Election 1962 Results
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1962 US Senate election in California
Thomas Kuchel (Republican) beat Richard B. Richards (Democrat) in California in 1962, 56.3% to 43.4%, a margin of 12.9 points and 727,644 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1956, when Thomas Kuchel also won.
Republicans led in 58 of the 58 counties as they stood then. The largest, Los Angeles, cast 2,223,335 votes and went to the Republican by 5.7 points. The closest was Alpine, where 90 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Kuchel won | Republican | 3,180,483 | 56.3% |
| Richard B. Richards | Democratic | 2,452,839 | 43.4% |
| All other candidates | 14,630 | 0.3% | |
| Total | 5,647,952 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 1,045,121 47.0% | 1,171,678 52.7% | 6,536 | 2,223,335 | R+5.7 |
| San Diego | 135,345 38.1% | 218,679 61.6% | 961 | 354,985 | R+23.5 |
| Alameda | 162,008 47.0% | 182,174 52.8% | 661 | 344,843 | R+5.8 |
| Orange | 100,013 35.7% | 176,692 63.1% | 3,285 | 279,990 | R+27.4 |
| San Francisco | 118,445 44.7% | 146,357 55.2% | 358 | 265,160 | R+10.5 |
| Santa Clara | 94,935 41.0% | 136,396 58.9% | 417 | 231,748 | R+17.9 |
| Sacramento | 63,559 34.7% | 119,334 65.2% | 273 | 183,166 | R+30.5 |
| San Mateo | 62,292 37.5% | 103,774 62.4% | 200 | 166,266 | R+24.9 |
| San Bernardino | 75,865 45.8% | 89,461 54.1% | 166 | 165,492 | R+8.2 |
| Contra Costa | 70,403 44.4% | 87,916 55.5% | 197 | 158,516 | R+11.0 |
| Fresno | 48,668 42.3% | 66,172 57.6% | 90 | 114,930 | R+15.2 |
| Riverside | 43,608 41.7% | 60,744 58.1% | 112 | 104,464 | R+16.4 |
| Kern | 44,289 48.7% | 46,532 51.2% | 72 | 90,893 | R+2.5 |
| San Joaquin | 36,422 43.5% | 47,176 56.4% | 75 | 83,673 | R+12.9 |
| Ventura | 30,229 44.3% | 37,911 55.5% | 136 | 68,276 | R+11.3 |
| Santa Barbara | 21,552 35.0% | 39,860 64.8% | 117 | 61,529 | R+29.8 |
| Marin | 18,396 31.0% | 40,733 68.7% | 168 | 59,297 | R+37.7 |
| Sonoma | 23,254 40.4% | 34,252 59.5% | 50 | 57,556 | R+19.1 |
| Stanislaus | 20,637 37.6% | 34,272 62.4% | 35 | 54,944 | R+24.8 |
| Monterey | 20,185 39.4% | 30,931 60.4% | 121 | 51,237 | R+21.0 |
| Tulare | 19,391 40.3% | 28,735 59.7% | 30 | 48,156 | R+19.4 |
| Solano | 19,323 49.3% | 19,867 50.7% | 3 | 39,193 | R+1.4 |
| Santa Cruz | 12,504 33.5% | 24,652 66.0% | 172 | 37,328 | R+32.5 |
| Butte | 11,400 35.2% | 20,960 64.7% | 47 | 32,407 | R+29.5 |
| Humboldt | 14,337 44.4% | 17,918 55.5% | 42 | 32,297 | R+11.1 |
| San Luis Obispo | 11,782 40.7% | 17,178 59.3% | 11 | 28,971 | R+18.6 |
| Napa | 11,510 43.3% | 15,023 56.5% | 38 | 26,571 | R+13.2 |
| Merced | 10,491 45.0% | 12,803 54.9% | 10 | 23,304 | R+9.9 |
| Shasta | 10,036 44.7% | 12,411 55.2% | 25 | 22,472 | R+10.6 |
| Placer | 8,425 38.4% | 13,501 61.6% | 21,926 | R+23.2 | |
| Yolo | 7,950 37.4% | 13,289 62.4% | 46 | 21,285 | R+25.1 |
| Imperial | 7,631 42.3% | 10,395 57.6% | 13 | 18,039 | R+15.3 |
| Mendocino | 7,082 44.4% | 8,855 55.6% | 2 | 15,939 | R+11.1 |
| Kings | 7,107 47.8% | 7,762 52.2% | 8 | 14,877 | R+4.4 |
