1970 California U.S. Senate Election

California · 2 candidates

Tunney +9.5 pts · won by 618,941 votes

John V TunneyDemocraticWINNER53.86%

3,496,558 votes

George MurphyRepublican44.33%

2,877,617 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).