The 1962 United States Senate election in California was held on November 6, 1962. Republican incumbent Thomas Kuchel was elected to a third term in office over Democratic state senator Richard B. Richards. Kuchel carried every county in California and remains the most recent candidate for Senate to do so as of . As of , this is the last time a Republican was elected to the Class 3 Senate seat from California.
Republican primary Candidates Thomas Kuchel, incumbent U.S. senator since 1953 Howard Jarvis, Los Angeles industrialist and anti-tax activist William H. Reinholz Loyd Wright, former president of the American Bar Association
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Democratic primary Candidates J. F. Coleman Gabriel Green, photographer and UFO conspiracy theorist Richard B. Richards, state senator from San Gabriel and nominee for this seat in 1956
Results
General election
Candidates
Thomas Kuchel, incumbent U.S. senator since 1953 (Republican) Richard B. Richards, state senator from San Gabriel and nominee for this seat in 1956 (Democratic)
Campaign Write-in campaigns were launched for anti-tax activist Howard Jarvis, 1962 Nobel Peace Prize recipient and proponent of nuclear disarmament Linus Pauling, and Edward Brothers, but none made a significant impact on the race.
Results
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