The 1962 United States Senate election in California was held on November 6, 1962.
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County results Kuchel: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Thomas Kuchel was re-elected to a second full term in office, defeating Democratic State Senator Richard Richards. Kuchel carried every county in California and remains the most recent candidate for Senate to do so as of 2024.[a] As of 2024, this is the last time a Republican was elected to the Class 3 Senate seat from California.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Thomas Kuchel (inc.) | 1,357,975 | 75.02% | |
Republican | Loyd Wright | 247,300 | 13.66% | |
Republican | Howard Jarvis | 180,768 | 9.99% | |
Republican | William H. Reinholz | 24,100 | 1.33% | |
Total votes | 1,810,143 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Richard Richards | 1,674,563 | 82.58% | |
Democratic | Gabriel Green | 171,379 | 8.45% | |
Democratic | J.F. Coleman | 170,926 | 8.43% | |
Republican | Thomas Kuchel (inc.) (write-in) | 10,927 | 0.54% | |
Total votes | 2,027,795 | 100.00% |
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Thomas Kuchel (inc.) | 3,180,483 | 56.31% | 2.35 | |
Democratic | Richard Richards | 2,452,839 | 43.43% | 9.47 | |
Independent | Howard Jarvis (write-in) | 9,963 | 0.18% | N/A | |
Independent | Linus Pauling (write-in) | 2,694 | 0.04% | N/A | |
Independent | Edward Brothers (write-in) | 284 | 0.00% | N/A | |
Write-in | All others | 1,689 | 0.02% | N/A | |
Total votes | 5,647,952 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold | Swing |