 1974 November 5, 1968 x136px Jacob Javits portrait.jpg Jacob Javits Republican Party (US) 3,269,772 49.68% Blank2x3.svg Paul O'Dwyer Democratic Party (US) 2,150,695 32.68% JamesLBuckley.jpg James L. Buckley Conservative Party (New York) 1,139,402 17.31% 1968 United States Senate election in New York results map by county.svg 300px County resultsJavits: #ffc8cd 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%O'Dwyer: #a5b0ff 40–50% U.S. senator Jacob Javits Republican Party (US) Jacob Javits Republican Party (US) 1968 United States Senate election in New York List of United States senators from New York 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in New York Incumbent Republican Jacob Javits won against Democratic challenger Paul O'Dwyer and Conservative Party challenger James L. Buckley in a three-way election. While Javits did not face any challengers for the Republican nomination, he did face a minor one when seeking the Liberal Party of New York's nomination. Democratic Party Primary resultsNY US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 18, 1968 http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=128991 2017-12-19 Our Campaigns Paul O'Dwyer Democratic Party (US) 275,877 36.14 Eugene Nickerson Democratic Party (US) 257,639 33.75 Joseph Y. Resnick Democratic Party (US) 229,893 30.11 763,409 100.00 Liberal Party Primary resultsNY US Senate - L Primary Race - Jun 18, 1968 http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=141688 2017-12-19 Our Campaigns Jacob Javits (Incumbent) Liberal Party (New York) 10,277 72.14 Murray Baron Liberal Party (New York) 3,969 27.86 14,246 100.00 General election resultsNY US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1968 http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7061 2017-12-19 Our Campaigns Republican Party (US) Jacob Javits (Incumbent) 2,810,836 Liberal Party (New York) Jacob Javits 458,936 Republican + Liberal Party Jacob Javits 3,269,772 49.68 Democratic Party (US) Paul O'Dwyer 2,150,695 32.68 Conservative Party (New York) James L. Buckley 1,139,402 17.31 Peace and Freedom Party (US) Herman Ferguson 8,775 0.13 Socialist Labor Party of America John Emanuel 7,964 0.12 Socialist Workers Party (US) Hedda Garza 4,979 0.08 1,119,113 17.00 6,581,551 39.22 Republican Party (US) North Carolina 1968 United States Senate election in North Carolina North Carolina presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in North Carolina 1962 1974 United States Senate election in North Carolina 1974 1885 November 5, 1968 120px Sam Ervin.jpg Sam Ervin Democratic Party (United States) 870,406 60.56% No_image.png Robert Somers Republican Party (United States) 566,834 39.44% 1968 United States Senate election in North Carolina results map by county.svg 325px County resultsErvin: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Somers: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator Sam Ervin Democratic Party (United States) Sam Ervin Democratic Party (United States) 1968 United States Senate election in North Carolina List of United States senators from North Carolina 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina The general election was fought between the Democratic incumbent Sam Ervin and the Republican nominee Robert Somers. Ervin won re-election to a third full term, with over 60% of the vote. The first round of the Primary Election was held on May 4, 1968.NC US Senate - D Primary Race - May 04, 1968 http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=132138 2017-12-19 Our Campaigns The runoff for the Republican Party candidates took place on June 1.NC US Senate - R Runoff Race - Jun 01, 1968 http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=132139 2017-12-19 Our Campaigns 1968 North Carolina U.S. Senate Democratic primary election Democratic Party (US) Sam Ervin (incumbent) 499,392 82.12 Democratic Party (US) Charles Pratt 60,362 9.90 Democratic Party (US) John Gathings 48,357 7.95 608,111 Republican primary – First round Republican Party (US) Robert Somers 48,351 36.63 Republican Party (US) J. L. Zimmerman 43,644 33.06 Republican Party (US) B. E. Sweatt 40,023 30.32 132,018 1968 North Carolina U.S. Senate Republican primary election – Second round Republican Party (US) Robert Somers 8,816 60.59 Republican Party (US) J. L. Zimmerman 5,734 39.41 14,550 1968 North Carolina U.S. Senate election Democratic Party (US) Sam Ervin (Incumbent) 870,406 60.56 Republican Party (US) Robert Somers 566,834 39.44 303,572 21.12 901,978 Democratic Party (US) North Dakota 