1986 United States Senate election in California County results Cranston: 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Zschau: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
The 1986 United States Senate election in California took place on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Alan Cranston narrowly won re-election to a fourth and final term over Republican U.S. Congressman Ed Zschau . This was the last time where both major party nominees for the Class 3 Senate seat in California were men until 2022 .
John Hancock Abbott, perennial candidate Robert John Banuelos, resident of Costa Mesa Alan Cranston , incumbent Senator Charles Greene Brian Lantz, candidate for Mayor of San Francisco in 1983 William B. Allen , professor at Harvey Mudd College and member of the National Council on the Humanities Michael D. Antonovich , Los Angeles County Supervisor and former State Assemblyman Eldridge Cleaver , author and former Black Panther Edward M. Davis , State Senator and former chief of the Los Angeles Police Department Bobbi Fiedler , U.S. Representative from Encino Bruce Herschensohn , political commentator for KABC-TV in Los Angeles Joe Knowland , actor, publisher of The Oakland Tribune and son of former Senator William Knowland Art Laffer , economic advisor to President Ronald Reagan George Montgomery Robert W. Naylor , State Assemblyman from Menlo Park William H. Pemberton, candidate for Senate in 1982 John W. Spring Ed Zschau , U.S. Representative from Los Altos Peace and Freedom primary [ edit ] Lenni Brenner , Trotskyist anti-war activist and writer Paul Kangas, private investigator and perennial candidate Shift by county Trend by county Republican — >15%
Republican — +12.5−15%
Republican — +10−12.5%
Republican — +7.5−10%
Republican — +5−7.5%
Republican — +2.5−5%
Republican — +0−2.5%
Democratic — +0−2.5%
Democratic — +2.5−5%
Democratic — +5−7.5%
Democratic — +7.5-10%
Democratic — +10−12.5%