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1986 United States Senate election in California
Nominee
Alan Cranston
Ed Zschau
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
3,646,672
3,541,804
Percentage
49.3%
47.9%
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
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 term over Republican U.S. Congressman Ed Zschau .
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
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 [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
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 F. 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 [ ]
Peace and Freedom primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Lenni Brenner , Trotskyist anti-war activist and writer
Paul Kangas, private investigator and perennial candidate
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
1986 United States Senate elections
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