1970-11-03 Senatorial Election Results for California (Class 1)

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County	Turnout	John Tunney (D)		George Murphy* (R)		Charles Ripley (American Independent)		Robert Scheer (Peace & Freedom)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Alameda	55%	237,034	63.0%	129,816	34.5%	9,365	2.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	107,218	376,215
Alpine	108%	124	40.9%	171	56.4%	8	2.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-47	303
Amador	69%	2,971	55.4%	2,301	42.9%	87	1.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	670	5,359
Butte	53%	15,764	44.5%	18,831	53.2%	819	2.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-3,067	35,414
Calaveras	61%	2,376	44.1%	2,942	54.6%	73	1.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-566	5,391
Colusa	51%	1,912	49.8%	1,860	48.4%	71	1.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	52	3,843
Contra Costa	58%	111,089	55.4%	86,528	43.1%	3,023	1.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	24,561	200,640
Del Norte	52%	2,261	48.8%	2,260	48.8%	112	2.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	4,633
El Dorado	50%	7,150	51.3%	6,527	46.8%	266	1.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	623	13,943
Fresno	50%	72,502	58.1%	49,860	39.9%	2,484	2.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	22,642	124,846
Glenn	60%	3,153	49.8%	3,082	48.7%	96	1.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	71	6,331
Humboldt	51%	18,555	57.2%	13,101	40.4%	769	2.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5,454	32,425
Imperial	43%	8,818	49.3%	8,787	49.2%	271	1.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	31	17,876
Inyo	63%	2,820	45.2%	3,297	52.8%	128	2.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-477	6,245
Kern	51%	50,960	51.7%	45,993	46.7%	1,608	1.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,967	98,561
Kings	43%	9,630	59.6%	6,360	39.4%	160	1.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,270	16,150
Lake	69%	4,411	48.7%	4,512	49.8%	139	1.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-101	9,062
Lassen	53%	3,344	60.8%	2,057	37.4%	96	1.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,287	5,497
Los Angeles	53%	1,257,262	54.3%	1,022,408	44.1%	36,297	1.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	234,854	2,315,967
Madera	52%	7,163	56.9%	5,278	42.0%	137	1.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,885	12,578
Marin	56%	39,343	51.3%	35,262	46.0%	2,048	2.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,081	76,653
Mariposa	69%	1,319	49.0%	1,329	49.4%	45	1.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-10	2,693
Mendocino	54%	9,222	54.4%	7,336	43.3%	393	2.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,886	16,951
Merced	39%	13,003	55.1%	9,945	42.2%	639	2.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,058	23,587
Modoc	63%	1,501	51.6%	1,336	45.9%	71	2.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	165	2,908
Mono	71%	690	37.6%	1,093	59.6%	50	2.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-403	1,833
Monterey	38%	31,253	53.4%	25,676	43.9%	1,600	2.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5,577	58,529
Napa	60%	16,793	55.2%	13,158	43.3%	460	1.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,635	30,411
Nevada	65%	5,283	48.0%	5,500	49.9%	232	2.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-217	11,015
Orange	52%	187,412	40.7%	266,122	57.8%	6,750	1.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-78,710	460,284
Placer	58%	16,171	57.7%	11,309	40.4%	541	1.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,862	28,021
Plumas	69%	3,170	63.2%	1,761	35.1%	82	1.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,409	5,013
Riverside	51%	78,781	54.6%	63,449	44.0%	2,096	1.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	15,332	144,326
Sacramento	58%	140,588	61.1%	85,863	37.3%	3,466	1.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	54,725	229,917
San Benito	49%	2,186	43.3%	2,699	53.4%	166	3.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-513	5,051
San Bernardino	47%	95,896	50.5%	90,158	47.5%	3,718	2.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5,738	189,772
San Diego	48%	192,316	45.9%	218,850	52.2%	7,703	1.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-26,534	418,869
San Francisco	48%	154,674	63.1%	83,079	33.9%	7,378	3.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	71,595	245,131
San Joaquin	52%	46,681	50.8%	43,807	47.7%	1,340	1.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,874	91,828
San Luis Obispo	46%	17,349	53.6%	14,379	44.4%	627	1.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,970	32,355
San Mateo	55%	113,844	56.6%	84,054	41.8%	3,287	1.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	29,790	201,185
Santa Barbara	50%	43,197	50.4%	40,747	47.6%	1,688	2.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,450	85,632
Santa Clara	51%	193,769	57.8%	134,326	40.0%	7,430	2.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	59,443	335,525
Santa Cruz	57%	22,246	48.8%	21,705	47.6%	1,630	3.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	541	45,581
Shasta	57%	17,629	65.0%	9,151	33.7%	354	1.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	8,478	27,134
Sierra	85%	757	59.4%	488	38.3%	29	2.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	269	1,274
Siskiyou	59%	7,005	57.4%	4,929	40.4%	260	2.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,076	12,194
Solano	45%	27,263	60.1%	16,885	37.2%	1,232	2.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	10,378	45,380
Sonoma	59%	38,409	50.5%	35,911	47.2%	1,754	2.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,498	76,074
Stanislaus	54%	38,552	61.5%	23,119	36.9%	1,041	1.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	15,433	62,712
Sutter	55%	5,952	42.7%	7,788	55.8%	209	1.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,836	13,949
Tehama	57%	5,708	54.7%	4,586	43.9%	149	1.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,122	10,443
Trinity	69%	1,883	58.3%	1,279	39.6%	67	2.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	604	3,229
Tulare	44%	23,630	49.2%	23,747	49.4%	694	1.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-117	48,071
Tuolumne	58%	4,424	53.5%	3,703	44.8%	147	1.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	721	8,274
Ventura	49%	54,622	50.0%	52,780	48.3%	1,902	1.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,842	109,304
Yolo	51%	19,708	65.5%	9,800	32.6%	558	1.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	9,908	30,066
Yuba	36%	5,030	51.8%	4,537	46.8%	137	1.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	493	9,704
TOTAL	51%	3,496,558	53.9%	2,877,617	44.3%	61,251	0.9%	56,731	0.9%	0	0.0%	618,941	6,492,157
Total R vote: 2,877,617 (44.3%)      Total D vote: 3,496,558 (53.9%)      Total Other vote: 117,982 (1.8%)
* incumbent

