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1976-11-02 Senatorial Election Results for California (Class 1)


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County Turnout Sam Hayakawa
(R)
John Tunney*
(D)
David Wald
(Peace & Freedom)
Jack McCoy
(American Independent)
Other Margin TOTAL
Alameda52%150,81338.2%230,54558.4%6,9661.8%3,3310.8%2,9620.8%-79,732 394,617
Alpine80%24153.9%18240.7%102.2%122.7%20.4%59 447
Amador69%4,23052.6%3,58044.5%811.0%1271.6%230.3%650 8,041
Butte60%32,12059.0%19,92236.6%1,3362.5%6341.2%4360.8%12,198 54,448
Calaveras58%3,87153.3%3,06142.2%1181.6%1682.3%420.6%810 7,260
Colusa60%2,76155.5%2,03841.0%1062.1%410.8%290.6%723 4,975
Contra Costa62%129,00850.4%121,19547.3%3,0161.2%1,9870.8%8540.3%7,813 256,060
Del Norte46%2,41747.6%2,40947.4%831.6%1282.5%450.9%8 5,082
El Dorado55%13,98253.5%11,12242.6%4571.7%4761.8%940.4%2,860 26,131
Fresno48%75,95151.7%66,62845.3%1,9481.3%1,7801.2%6300.4%9,323 146,937
Glenn61%4,52557.9%3,12039.9%891.1%610.8%170.2%1,405 7,812
Humboldt59%17,78741.4%23,03153.6%1,1562.7%5771.3%3920.9%-5,244 42,943
Imperial41%9,39045.2%10,81852.1%2221.1%2631.3%800.4%-1,428 20,773
Inyo58%4,09761.0%2,44636.4%791.2%691.0%240.4%1,651 6,715
Kern46%59,74054.9%46,41142.7%1,0130.9%1,2861.2%3140.3%13,329 108,764
Kings37%7,97949.4%7,61247.1%1571.0%3372.1%630.4%367 16,148
Lake57%6,10349.8%5,80147.3%1681.4%1641.3%290.2%302 12,265
Lassen53%2,89541.2%3,78153.9%1492.1%1572.2%380.5%-886 7,020
Los Angeles43%992,75247.1%1,061,83950.4%26,1291.2%19,4890.9%7,5690.4%-69,087 2,107,778
Madera40%6,94850.2%6,23445.0%2742.0%2872.1%1110.8%714 13,854
Marin66%54,32253.7%43,49943.0%2,1852.2%6300.6%5300.5%10,823 101,166
Mariposa68%2,27552.8%1,85343.0%972.3%681.6%170.4%422 4,310
Mendocino54%10,17447.0%10,59448.9%4822.2%2811.3%1300.6%-420 21,661
Merced39%13,66945.6%15,21750.8%3971.3%4791.6%1950.7%-1,548 29,957
Modoc68%1,92452.2%1,62744.2%561.5%651.8%120.3%297 3,684
Mono57%1,63860.9%94535.1%521.9%421.6%120.4%693 2,689
Monterey43%43,02455.2%32,75042.0%1,1811.5%7040.9%3420.4%10,274 78,001
Napa63%20,98352.3%18,08845.1%5731.4%3520.9%960.2%2,895 40,092
Nevada59%9,64356.8%6,69539.4%3792.2%2161.3%570.3%2,948 16,990
Orange60%421,37360.7%255,07236.7%7,0961.0%9,0581.3%1,5660.2%166,301 694,165