1968 United States Senate election in North Dakota North Dakota presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in North Dakota 1962 1974 United States Senate election in North Dakota 1974 November 5, 1968 x140px Milton Young Republican Party (United States) 154,968 64.79% x140px Herschel Lashkowitz North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party 80,815 33.79% File:1968 United States Senate election in North Dakota results map by county.svg 250px County resultsYoung: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% U.S. Senator Milton Young Republican Party (United States) Milton Young Republican Party (United States) 1968 United States Senate election in North Dakota List of United States senators from North Dakota 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in North Dakota North Dakota Republican Milton Young, sought and received re-election to his fifth term, defeating North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party candidate Herschel Lashkowitz, the mayor of Fargo, North Dakota since 1954.http://www.in-forum.com/specials/century/jan3/week42.html Lashkowitz's storied tenure August 17, 2017 May 16, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080516064141/http://www.in-forum.com/specials/century/jan3/week42.html dead Only Young filed as a Republican, and the endorsed Democratic candidate was Herschel Lashkowitz of Fargo, North Dakota, who was serving as the mayor of the city since 1954. Young and Lashkowitz won the primary elections for their respective parties. One independent candidate, Duane Mutch of Larimore, North Dakota, also filed before the deadline. Mutch was later a state senator for the North Dakota Republican Party in the North Dakota Senate from 1959 to 2006 for District 19. He ran as an independent when he did not receive his party's nomination. 1968 U.S. Senate election in North Dakota Republican Party (US) Milton R. Young (incumbent) 154,968 64.79 North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party Herschel Lashkowitz 80,815 33.79 Independent Duane Mutch 3,393 1.42 239,176 Republican Party (US) Ohio 1968 United States Senate election in Ohio Ohio presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Ohio 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Ohio 1974 November 5, 1968 William B. Saxbe (1).jpg William B. Saxbe Republican Party (United States) 1,928,964 51.53% John J. Gilligan 89th Congress 1965 (1).jpg John J. Gilligan Democratic Party (United States) 1,814,152 48.47% 1968 United States Senate election in Ohio results map by county.svg 210px County results Saxbe: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Gilligan: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Frank J. Lausche Democratic Party (United States) William Saxbe Republican Party (United States) 1968 United States Senate election in Ohio List of United States senators from Ohio 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio Incumbent Democrat Frank J. Lausche ran for re-election but was defeated in the primary by Representative John J. Gilligan, who criticized Lausche's conservative voting record. Republican State Attorney General of Ohio William Saxbe won the Republican primary and defeated Gilligan in the general election by a 51–48 margin. He would not serve out his term after resigning to become United States Attorney general in 1974. 1968 U.S. Senate election in Ohio Republican Party (US) William B. Saxbe 1,928,964 51.53 Democratic Party (US) John J. Gilligan 1,814,152 48.47 None Write-Ins 4 0.00 114,812 3.06 3,743,120 Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) Oklahoma 1968 United States Senate election in Oklahoma Oklahoma 1941 presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Oklahoma 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Oklahoma 1974 November 3, 1968 125x136px BellmonHL.jpg Henry Bellmon Republican Party (United States) 470,120 51.71% Mike Monroney.jpg Mike Monroney Democratic Party (United States) 419,658 46.16% 1968 United States Senate election in Oklahoma results map by county.svg County results Bellmon: #ffb2b2 40-50% #e27f7f 50-60% #d75d5d 60-70% #d72f30 70-80% Monroney: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Mike Monroney Democratic Party (United States) Henry Bellmon Republican Party (United States) 1968 United States Senate election in Oklahoma List of United States senators from Oklahoma 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma Incumbent Democratic U.S. senator Mike Monroney was running for re-election to a fourth term, but was defeated by Republican former Governor Henry Bellmon. 