1970 Senate class 1, Alameda County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	237,034	63.0%
George Murphy* (R)	129,816	34.5%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	9,365	2.5%
TOTAL	376,215
Turnout: 55%

1970 Senate class 1, Alpine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	124	40.9%
George Murphy* (R)	171	56.4%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	8	2.6%
TOTAL	303
Turnout: 108%

1970 Senate class 1, Amador County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	2,971	55.4%
George Murphy* (R)	2,301	42.9%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	87	1.6%
TOTAL	5,359
Turnout: 69%

1970 Senate class 1, Butte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	15,764	44.5%
George Murphy* (R)	18,831	53.2%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	819	2.3%
TOTAL	35,414
Turnout: 53%

1970 Senate class 1, Calaveras County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	2,376	44.1%
George Murphy* (R)	2,942	54.6%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	73	1.4%
TOTAL	5,391
Turnout: 61%

1970 Senate class 1, Colusa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	1,912	49.8%
George Murphy* (R)	1,860	48.4%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	71	1.8%
TOTAL	3,843
Turnout: 51%

1970 Senate class 1, Contra Costa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	111,089	55.4%
George Murphy* (R)	86,528	43.1%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	3,023	1.5%
TOTAL	200,640
Turnout: 58%

1970 Senate class 1, Del Norte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	2,261	48.8%
George Murphy* (R)	2,260	48.8%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	112	2.4%
TOTAL	4,633
Turnout: 52%

1970 Senate class 1, El Dorado County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	7,150	51.3%
George Murphy* (R)	6,527	46.8%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	266	1.9%
TOTAL	13,943
Turnout: 50%

1970 Senate class 1, Fresno County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	72,502	58.1%
George Murphy* (R)	49,860	39.9%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	2,484	2.0%
TOTAL	124,846
Turnout: 50%

1970 Senate class 1, Glenn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	3,153	49.8%
George Murphy* (R)	3,082	48.7%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	96	1.5%
TOTAL	6,331
Turnout: 60%

1970 Senate class 1, Humboldt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	18,555	57.2%
George Murphy* (R)	13,101	40.4%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	769	2.4%
TOTAL	32,425
Turnout: 51%