Placer60%20,82951.5%18,31445.3%7431.8%4541.1%1320.3%2,515 40,472
Plumas63%2,97346.7%3,07048.2%1512.4%1392.2%370.6%-97 6,370
Riverside51%93,42647.0%101,03150.8%2,1031.1%1,8961.0%4580.2%-7,605 198,914
Sacramento55%137,87151.0%123,21745.6%5,0231.9%3,0211.1%1,3020.5%14,654 270,434
San Benito46%3,54356.2%2,53840.3%1071.7%941.5%230.4%1,005 6,305
San Bernardino42%106,71548.7%106,11648.5%2,2661.0%3,1851.5%6450.3%599 218,927
San Diego55%360,72257.3%248,95839.6%7,4481.2%9,7171.5%2,5830.4%111,764 629,428
San Francisco47%91,92437.1%147,30559.5%3,7971.5%1,8890.8%2,6111.1%-55,381 247,526
San Joaquin47%52,46553.0%44,26244.7%9280.9%1,0061.0%2680.3%8,203 98,929
San Luis Obispo54%27,37251.7%23,61444.6%1,2422.3%5381.0%2180.4%3,758 52,984
San Mateo56%112,44549.6%105,54146.6%3,4151.5%4,3541.9%8880.4%6,904 226,643
Santa Barbara60%58,65349.2%56,75247.6%2,1471.8%1,1220.9%6220.5%1,901 119,296
Santa Clara55%228,39951.9%198,70345.1%6,9561.6%4,3651.0%1,8600.4%29,696 440,283
Santa Cruz64%35,62848.8%33,73546.2%2,2973.1%5650.8%8071.1%1,893 73,032
Shasta57%19,11051.0%16,69144.5%9072.4%6511.7%1310.3%2,419 37,490
Sierra80%73947.5%76549.2%291.9%171.1%60.4%-26 1,556
Siskiyou58%6,93348.0%6,96848.2%2711.9%2211.5%590.4%-35 14,452
Solano45%27,52945.5%31,50252.0%7281.2%6151.0%1800.3%-3,973 60,554
Sonoma59%54,08451.7%46,65444.6%2,5322.4%7780.7%6110.6%7,430 104,659
Stanislaus46%34,40848.7%33,82647.9%9611.4%1,0671.5%3670.5%582 70,629
Sutter50%9,58661.1%5,56035.4%3192.0%1490.9%800.5%4,026 15,694
Tehama58%7,42055.0%5,56041.2%2241.7%2381.8%490.4%1,860 13,491
Trinity65%2,40255.4%1,69839.2%1162.7%922.1%250.6%704 4,333
Tulare41%30,49854.2%23,91742.5%5811.0%1,0251.8%1980.4%6,581 56,219
Tuolumne63%6,15148.6%5,86346.3%2161.7%3402.7%810.6%288 12,651
Ventura52%84,68555.2%65,25442.5%1,6841.1%1,4881.0%4350.3%19,431 153,546
Yolo59%19,67446.0%21,70350.7%9152.1%2960.7%1990.5%-2,029 42,787
Yuba40%6,15450.5%5,63046.2%2221.8%1481.2%430.4%524 12,197
TOTAL 49% 3,748,97350.2% 3,502,86246.9% 104,3831.4% 82,7391.1% 33,3110.4% 246,111 7,472,268
Total R vote: 3,748,973 (50.2%)      Total D vote: 3,502,862 (46.9%)      Total Other vote: 220,433 (3.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $1,184,624 $1,940,988 $0 $0
Total Receipts: $0 $0 $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/CA/1976


