1962 United States Senate election in California

none March 2026 September 2023 1962 United States Senate election in California California Presidential no 1956 United States Senate election in California 1956 1968 United States Senate election in California 1968 November 6, 1962 Thomas Kuchel.jpg Thomas Kuchel Republican Party (United States) 3,180,483 56.31% Richard Richards, 1958.jpg Richard B. Richards Democratic Party (United States) 2,452,839 43.43% 1962 United States Senate election in California results map by county.svg 300px County results Kuchel: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator Thomas Kuchel Republican Party (United States) Thomas Kuchel Republican Party (United States) The 1962 United States Senate election in California was held on November 6, 1962. Republican incumbent Thomas Kuchel was elected to a third term in office over Democratic state senator Richard B. Richards. Kuchel carried every county in California and remains the most recent candidate for Senate to do so as of .Democrat Alan Cranston came very close in 1974, losing Inyo County by only 55 votes. As of , this is the last time a Republican was elected to the Class 3 Senate seat from California. Republican primary Candidates Thomas Kuchel, incumbent U.S. senator since 1953 Howard Jarvis, Los Angeles industrialist and anti-tax activistAnderson Totton J. Lee Eugene C. 1963 The 1962 Election in California https://www.jstor.org/stable/444953 The Western Political Quarterly 16 2 396–420 10.2307/444953 444953 0043-4078 subscription William H. Reinholz Loyd Wright, former president of the American Bar AssociationAnderson Totton J. Lee Eugene C. 1963 The 1962 Election in California https://www.jstor.org/stable/444953 The Western Political Quarterly 16 2 396–420 10.2307/444953 444953 0043-4078 subscription Results 1962 Republican U.S. Senate primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=386015 Our Campaigns - CA US Senate - R Primary Race - Jun 05, 1962 www.ourcampaigns.com Thomas Kuchel (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 1,357,975 75.02% Loyd Wright Republican Party (United States) 247,300 13.66% Howard Jarvis Republican Party (United States) 180,768 9.99% William H. Reinholz Republican Party (United States) 24,100 1.33% 1,810,143 100.00 Democratic primary Candidates J. F. Coleman Gabriel Green, photographer and UFO conspiracy theorist Richard B. Richards, state senator from San Gabriel and nominee for this seat in 1956 Results 1962 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=386016 Our Campaigns - CA US Senate - D Primary Race www.ourcampaigns.com Richard B. Richards Democratic Party (United States) 1,674,563 82.58% Gabriel Green Democratic Party (United States) 171,379 8.45% J.F. Coleman Democratic Party (United States) 170,926 8.43% Thomas Kuchel (incumbent) (write-in) Republican Party (United States) 10,927 0.54% 2,027,795 100.00% General election Candidates Thomas Kuchel, incumbent U.S. senator since 1953 (Republican) Richard B. Richards, state senator from San Gabriel and nominee for this seat in 1956 (Democratic) Campaign Write-in campaigns were launched for anti-tax activist Howard Jarvis, 1962 Nobel Peace Prize recipient and proponent of nuclear disarmament Linus Pauling, and Edward Brothers, but none made a significant impact on the race. Results 1962 United States Senate election in Californiahttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1962election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1962 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives 1963 June 17, 2020 Republican Party (United States) Thomas Kuchel (incumbent) 3,180,483 56.31% 2.35 Democratic Party (United States) Richard B. Richards 2,452,839 43.43% 9.47 Independent (politician) Howard Jarvis (write-in) 9,963 0.18% N/A Independent (politician) Linus Pauling (write-in) 2,694 0.04% N/A Independent (politician) Edward Brothers (write-in) 284 0.00% N/A Write-in All others 1,689 0.02% N/A 5,647,952 100.00% Republican Party (United States) 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 Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip References 1962 California United States Senate