The 1986 United States Senate election in California took place on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Alan Cranston narrowly won re-election to a fourth and final term over Republican U.S. Congressman Ed Zschau. This was the last time where both major party nominees for the Class 3 Senate seat in California were men until 2022.
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January 01, 1970
1986, united, states, senate, election, california, took, place, november, 1986, incumbent, democratic, senator, alan, cranston, narrowly, election, fourth, final, term, over, republican, congressman, zschau, this, last, time, where, both, major, party, nomine. The 1986 United States Senate election in California took place on November 4 1986 Incumbent Democratic U S Senator Alan Cranston narrowly won re election to a fourth and final term over Republican U S Congressman Ed Zschau This was the last time where both major party nominees for the Class 3 Senate seat in California were men until 2022 1986 United States Senate election in California 1980 November 4 1986 1986 11 04 1992 Nominee Alan Cranston Ed Zschau Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 3 646 672 3 541 804 Percentage 49 29 47 87 County results Cranston 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Zschau 40 50 50 60 60 70 U S senator before election Alan Cranston Democratic Elected U S Senator Alan Cranston Democratic Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 Republican primary 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 Peace and Freedom primary 3 1 Candidates 3 2 Results 4 General election 4 1 Results 5 See also 6 ReferencesDemocratic primary editCandidates edit John Hancock Abbott perennial candidate Robert John Banuelos resident of Costa Mesa Alan Cranston incumbent Senator Charles Greene Brian Lantz candidate for Mayor of San Francisco in 1983 Results edit 1986 Democratic Senate primary 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Alan Cranston incumbent 1 807 244 80 71 Democratic Charles Greene 165 594 7 40 Democratic John Hancock Abbott 124 218 5 55 Democratic Robert John Banuelos 77 286 3 45 Democratic Brian Lantz 64 907 2 90 Total votes 2 239 249 100 00 Republican primary editCandidates edit William B Allen professor at Harvey Mudd College and member of the National Council on the Humanities Michael D Antonovich Los Angeles County Supervisor and former State Assemblyman Eldridge Cleaver author and former Black Panther Edward M Davis State Senator and former chief of the Los Angeles Police Department Bobbi Fiedler U S Representative from Encino Bruce Herschensohn political commentator for KABC TV in Los Angeles Joe Knowland actor publisher of The Oakland Tribune and son of former Senator William Knowland Art Laffer economic advisor to President Ronald Reagan George Montgomery Robert W Naylor State Assemblyman from Menlo Park William H Pemberton candidate for Senate in 1982 John W Spring Ed Zschau U S Representative from Los Altos Results edit 1986 Republican Senate primary 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Ed Zschau 737 384 37 12 Republican Bruce Herschensohn 587 852 29 59 Republican Michael D Antonovich 180 010 9 06 Republican Bobbi Fiedler 143 032 7 20 Republican Edward M Davis 130 309 6 56 Republican Robert W Naylor 60 820 3 06 Republican Art Laffer 47 288 2 38 Republican Joe Knowland 35 987 1 81 Republican Eldridge Cleaver 23 512 1 17 Republican George Montgomery 16 374 0 82 Republican William B Allen 12 990 0 65 Republican William H Pemberton 6 698 0 34 Republican John W Spring 4 478 0 23 Total votes 1 986 374 100 00 Peace and Freedom primary editCandidates edit Lenni Brenner Trotskyist anti war activist and writer Paul Kangas private investigator and perennial candidate Results edit 1986 Peace and Freedom Senate primary 3 Party Candidate Votes Peace and Freedom Paul Kangas 2 495 51 03 Peace and Freedom Lenni Brenner 2 394 48 97 Total votes 4 889 100 00 General election editResults edit nbsp Shift by county nbsp Trend by county Legend Republican gt 15 Republican 12 5 15 Republican 10 12 5 Republican 7 5 10 Republican 5 7 5 Republican 2 5 5 Republican 0 2 5 Democratic 0 2 5 Democratic 2 5 5 Democratic 5 7 5 Democratic 7 5 10 Democratic 10 12 5 1986 California U S Senate election 4 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Alan Cranston incumbent 3 646 672 49 29 Republican Ed Zschau 3 541 804 47 87 American Independent Edward B Vallen 109 916 1 49 Libertarian Breck McKinley 66 261 0 90 Peace and Freedom Paul Kangas 33 869 0 46 Democratic holdSee also edit1986 United States Senate electionsReferences edit Our Campaigns CA US Senate D Primary Race Jun 03 1986 Our Campaigns CA US Senate R Primary Race Jun 03 1986 Our Campaigns CA US Senate PFP Primary Race Jun 03 1986 Our Campaigns CA US Senate Race Nov 04 1986 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1986 United States Senate election in California amp oldid 1221651518, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