Other candidates included: Omari Musa (I), 31,629 votes



1976 Senate class 1, Alameda County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 150,813 38.2%
John Tunney* (D) 230,545 58.4%
David Wald (PFP) 6,966 1.8%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 3,331 0.8%
Omari Musa (I) 2,962 0.8%
TOTAL 394,617
Turnout: 52%


1976 Senate class 1, Alpine County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 241 53.9%
John Tunney* (D) 182 40.7%
David Wald (PFP) 10 2.2%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 12 2.7%
Omari Musa (I) 2 0.4%
TOTAL 447
Turnout: 80%


1976 Senate class 1, Amador County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 4,230 52.6%
John Tunney* (D) 3,580 44.5%
David Wald (PFP) 81 1.0%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 127 1.6%
Omari Musa (I) 23 0.3%
TOTAL 8,041
Turnout: 69%


1976 Senate class 1, Butte County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 32,120 59.0%
John Tunney* (D) 19,922 36.6%
David Wald (PFP) 1,336 2.5%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 634 1.2%
Omari Musa (I) 436 0.8%
TOTAL 54,448
Turnout: 60%


1976 Senate class 1, Calaveras County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 3,871 53.3%
John Tunney* (D) 3,061 42.2%
David Wald (PFP) 118 1.6%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 168 2.3%
Omari Musa (I) 42 0.6%
TOTAL 7,260
Turnout: 58%


1976 Senate class 1, Colusa County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 2,761 55.5%
John Tunney* (D) 2,038 41.0%
David Wald (PFP) 106 2.1%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 41 0.8%
Omari Musa (I) 29 0.6%
TOTAL 4,975
Turnout: 60%


1976 Senate class 1, Contra Costa County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 129,008 50.4%
John Tunney* (D) 121,195 47.3%
David Wald (PFP) 3,016 1.2%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 1,987 0.8%
Omari Musa (I) 854 0.3%
TOTAL 256,060
Turnout: 62%


1976 Senate class 1, Del Norte County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 2,417 47.6%
John Tunney* (D) 2,409 47.4%
David Wald (PFP) 83 1.6%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 128 2.5%
Omari Musa (I) 45 0.9%
TOTAL 5,082
Turnout: 46%


1976 Senate class 1, El Dorado County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 13,982 53.5%
John Tunney* (D) 11,122 42.6%
David Wald (PFP) 457 1.7%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 476 1.8%
Omari Musa (I) 94 0.4%
TOTAL 26,131
Turnout: 55%


1976 Senate class 1, Fresno County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 75,951 51.7%
John Tunney* (D) 66,628 45.3%
David Wald (PFP) 1,948 1.3%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 1,780 1.2%
Omari Musa (I) 630 0.4%
TOTAL 146,937
Turnout: 48%


1976 Senate class 1, Glenn County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 4,525 57.9%
John Tunney* (D) 3,120 39.9%
David Wald (PFP) 89 1.1%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 61 0.8%
Omari Musa (I) 17 0.2%
TOTAL 7,812
Turnout: 61%


1976 Senate class 1, Humboldt County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 17,787 41.4%
John Tunney* (D) 23,031 53.6%
David Wald (PFP) 1,156 2.7%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 577 1.3%
Omari Musa (I) 392 0.9%
TOTAL 42,943
Turnout: 59%


1976 Senate class 1, Imperial County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 9,390 45.2%
John Tunney* (D) 10,818 52.1%
David Wald (PFP) 222 1.1%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 263 1.3%
Omari Musa (I) 80 0.4%
TOTAL 20,773
Turnout: 41%


1976 Senate class 1, Inyo County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 4,097 61.0%
John Tunney* (D) 2,446 36.4%
David Wald (PFP) 79 1.2%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 69 1.0%
Omari Musa (I) 24 0.4%
TOTAL 6,715
Turnout: 58%


1976 Senate class 1, Kern County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 59,740 54.9%
John Tunney* (D) 46,411 42.7%
David Wald (PFP) 1,013 0.9%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 1,286 1.2%
Omari Musa (I) 314 0.3%
TOTAL 108,764
Turnout: 46%


1976 Senate class 1, Kings County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 7,979 49.4%
John Tunney* (D) 7,612 47.1%
David Wald (PFP) 157 1.0%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 337 2.1%
Omari Musa (I) 63 0.4%
TOTAL 16,148
Turnout: 37%


1976 Senate class 1, Lake County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 6,103 49.8%
John Tunney* (D) 5,801 47.3%
David Wald (PFP) 168 1.4%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 164 1.3%
Omari Musa (I) 29 0.2%
TOTAL 12,265
Turnout: 57%


1976 Senate class 1, Lassen County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 2,895 41.2%
John Tunney* (D) 3,781 53.9%
David Wald (PFP) 149 2.1%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 157 2.2%
Omari Musa (I) 38 0.5%
TOTAL 7,020
Turnout: 53%