1970 Senate class 1, Imperial County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	8,818	49.3%
George Murphy* (R)	8,787	49.2%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	271	1.5%
TOTAL	17,876
Turnout: 43%

1970 Senate class 1, Inyo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	2,820	45.2%
George Murphy* (R)	3,297	52.8%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	128	2.0%
TOTAL	6,245
Turnout: 63%

1970 Senate class 1, Kern County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	50,960	51.7%
George Murphy* (R)	45,993	46.7%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	1,608	1.6%
TOTAL	98,561
Turnout: 51%

1970 Senate class 1, Kings County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	9,630	59.6%
George Murphy* (R)	6,360	39.4%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	160	1.0%
TOTAL	16,150
Turnout: 43%

1970 Senate class 1, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	4,411	48.7%
George Murphy* (R)	4,512	49.8%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	139	1.5%
TOTAL	9,062
Turnout: 69%

1970 Senate class 1, Lassen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	3,344	60.8%
George Murphy* (R)	2,057	37.4%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	96	1.7%
TOTAL	5,497
Turnout: 53%

1970 Senate class 1, Los Angeles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	1,257,262	54.3%
George Murphy* (R)	1,022,408	44.1%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	36,297	1.6%
TOTAL	2,315,967
Turnout: 53%

1970 Senate class 1, Madera County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	7,163	56.9%
George Murphy* (R)	5,278	42.0%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	137	1.1%
TOTAL	12,578
Turnout: 52%

1970 Senate class 1, Marin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	39,343	51.3%
George Murphy* (R)	35,262	46.0%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	2,048	2.7%
TOTAL	76,653
Turnout: 56%

1970 Senate class 1, Mariposa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	1,319	49.0%
George Murphy* (R)	1,329	49.4%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	45	1.7%
TOTAL	2,693
Turnout: 69%

1970 Senate class 1, Mendocino County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	9,222	54.4%
George Murphy* (R)	7,336	43.3%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	393	2.3%
TOTAL	16,951
Turnout: 54%

1970 Senate class 1, Merced County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	13,003	55.1%
George Murphy* (R)	9,945	42.2%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	639	2.7%
TOTAL	23,587
Turnout: 39%

1970 Senate class 1, Modoc County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	1,501	51.6%
George Murphy* (R)	1,336	45.9%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	71	2.4%
TOTAL	2,908
Turnout: 63%

1970 Senate class 1, Mono County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	690	37.6%
George Murphy* (R)	1,093	59.6%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	50	2.7%
TOTAL	1,833
Turnout: 71%

1970 Senate class 1, Monterey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	31,253	53.4%
George Murphy* (R)	25,676	43.9%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	1,600	2.7%
TOTAL	58,529
Turnout: 38%

1970 Senate class 1, Napa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	16,793	55.2%
George Murphy* (R)	13,158	43.3%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	460	1.5%
TOTAL	30,411
Turnout: 60%

1970 Senate class 1, Nevada County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	5,283	48.0%
George Murphy* (R)	5,500	49.9%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	232	2.1%
TOTAL	11,015
Turnout: 65%

1970 Senate class 1, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	187,412	40.7%
George Murphy* (R)	266,122	57.8%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	6,750	1.5%
TOTAL	460,284
Turnout: 52%

1970 Senate class 1, Placer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	16,171	57.7%
George Murphy* (R)	11,309	40.4%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	541	1.9%
TOTAL	28,021
Turnout: 58%

1970 Senate class 1, Plumas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	3,170	63.2%
George Murphy* (R)	1,761	35.1%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	82	1.6%
TOTAL	5,013
Turnout: 69%

1970 Senate class 1, Riverside County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	78,781	54.6%
George Murphy* (R)	63,449	44.0%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	2,096	1.5%
TOTAL	144,326
Turnout: 51%

1970 Senate class 1, Sacramento County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	140,588	61.1%
George Murphy* (R)	85,863	37.3%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	3,466	1.5%
TOTAL	229,917
Turnout: 58%

1970 Senate class 1, San Benito County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	2,186	43.3%
George Murphy* (R)	2,699	53.4%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	166	3.3%
TOTAL	5,051
Turnout: 49%

