1976 California U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 1976 California U.S. Senate Election?

S. I. Hayakawa won the 1976 California U.S. Senate Election. S. I. Hayakawa received 3,748,973 popular votes (50.18%). The main challenger was John V Tunney (46.89%).

See the full head-to-head between Hayakawa and Tunney

Hayakawa +3.3 pts · won by 246,111 votes

S. I. Hayakawa RepublicanWINNER50.18%

3,748,973 votes

John V Tunney Democratic46.89%

3,502,862 votes

David WaldPeace And Freedom1.4%

104,383 votes

Jack McCoyAmerican Independent1.11%

82,739 votes

Omari MusaIndependent0.42%

31,629 votes

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

Data last verified July 28, 2026.