1976 Senate class 1, Los Angeles County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 992,752 47.1%
John Tunney* (D) 1,061,839 50.4%
David Wald (PFP) 26,129 1.2%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 19,489 0.9%
Omari Musa (I) 7,569 0.4%
TOTAL 2,107,778
Turnout: 43%


1976 Senate class 1, Madera County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 6,948 50.2%
John Tunney* (D) 6,234 45.0%
David Wald (PFP) 274 2.0%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 287 2.1%
Omari Musa (I) 111 0.8%
TOTAL 13,854
Turnout: 40%


1976 Senate class 1, Marin County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 54,322 53.7%
John Tunney* (D) 43,499 43.0%
David Wald (PFP) 2,185 2.2%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 630 0.6%
Omari Musa (I) 530 0.5%
TOTAL 101,166
Turnout: 66%


1976 Senate class 1, Mariposa County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 2,275 52.8%
John Tunney* (D) 1,853 43.0%
David Wald (PFP) 97 2.3%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 68 1.6%
Omari Musa (I) 17 0.4%
TOTAL 4,310
Turnout: 68%


1976 Senate class 1, Mendocino County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 10,174 47.0%
John Tunney* (D) 10,594 48.9%
David Wald (PFP) 482 2.2%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 281 1.3%
Omari Musa (I) 130 0.6%
TOTAL 21,661
Turnout: 54%


1976 Senate class 1, Merced County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 13,669 45.6%
John Tunney* (D) 15,217 50.8%
David Wald (PFP) 397 1.3%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 479 1.6%
Omari Musa (I) 195 0.7%
TOTAL 29,957
Turnout: 39%


1976 Senate class 1, Modoc County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 1,924 52.2%
John Tunney* (D) 1,627 44.2%
David Wald (PFP) 56 1.5%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 65 1.8%
Omari Musa (I) 12 0.3%
TOTAL 3,684
Turnout: 68%


1976 Senate class 1, Mono County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 1,638 60.9%
John Tunney* (D) 945 35.1%
David Wald (PFP) 52 1.9%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 42 1.6%
Omari Musa (I) 12 0.4%
TOTAL 2,689
Turnout: 57%


1976 Senate class 1, Monterey County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 43,024 55.2%
John Tunney* (D) 32,750 42.0%
David Wald (PFP) 1,181 1.5%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 704 0.9%
Omari Musa (I) 342 0.4%
TOTAL 78,001
Turnout: 43%


1976 Senate class 1, Napa County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 20,983 52.3%
John Tunney* (D) 18,088 45.1%
David Wald (PFP) 573 1.4%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 352 0.9%
Omari Musa (I) 96 0.2%
TOTAL 40,092
Turnout: 63%


1976 Senate class 1, Nevada County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 9,643 56.8%
John Tunney* (D) 6,695 39.4%
David Wald (PFP) 379 2.2%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 216 1.3%
Omari Musa (I) 57 0.3%
TOTAL 16,990
Turnout: 59%


1976 Senate class 1, Orange County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 421,373 60.7%
John Tunney* (D) 255,072 36.7%
David Wald (PFP) 7,096 1.0%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 9,058 1.3%
Omari Musa (I) 1,566 0.2%
TOTAL 694,165
Turnout: 60%


1976 Senate class 1, Placer County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 20,829 51.5%
John Tunney* (D) 18,314 45.3%
David Wald (PFP) 743 1.8%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 454 1.1%
Omari Musa (I) 132 0.3%
TOTAL 40,472
Turnout: 60%


1976 Senate class 1, Plumas County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 2,973 46.7%
John Tunney* (D) 3,070 48.2%
David Wald (PFP) 151 2.4%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 139 2.2%
Omari Musa (I) 37 0.6%
TOTAL 6,370
Turnout: 63%


1976 Senate class 1, Riverside County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 93,426 47.0%
John Tunney* (D) 101,031 50.8%
David Wald (PFP) 2,103 1.1%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 1,896 1.0%
Omari Musa (I) 458 0.2%
TOTAL 198,914
Turnout: 51%


