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1962 California U.S. Senate Election

California · 5 candidates · See every 1962 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1962 California U.S. Senate Election?

Thomas H. Kuchel won the 1962 California U.S. Senate Election. Thomas H. Kuchel received 3,180,483 popular votes (56.33%). The main challenger was Richard Richards (43.44%).

See the full head-to-head between Kuchel and Richards

Kuchel +12.9 pts · won by 727,644 votes
Thomas H. KuchelRepublicanWINNER56.33%
3,180,483 votes
Richard RichardsDemocratic43.44%
2,452,839 votes
Howard JarvisIndependent0.18%
9,963 votes
Linus PaulingIndependent0.05%
2,694 votes
Edward BrothersIndependent0.01%
284 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.