1968 Oklahoma U.S. Senate ElectionOK US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1968 http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7027 2017-12-19 Our Campaigns Republican Party (US) Henry Bellmon 470,120 51.7 Democratic Party (US) Mike Monroney (Incumbent) 419,658 46.2 American Independent George Washington 19,341 2.1 50,462 5.55 909,119 Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) Oregon 1968 United States Senate election in Oregon Oregon presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Oregon 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Oregon 1974 November 5, 1968 x155px Bob Packwood.jpg Bob Packwood Republican Party (United States) 408,646 50.20% Wayne Morse.jpg Wayne Morse Democratic Party (United States) 405,353 49.80% 1968 United States Senate election in Oregon results map by county.svg 250px County results Packwood: #e27f7f 50-60% #d75d5d 60-70% Morse: #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Wayne Morse Democratic Party (United States) Bob Packwood Republican Party (United States) 1968 United States Senate election in Oregon List of United States senators from Oregon 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon Incumbent Democrat Wayne Morse was seeking a fifth term, but narrowly lost re-election to 36-year-old Republican State Representative Bob Packwood race.OR US Senate http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7021 OurCampaigns.com The Democratic primary was held May 28, 1968.OR US Senate - D Primary http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=430590 OurCampaigns.com Morse defeated former Representative Robert B. Duncan, former U.S. Congressman from Oregon's 4th congressional district (1963–1967), and Phil McAlmond, millionaire and former aide to opponent Robert B. Duncan. 1968 Democratic Senate primary in Oregon Democratic Party (US) Wayne Morse (Incumbent) 185,091 49.03 Democratic Party (US) Robert B. Duncan 174,795 46.30 Democratic Party (US) Phil McAlmond 17,658 4.68 377,544 100.00 General election results Republican Party (US) Bob Packwood 408,646 50.20 Democratic Party (US) Wayne Morse (Incumbent) 405,353 49.80 813,999 100.00 Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) Pennsylvania 1968 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1974 November 5, 1968 x150px Sen Richard Schweiker.jpg Richard Schweiker Republican Party (United States) 2,399,762 51.90% Sen Joe Clark.jpg Joseph S. Clark Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 2,117,662 45.80% 1968 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania results map by county.svg 240px County results Schweiker: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Clark: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Joseph S. Clark, Jr. Democratic Party (United States) Richard Schweiker Republican Party (United States) 1968 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania List of United States senators from Pennsylvania 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania Incumbent Democrat Joseph Clark sought re-election to another term, but was defeated by Republican nominee Richard Schweiker, member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Pennsylvania results Republican Party (US) Richard Schweiker 2,399,762 51.90 Democratic Party (US) Joseph Clark (Incumbent) 2,117,662 45.80 Constitution Party (US) Frank W. Gaydosh 96,742 2.09 Socialist Labor Party of America Benson Perry 7,198 0.16 Socialist Workers Party (US) Pearl Chertov 2,743 0.06 Other Other 111 0.00 282,100 6.10 4,624,218 Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) South Carolina 1968 United States Senate election in South Carolina South Carolina presidential no 1966 United States Senate special election in South Carolina 1966 (special) 1974 United States Senate election in South Carolina 1974 November 5, 1968 125px Ernest Hollings 91st Congress.jpg Ernest Hollings Democratic Party (United States) 404,060 61.89% No_image.svg Marshall Parker Republican Party (United States) 248,780 38.11% 1968 United States Senate election in South Carolina results map by county.svg 220px County resultsHollings: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% U.S. Senator Ernest Hollings Democratic Party (United States) Ernest Hollings Democratic Party (United States) 1968 United States Senate election in South Carolina List of United States senators from South Carolina 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina Incumbent Democrat Fritz Hollings easily defeated Republican state senator Marshall Parker in a rematch of the election two years earlier, to win his second (his first full) term. Hollings faced no opposition from South Carolina Democrats, and avoided a primary election. Marshall Parker, the state senator from Oconee County in the Upstate, was persuaded by South Carolina Republicans to enter the race, and he did not face a primary challenge. After a close election loss to Fritz Hollings in 1966, the Republicans felt that Parker might have a chance at defeating Hollings by riding Nixon's coattails in the general election. However, the Republicans did not provide Parker with the financial resources to compete, and he subsequently lost by a bigger margin to Hollings than two years prior. 1968 South Carolina U.S. Senate Election Democratic Party (US) Fritz Hollings (incumbent) 404,060 61.9 Republican Party (US) Marshall Parker 248,780 38.1 Write-in Write-Ins 15 0.0 155,280 23.8 652,855 76.5 Democratic Party (US) South Dakota 1968 United States Senate election in South Dakota South Dakota 1963 presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in South Dakota 1962 1974 United States Senate election in South Dakota 1974 November 5, 1968 x150px McGovern campaign portrait (cropped).jpg George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) 158,961 56.79% Archie M. Gubbrud 1962.jpg Archie M. Gubbrud Republican Party (United States) 120,951 43.21% 1968 United States Senate election in South Dakota results map by county.svg 240px County resultsMcGovern: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Gubbrud: #e27f7f 50–60% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) 1968 United States Senate election in South Dakota List of United States senators from South Dakota 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota Incumbent Democrat George McGovern had flirted with presidential aspirations in 1968 but ultimately decided to run for re-election, defeating Republican Archie M. Gubbrud by a comfortable margin. 1968 U.S. Senate election in South Dakota Democratic Party (US) George McGovern (Incumbent) 158,961 56.79 Republican Party (US) Archie M. Gubbrud 120,951 43.21 38,010 13.58 279,912 Democratic Party (US) Utah 1968 United States Senate election in Utah Utah 1922 presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Utah 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Utah 1974 November 5, 1968 x150px Wallace F. Bennett Republican Party (United States) 225,075 53.68% x120px Milton L. Weilenmann Democratic Party (United States) 192,168 45.83% File:1968 United States Senate election in Utah results map by county.svg 220px County resultsBennett: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Weilenmann: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Tie: #cdafdcff 40–50% U.S. Senator Wallace F. Bennett Republican Party (United States) Wallace F. Bennett Republican Party (United States) 1968 United States Senate election in Utah List of United States senators from Utah 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah Incumbent Wallace F. Bennett, a Republican, won re-election to a fourth term in the U.S. Senate by a comfortable margin against Democrat Milton Weilemann. 1968 U.S. Senate election in Utah Republican Party (US) Wallace F. Bennett (Incumbent) 225,075 53.68 Democratic Party (US) Milton N. Weilenmann 192,168 45.83 Peace and Freedom Party Utah Phillips 2,019 0.48 32,907 7.85 419,262 Republican Party (US) Vermont 1968 United States Senate election in Vermont Vermont presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Vermont 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Vermont 1974 1968 11 5 125px GeorgeAiken-VTSEN- (cropped).jpg George Aiken Republican Party (United States) 157,197 99.89% x220px County results x220px Municipality results 221px County resultsAiken: #A80000 90–100% U.S. Senator George Aiken Republican Party (United States) George Aiken Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) 1968 United States Senate election in Vermont List of United States senators from Vermont 1968 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont Incumbent Republican George Aiken ran successfully for re-election to another term in the United States Senate. Vermont voted Democratic for the first time since the 1850s for Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. Vermont also elected Democrat Philip H. Hoff in 1962, and he served until 1969. Hoff ran a write-in campaign in the Democratic primary for