1976 Senate class 1, Sacramento County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 137,871 51.0%
John Tunney* (D) 123,217 45.6%
David Wald (PFP) 5,023 1.9%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 3,021 1.1%
Omari Musa (I) 1,302 0.5%
TOTAL 270,434
Turnout: 55%


1976 Senate class 1, San Benito County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 3,543 56.2%
John Tunney* (D) 2,538 40.3%
David Wald (PFP) 107 1.7%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 94 1.5%
Omari Musa (I) 23 0.4%
TOTAL 6,305
Turnout: 46%


1976 Senate class 1, San Bernardino County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 106,715 48.7%
John Tunney* (D) 106,116 48.5%
David Wald (PFP) 2,266 1.0%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 3,185 1.5%
Omari Musa (I) 645 0.3%
TOTAL 218,927
Turnout: 42%


1976 Senate class 1, San Diego County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 360,722 57.3%
John Tunney* (D) 248,958 39.6%
David Wald (PFP) 7,448 1.2%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 9,717 1.5%
Omari Musa (I) 2,583 0.4%
TOTAL 629,428
Turnout: 55%


1976 Senate class 1, San Francisco County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 91,924 37.1%
John Tunney* (D) 147,305 59.5%
David Wald (PFP) 3,797 1.5%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 1,889 0.8%
Omari Musa (I) 2,611 1.1%
TOTAL 247,526
Turnout: 47%


1976 Senate class 1, San Joaquin County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 52,465 53.0%
John Tunney* (D) 44,262 44.7%
David Wald (PFP) 928 0.9%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 1,006 1.0%
Omari Musa (I) 268 0.3%
TOTAL 98,929
Turnout: 47%


1976 Senate class 1, San Luis Obispo County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 27,372 51.7%
John Tunney* (D) 23,614 44.6%
David Wald (PFP) 1,242 2.3%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 538 1.0%
Omari Musa (I) 218 0.4%
TOTAL 52,984
Turnout: 54%


1976 Senate class 1, San Mateo County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 112,445 49.6%
John Tunney* (D) 105,541 46.6%
David Wald (PFP) 3,415 1.5%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 4,354 1.9%
Omari Musa (I) 888 0.4%
TOTAL 226,643
Turnout: 56%


1976 Senate class 1, Santa Barbara County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 58,653 49.2%
John Tunney* (D) 56,752 47.6%
David Wald (PFP) 2,147 1.8%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 1,122 0.9%
Omari Musa (I) 622 0.5%
TOTAL 119,296
Turnout: 60%


1976 Senate class 1, Santa Clara County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 228,399 51.9%
John Tunney* (D) 198,703 45.1%
David Wald (PFP) 6,956 1.6%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 4,365 1.0%
Omari Musa (I) 1,860 0.4%
TOTAL 440,283
Turnout: 55%


1976 Senate class 1, Santa Cruz County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 35,628 48.8%
John Tunney* (D) 33,735 46.2%
David Wald (PFP) 2,297 3.1%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 565 0.8%
Omari Musa (I) 807 1.1%
TOTAL 73,032
Turnout: 64%


1976 Senate class 1, Shasta County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 19,110 51.0%
John Tunney* (D) 16,691 44.5%
David Wald (PFP) 907 2.4%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 651 1.7%
Omari Musa (I) 131 0.3%
TOTAL 37,490
Turnout: 57%


1976 Senate class 1, Sierra County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 739 47.5%
John Tunney* (D) 765 49.2%
David Wald (PFP) 29 1.9%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 17 1.1%
Omari Musa (I) 6 0.4%
TOTAL 1,556
Turnout: 80%


1976 Senate class 1, Siskiyou County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 6,933 48.0%
John Tunney* (D) 6,968 48.2%
David Wald (PFP) 271 1.9%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 221 1.5%
Omari Musa (I) 59 0.4%
TOTAL 14,452
Turnout: 58%


1976 Senate class 1, Solano County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 27,529 45.5%
John Tunney* (D) 31,502 52.0%
David Wald (PFP) 728 1.2%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 615 1.0%
Omari Musa (I) 180 0.3%
TOTAL 60,554
Turnout: 45%


