1962 United States Senate election in California

The 1962 United States Senate election in California was held on November 6, 1962.

Incumbent Republican Thomas Kuchel was re-elected to a second full term in office, defeating Democratic State Senator Richard Richards. Kuchel carried every county in California and remains the most recent candidate for Senate to do so as of 2024. As of 2024, this is the last time a Republican was elected to the Class 3 Senate seat from California.

Candidates

 * Thomas Kuchel, incumbent Senator since 1954
 * Howard Jarvis, anti-tax activist
 * William H. Reinholz
 * Loyd Wright

Candidates

 * J.F. Coleman
 * Gabriel Green, photographer and UFO conspiracy theorist
 * Richard Richards, State Senator from Los Angeles County

Campaign
Write-in campaigns were launched for anti-tax activist Howard Jarvis, 1962 Nobel Peace Prize recipient and proponent of nuclear disarmament Linus Pauling, and Edward Brothers, but none made a significant impact on the race.