United States Senate election in California, 1976
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The 1976 United States Senate election in California took place on November 3, 1976. Incumbent Democratic senator John Tunney
sought election to a second term. He was defeated by Republican challenger S. I. "Sam" Hayakawa
.
John V. Tunney
John Varick Tunney , is a former Democratic Party United States Senator and Representative.-Biography:He is the son of the famous heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney and Connecticut socialite Polly Lauder Tunney....
sought election to a second term. He was defeated by Republican challenger S. I. "Sam" Hayakawa
S. I. Hayakawa
Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa was a Canadian-born American academic and political figure of Japanese ancestry. He was an English professor, and served as president of San Francisco State University and then as United States Senator from California from 1977 to 1983...
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