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1968 US Senate

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SENATE

US Senate · 1968

Democratic Hold

DEM

51 needed

REP

IND

Before

60

35

3

After

56

40

2

Net change:D −4·R +5·I −1·33 seats contested

Chamber Control

DemocraticMajority56

Republican40

Independent2

Threshold:51 seats

D 56 – R 40 – I 2

33 contests|D won 17|R won 16

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	AllenDEM	70.0%	638,774	HooperREP	22.1%	201,227	D+47.9	↑ D+46.2
▶	Arizona	GoldwaterREP	54.5%	263,034	ElsonDEM	43.3%	208,752	R+11.3	↓ R+21.1
▶	Arkansas	FulbrightDEM	59.1%	349,965	BernardREP	40.9%	241,739	D+18.3	↓ R+19.1
▶	California	CranstonDEM	51.8%	3,680,352	RaffertyREP	46.9%	3,329,148	D+4.9	↑ D+17.8
▶	Colorado	DominickREP	58.5%	459,952	McNicholsDEM	41.5%	325,584	R+17.1	↓ R+9.1
▶	Connecticut	RibicoffDEM	54.3%	655,043	MayREP	45.7%	551,455	D+8.6	↑ D+6.1
▶	Florida	GurneyREP	55.9%	1,131,499	CollinsDEM	44.1%	892,637	R+11.8	↓ R+51.9
▶	Georgia	TalmadgeDEM	77.5%	885,103	PattonREP	22.5%	256,796	D+55.0	↓ R+45.0
▶	Hawaii	InouyeDEM	79.3%	179,969	OtherOTH	20.7%	46,958	D+79.3	↑ D+68.2
▶	Idaho	ChurchDEM	60.3%	173,483	HansenREP	39.7%	114,394	D+20.5	↑ D+22.4
▶	Illinois	DirksenREP	53.0%	2,358,947	ClarkDEM	46.6%	2,073,242	R+6.4	↓ R+0.7
▶	Indiana	BayhDEM	51.6%	1,060,456	RuckelshausREP	48.1%	988,571	D+3.5	↑ D+2.9
▶	Iowa	HughesDEM	50.3%	574,884	StanleyREP	49.7%	568,469	D+0.6	↑ D+7.3
▶	Kansas	DoleREP	60.1%	490,911	RobinsonDEM	38.7%	315,911	R+21.4	↓ R+7.7
▶	Kentucky	CookREP	51.4%	484,260	PedenDEM	47.6%	448,960	R+3.7	↑ D+1.8
▶	Louisiana	LongDEM	100.0%	518,586	—	—	—	D+100.0	↑ D+48.9
▶	Maryland	MathiasREP	47.8%	541,893	BrewsterDEM	39.1%	443,367	R+8.7	↓ R+32.8
▶	Missouri	EagletonDEM	51.0%	880,335	CurtisREP	49.0%	845,144	D+2.0	↓ R+10.8
▶	Nevada	BibleDEM	54.8%	83,622	FikeREP	45.2%	69,068	D+9.5	↓ R+21.0
▶	New Hampshire	CottonREP	59.3%	170,163	KingDEM	40.7%	116,816	R+18.6	↓ R+23.2
▶	New York	JavitsREP	42.7%	2,810,836	O'DwyerDEM	32.7%	2,150,695	R+10.0	↑ D+7.2
▶	North Carolina	ErvinDEM	60.6%	870,406	SomersREP	39.4%	566,934	D+21.1	↑ D+0.2
▶	North Dakota	YoungREP	64.6%	154,968	LashkowitzDEM	33.7%	80,815	R+30.9	↓ R+9.6
▶	Ohio	SaxbeREP	51.5%	1,928,964	GilliganDEM	48.5%	1,814,152	R+3.1	↓ R+26.2
▶	Oklahoma	BellmonREP	51.7%	470,120	MonroneyDEM	46.2%	419,658	R+5.5	↓ R+12.5
▶	Oregon	PackwoodREP	50.2%	408,825	MorseDEM	49.8%	405,380	R+0.4	↓ R+8.8
▶	Pennsylvania	SchweikerREP	51.9%	2,399,762	ClarkDEM	45.8%	2,117,662	R+6.1	↓ R+8.5
▶	South Carolina	HollingsDEM	61.9%	404,060	ParkerREP	38.1%	248,780	D+23.8	↑ D+9.5
▶	South Dakota	McGovernDEM	56.8%	158,961	GubbrudREP	43.2%	120,951	D+13.6	↑ D+13.3
▶	Utah	BennettREP	53.7%	225,075	WeilenmannDEM	45.8%	192,168	R+7.8	↓ R+3.1
▶	Vermont	AikenREP	99.8%	94,738	OtherOTH	0.2%	221	R+99.8	↓ R+65.9
▶	Washington	MagnusonDEM	64.4%	796,183	MetcalfREP	35.3%	435,894	D+29.1	↑ D+24.4
▶	Wisconsin	NelsonDEM	61.7%	1,020,931	LeonardREP	38.3%	633,910	D+23.4	↑ D+18.0

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