The Political Graveyard: California: U.S. Senators, 1980s

California: U.S. Senators, 1980s

U.S. Senators from California, 1980-89 (may be incomplete!)
Alan Cranston 1969-93 S. I. Hayakawa 1977-83 Pete Wilson 1983-91

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

U.S. Senators from California: Events and Candidates of the 1980's (may be incomplete!)

1980 Nov 4: Alan Cranston (Dem), elected; Paul Gann (Rep), defeated; David Bergland (Libertarian), defeated; David Wald (Peace and Freedom), defeated; James C. Griffin (American Independent), defeated.
1982: Tom Metzger (Dem), defeated in primary.
1982 Jun 8: Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Dem), nominated; Gore Vidal (Dem), defeated in primary.
1982 Jun 8: Robert K. Dornan (Rep), defeated in primary; Barry M. Goldwater, Jr. (Rep), defeated in primary; Paul N. McCloskey, Jr. (Rep), defeated in primary; John G. Schmitz (Rep), defeated in primary; Maureen Reagan (Rep), defeated in primary.
1982 Nov 2: Pete Wilson (Rep), elected; Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Dem), defeated; B. Joseph Fuhrig (Libertarian), defeated; David Wald (Peace and Freedom), defeated; Theresa Dietrich (American Independent), defeated.
1986: Bobbi Fiedler (Rep), defeated in primary.
1986 Nov 4: Alan Cranston (Dem), elected; Ed Zschau (Rep), defeated; Edward B. Vallen (American), defeated; Breck McKinley (Libertarian), defeated; A. Paul Kangas (Peace and Freedom), defeated.
1988 Nov 8: Pete Wilson (Rep), elected; Leo T. McCarthy (Dem), defeated; M. Elizabeth Munoz (Peace and Freedom), defeated; Jack Dean (Libertarian), defeated; Merton D. Short (American Independent), defeated.

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