1968 United States Senate election in California

1968 United States Senate election in California

← 1962 November 5, 1968 1974 →
 
Nominee Alan Cranston Max Rafferty
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 3,680,352 3,329,148
Percentage 51.82% 46.87%

County results
Cranston:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Rafferty:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Thomas Kuchel
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

Alan Cranston
Democratic

The 1968 United States Senate election in California was held on November 5, 1968.

Incumbent Republican Thomas Kuchel was narrowly defeated in the June 4 primary by Superintendent of Public Instruction Max Rafferty. Rafferty would in turn go on to lose to Democratic former State Controller Alan Cranston by a close margin.