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The1986 United States Senate election in California took place on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Democratic U.S. SenatorAlan Cranston narrowly won re-election to a fourth and final term over Republican U.S. CongressmanEd Zschau. This was the last time where both major party nominees for the Class 3 Senate seat in California were men until2022.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alan Cranston (incumbent) | 1,807,244 | 80.71% | |
| Democratic | Charles Greene | 165,594 | 7.40% | |
| Democratic | John Hancock Abbott | 124,218 | 5.55% | |
| Democratic | Robert John Banuelos | 77,286 | 3.45% | |
| Democratic | Brian Lantz | 64,907 | 2.90% | |
| Total votes | 2,239,249 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ed Zschau | 737,384 | 37.12% | |
| Republican | Bruce Herschensohn | 587,852 | 29.59% | |
| Republican | Michael D. Antonovich | 180,010 | 9.06% | |
| Republican | Bobbi Fiedler | 143,032 | 7.20% | |
| Republican | Edward M. Davis | 130,309 | 6.56% | |
| Republican | Robert W. Naylor | 60,820 | 3.06% | |
| Republican | Art Laffer | 47,288 | 2.38% | |
| Republican | Joe Knowland | 35,987 | 1.81% | |
| Republican | Eldridge Cleaver | 23,512 | 1.17% | |
| Republican | George Montgomery | 16,374 | 0.82% | |
| Republican | William B. Allen | 12,990 | 0.65% | |
| Republican | William H. Pemberton | 6,698 | 0.34% | |
| Republican | John W. Spring | 4,478 | 0.23% | |
| Total votes | 1,986,374 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peace and Freedom | Paul Kangas | 2,495 | 51.03% | |
| Peace and Freedom | Lenni Brenner | 2,394 | 48.97% | |
| Total votes | 4,889 | 100.00% | ||
Shift by county
Trend by county| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alan Cranston (incumbent) | 3,646,672 | 49.29% | ||
| Republican | Ed Zschau | 3,541,804 | 47.87% | ||
| American Independent | Edward B. Vallen | 109,916 | 1.49% | ||
| Libertarian | Breck McKinley | 66,261 | 0.90% | ||
| Peace and Freedom | Paul Kangas | 33,869 | 0.46% | ||
| Independent | John W. Spring | 12 | 0.00% | ||
| Independent | Sam Manuel | 11 | 0.00% | ||
| Independent | John Hancock Abbott | 4 | 0.00% | ||
| Total votes | 7,398,549 | 100.00% | |||
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