| Siskiyou | 5,445 44.1% | 6,880 55.7% | 17 | 12,342 | R+11.6 |
| Madera | 5,432 44.8% | 6,687 55.2% | 2 | 12,121 | R+10.4 |
| El Dorado | 4,430 39.4% | 6,807 60.5% | 20 | 11,257 | R+21.1 |
| Sutter | 3,780 33.9% | 7,374 66.1% | 4 | 11,158 | R+32.2 |
| Tehama | 3,721 39.0% | 5,823 61.0% | 8 | 9,552 | R+22.0 |
| Nevada | 3,288 36.3% | 5,750 63.5% | 22 | 9,060 | R+27.2 |
| Yuba | 3,863 43.8% | 4,946 56.1% | 8 | 8,817 | R+12.3 |
| Lake | 2,845 39.8% | 4,286 60.0% | 13 | 7,144 | R+20.2 |
| Tuolumne | 2,742 41.2% | 3,908 58.7% | 9 | 6,659 | R+17.5 |
| Glenn | 2,125 32.8% | 4,338 67.0% | 11 | 6,474 | R+34.2 |
| Lassen | 2,547 48.1% | 2,750 51.9% | 1 | 5,298 | R+3.8 |
| Inyo | 2,026 39.0% | 3,170 61.0% | 5,196 | R+22.0 | |
| San Benito | 2,095 42.1% | 2,881 57.9% | 1 | 4,977 | R+15.8 |
| Del Norte | 2,259 45.6% | 2,693 54.4% | 2 | 4,954 | R+8.8 |
| Plumas | 2,146 43.8% | 2,747 56.1% | 4 | 4,897 | R+12.3 |
| Calaveras | 1,961 40.3% | 2,885 59.4% | 14 | 4,860 | R+19.0 |
| Amador | 1,858 40.8% | 2,691 59.1% | 1 | 4,550 | R+18.3 |
| Colusa | 1,470 34.9% | 2,741 65.0% | 3 | 4,214 | R+30.2 |
| Trinity | 1,519 47.1% | 1,704 52.8% | 3 | 3,226 | R+5.7 |
| Modoc | 1,233 41.6% | 1,733 58.4% | 2,966 | R+16.9 | |
| Mariposa | 960 37.4% | 1,600 62.4% | 4 | 2,564 | R+25.0 |
| Mono | 414 31.8% | 886 68.2% | 1,300 | R+36.3 | |
| Sierra | 438 39.2% | 673 60.3% | 6 | 1,117 | R+21.0 |
| Alpine | 47 25.5% | 137 74.5% | 184 | R+48.9 |
Counties as they stood in 1962; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
California Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Adam B. Schiff (D) | D+17.7 |
| 2022 | Alex Padilla (D) | D+22.1 |
| 2018 | Dianne Feinstein (D) | D+54.2 |
| 2016 | Kamala Harris (D) | D+61.6 |
| 2012 | Dianne Feinstein (D) | D+25.0 |
| 2010 | Barbara Boxer (D) | D+10.0 |
| 2006 | Dianne Feinstein (D) | D+24.4 |
| 2004 | Barbara Boxer (D) | D+19.9 |
| 2000 | Dianne Feinstein (D) | D+19.3 |
| 1998 | Barbara Boxer (D) | D+10.0 |
| 1994 | Dianne Feinstein (D) | D+1.9 |
| 1992 | Barbara Boxer (D) | D+4.9 |
| 1988 | Pete Wilson (R) | R+8.8 |
| 1986 | Alan Cranston (D) | D+1.4 |
| 1982 | Pete Wilson (R) | R+6.8 |
| 1980 | Alan Cranston (D) | D+19.4 |
| 1976 | S. I. Hayakawa (R) | R+3.3 |
| 1974 | Alan Cranston (D) | D+24.3 |
| 1970 | John V. Tunney (D) | D+9.5 |
| 1968 | Alan Cranston (D) | D+4.9 |
| 1964 | George Murphy (R) | R+3.1 |
| 1962 | Thomas Kuchel (R) | R+12.9 |
| 1958 | Clair Engle (D) | D+14.1 |
| 1956 | Thomas Kuchel (R) | R+8.3 |
| 1952 | William Knowland (R) | R+87.8 |
| 1950 | Richard M. Nixon (R) | R+18.5 |
| 1946 | William F. Knowland (R) | R+9.9 |
| 1944 | Sheridan Downey (D) | D+4.6 |
| 1940 | Hiram W. Johnson (R) | R+82.5 |
| 1938 | Sheridan Downey (D) | D+9.8 |
| 1934 | Hiram Johnson (R) | R+94.5 |
| 1932 | William Gibbs McAdoo (D) | D+12.6 |
| 1928 | Hiram W. Johnson (R) | R+55.9 |
| 1926 | Samuel M. Shortridge (R) | R+26.2 |
| 1922 | Hiram W. Johnson (R) | R+38.4 |
| 1920 | Samuel M. Shortridge (R) | R+8.3 |
| 1916 | Hiram W. Johnson (R) | R+31.6 |
| 1914 | James D. Phelan (D) | D+2.9 |