1970 Senate class 1, San Bernardino County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	95,896	50.5%
George Murphy* (R)	90,158	47.5%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	3,718	2.0%
TOTAL	189,772
Turnout: 47%

1970 Senate class 1, San Diego County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	192,316	45.9%
George Murphy* (R)	218,850	52.2%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	7,703	1.8%
TOTAL	418,869
Turnout: 48%

1970 Senate class 1, San Francisco County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	154,674	63.1%
George Murphy* (R)	83,079	33.9%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	7,378	3.0%
TOTAL	245,131
Turnout: 48%

1970 Senate class 1, San Joaquin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	46,681	50.8%
George Murphy* (R)	43,807	47.7%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	1,340	1.5%
TOTAL	91,828
Turnout: 52%

1970 Senate class 1, San Luis Obispo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	17,349	53.6%
George Murphy* (R)	14,379	44.4%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	627	1.9%
TOTAL	32,355
Turnout: 46%

1970 Senate class 1, San Mateo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	113,844	56.6%
George Murphy* (R)	84,054	41.8%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	3,287	1.6%
TOTAL	201,185
Turnout: 55%

1970 Senate class 1, Santa Barbara County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	43,197	50.4%
George Murphy* (R)	40,747	47.6%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	1,688	2.0%
TOTAL	85,632
Turnout: 50%

1970 Senate class 1, Santa Clara County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	193,769	57.8%
George Murphy* (R)	134,326	40.0%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	7,430	2.2%
TOTAL	335,525
Turnout: 51%

1970 Senate class 1, Santa Cruz County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	22,246	48.8%
George Murphy* (R)	21,705	47.6%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	1,630	3.6%
TOTAL	45,581
Turnout: 57%

1970 Senate class 1, Shasta County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	17,629	65.0%
George Murphy* (R)	9,151	33.7%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	354	1.3%
TOTAL	27,134
Turnout: 57%

1970 Senate class 1, Sierra County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	757	59.4%
George Murphy* (R)	488	38.3%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	29	2.3%
TOTAL	1,274
Turnout: 85%

1970 Senate class 1, Siskiyou County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	7,005	57.4%
George Murphy* (R)	4,929	40.4%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	260	2.1%
TOTAL	12,194
Turnout: 59%

1970 Senate class 1, Solano County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	27,263	60.1%
George Murphy* (R)	16,885	37.2%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	1,232	2.7%
TOTAL	45,380
Turnout: 45%

1970 Senate class 1, Sonoma County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	38,409	50.5%
George Murphy* (R)	35,911	47.2%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	1,754	2.3%
TOTAL	76,074
Turnout: 59%

1970 Senate class 1, Stanislaus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	38,552	61.5%
George Murphy* (R)	23,119	36.9%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	1,041	1.7%
TOTAL	62,712
Turnout: 54%

1970 Senate class 1, Sutter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	5,952	42.7%
George Murphy* (R)	7,788	55.8%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	209	1.5%
TOTAL	13,949
Turnout: 55%

1970 Senate class 1, Tehama County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	5,708	54.7%
George Murphy* (R)	4,586	43.9%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	149	1.4%
TOTAL	10,443
Turnout: 57%

1970 Senate class 1, Trinity County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	1,883	58.3%
George Murphy* (R)	1,279	39.6%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	67	2.1%
TOTAL	3,229
Turnout: 69%

1970 Senate class 1, Tulare County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	23,630	49.2%
George Murphy* (R)	23,747	49.4%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	694	1.4%
TOTAL	48,071
Turnout: 44%

1970 Senate class 1, Tuolumne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	4,424	53.5%
George Murphy* (R)	3,703	44.8%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	147	1.8%
TOTAL	8,274
Turnout: 58%

1970 Senate class 1, Ventura County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	54,622	50.0%
George Murphy* (R)	52,780	48.3%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	1,902	1.7%
TOTAL	109,304
Turnout: 49%

1970 Senate class 1, Yolo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	19,708	65.5%
George Murphy* (R)	9,800	32.6%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	558	1.9%
TOTAL	30,066
Turnout: 51%

1970 Senate class 1, Yuba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tunney (D)	5,030	51.8%
George Murphy* (R)	4,537	46.8%
Charles Ripley (AIP)	137	1.4%
TOTAL	9,704
Turnout: 36%