this seat but lost to Republican Aiken by a wide margin. Aiken thus ran with both nominations and secured a victory. This would be once staunchly-Republican Vermont's last time to support a Republican for this seat. In 1974, Patrick Leahy would win and become the first Democratic Senator from Vermont. Republican primary results Republican Party (US) George Aiken (Incumbent) 42,248 72.8 Republican Party (US) William K. Tufts 15,786 27.2 Republican Party (US) Other 28 0.0 58,062 100.0 Democratic primary resultsPrimary Election Results https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62953/p1968.pdf June 17, 2015 Office of the Vermont Secretary of State March 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233732/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62953/p1968.pdf dead Write-in candidate George Aiken (Incumbent) 1,534 61.8 Write-in candidate Philip H. Hoff 400 18.2 Democratic Party (US) Other 438 20.0 2,192 100.0 1968 U.S. Senate election in VermontGeneral Election Results - U.S. senator - 1914-2014 https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/682280/generalelection_USSenator.pdf June 17, 2015 Office of the Vermont Secretary of State March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053355/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/682280/generalelection_USSenator.pdf dead Republican Party (US) George Aiken (Incumbent) 94,738 60.2 Democratic Party (US) George Aiken (Incumbent) 62,416 39.7 Independent George Aiken (Incumbent) 43 0.0 Republican + Democratic + Independent George Aiken (Incumbent) 157,197 99.9 N/A Other 178 0.1 157,375 100.0 Republican Party (US) Washington 1968 United States Senate election in Washington Washington presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Washington 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Washington 1974 November 5, 1968 125x136px File:WarrenGMagnuson (cropped).jpg Warren Magnuson Democratic Party (United States) 796,183 64.41% File:Jack Metcalf.jpg Jack Metcalf Republican Party (United States) 435,894 35.26% 1968 United States Senate election in Washington results map by county.svg 250px County resultsMagnuson: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Metcalf: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Warren Magnuson Democratic Party (United States) Warren Magnuson Democratic Party (United States) 1968 United States Senate election in Washington List of United States senators from Washington 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington Incumbent Warren G. Magnuson won re-election by a wide margin against his Republican opponent Metcalf. 1968 U.S. Senate election in Washington Democratic Party (US) Warren G. Magnuson (Incumbent) 796,183 64.41 Republican Party (US) Jack Metcalf 435,894 35.26 New Party Irwin R. Hogenauer 2,762 0.22 Socialist Workers Party (US) Debbie Leonard 1,224 0.10 360,289 29.15 1,236,063 Democratic Party (US) Wisconsin Wisconsin election Wisconsin 1913 presidential Yes 1962 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1974 x136px GaylordNelson.jpg Gaylord Nelson Democratic Party (US) 1,020,931 61.69% Blank2x3.svg Jerris Leonard Republican Party (US) 633,910 38.31% 1968 United States Senate election in Wisconsin results map by county.svg 230px County resultsNelson: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Leonard: #e27f7f 50-60% U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson Democratic Party (US) Gaylord Nelson Democratic Party (US) 1968 United States Senate election in Wisconsin List of United States senators from Wisconsin 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin Incumbent Democrat Gaylord A. Nelson (U.S. senator since 1963) defeated Republican State Senator Jerris Leonard. General election results Democratic Party (US) Gaylord Nelson (Incumbent) 1,020,931 61.69 Republican Party (US) Jerris Leonard 633,910 38.31 Write-in Write-ins 20 0.00 387,021 23.38 1,654,861 Democratic Party (US) See also 1968 United States elections 1968 United States gubernatorial elections 1968 United States presidential election 1968 United States House of Representatives elections 90th United States Congress 91st United States Congress Notes 30em References "Supplemental Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina." Reports and Resolutions of South Carolina to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume II. Columbia, SC: 1969, p. 19. Kalk Bruce H. The Origins of the Southern Strategy: Two-Party Competition in South Lexington Books 2001 86 Category:Mike Mansfield