1976 Senate class 1, Sonoma County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 54,084 51.7%
John Tunney* (D) 46,654 44.6%
David Wald (PFP) 2,532 2.4%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 778 0.7%
Omari Musa (I) 611 0.6%
TOTAL 104,659
Turnout: 59%


1976 Senate class 1, Stanislaus County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 34,408 48.7%
John Tunney* (D) 33,826 47.9%
David Wald (PFP) 961 1.4%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 1,067 1.5%
Omari Musa (I) 367 0.5%
TOTAL 70,629
Turnout: 46%


1976 Senate class 1, Sutter County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 9,586 61.1%
John Tunney* (D) 5,560 35.4%
David Wald (PFP) 319 2.0%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 149 0.9%
Omari Musa (I) 80 0.5%
TOTAL 15,694
Turnout: 50%


1976 Senate class 1, Tehama County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 7,420 55.0%
John Tunney* (D) 5,560 41.2%
David Wald (PFP) 224 1.7%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 238 1.8%
Omari Musa (I) 49 0.4%
TOTAL 13,491
Turnout: 58%


1976 Senate class 1, Trinity County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 2,402 55.4%
John Tunney* (D) 1,698 39.2%
David Wald (PFP) 116 2.7%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 92 2.1%
Omari Musa (I) 25 0.6%
TOTAL 4,333
Turnout: 65%


1976 Senate class 1, Tulare County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 30,498 54.2%
John Tunney* (D) 23,917 42.5%
David Wald (PFP) 581 1.0%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 1,025 1.8%
Omari Musa (I) 198 0.4%
TOTAL 56,219
Turnout: 41%


1976 Senate class 1, Tuolumne County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 6,151 48.6%
John Tunney* (D) 5,863 46.3%
David Wald (PFP) 216 1.7%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 340 2.7%
Omari Musa (I) 81 0.6%
TOTAL 12,651
Turnout: 63%


1976 Senate class 1, Ventura County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 84,685 55.2%
John Tunney* (D) 65,254 42.5%
David Wald (PFP) 1,684 1.1%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 1,488 1.0%
Omari Musa (I) 435 0.3%
TOTAL 153,546
Turnout: 52%


1976 Senate class 1, Yolo County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 19,674 46.0%
John Tunney* (D) 21,703 50.7%
David Wald (PFP) 915 2.1%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 296 0.7%
Omari Musa (I) 199 0.5%
TOTAL 42,787
Turnout: 59%


1976 Senate class 1, Yuba County
CandidateVotesPct
Sam Hayakawa (R) 6,154 50.5%
John Tunney* (D) 5,630 46.2%
David Wald (PFP) 222 1.8%
Jack McCoy (AIP) 148 1.2%
Omari Musa (I) 43 0.4%
TOTAL 12,197
Turnout: 40%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Sam Hayakawa
Total Disbursements: $1,184,624

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/CA/1976

John Tunney*
Total Disbursements: $1,940,988

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Sam Hayakawa 886,743 38.2%
2   Robert Finch 614,240 26.5%
3   Alphonzo Bell 532,969 23.0%
4   John Harmer 197,252 8.5%
5   Walter Hollywood 28,573 1.2%
6   Clyde Tracy 17,954 0.8%
7   James Ware 15,211 0.7%
8   Henry Hill 10,438 0.4%
9   Michael Hirt 10,076 0.4%
10   Hannibal Burchette 6,318 0.3%
    Other 13 0.0%
TOTAL VOTES 2,319,787  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   John Tunney* 1,774,879 53.8%
2   Tom Hayden 1,210,637 36.7%
3   Bob Wallach 73,142 2.2%
4   Lois Bodle 54,220 1.6%
5   Frank Thomas 53,843 1.6%
6   Howard Gifford 46,977 1.4%
7   Ronald Williams 29,511 0.9%
8   Leslie Craven 28,583 0.9%
9   Millard Slover 28,108 0.9%
    Other 25 0.0%
TOTAL VOTES 3,299,925