1968 United States Senate elections
Elections leading to the next Congress
In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1969; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

1968 United States Senate elections

Section Title: Elections leading to the next Congress
Table Section Text: In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1969; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

State (linked to summaries below)	Incumbent	Results	Candidates

Senator	Party	Electoral history

Alabama	J. Lister Hill	Democratic	1938 (Appointed) 1938 1944 1950 1956 1962	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	√ James Allen (Democratic) 70.0% Perry O. Hooper, Sr. (Republican) 22.1% Robert Schwenn (Independent) 8.0%

Alaska	Ernest Gruening	Democratic	1958 1962	Incumbent lost renomination. Incumbent lost re-election as a Democratic write-in. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	√ Mike Gravel (Democratic) 45.1% Elmer E. Rasmuson (Republican) 37.4% Ernest Gruening (Democratic Write-In) 17.4%

Arizona	Carl Hayden	Democratic	1926 1932 1938 1944 1950 1956 1962	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain.	√ Barry Goldwater (Republican) 57.2% Roy Elson (Democratic) 42.8%

Arkansas	J. William Fulbright	Democratic	1944 1950 1956 1962	Incumbent re-elected.	√ J. William Fulbright (Democratic) 59.2% Charles T. Bernard (Republican) 40.9%

California	Thomas Kuchel	Republican	1953 (Appointed) 1954 (Special) 1956 1962	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	√ Alan Cranston (Democratic) 51.8% Max Rafferty (Republican) 46.9% Paul Jacobs (Peace & Freedom) 1.3%

Colorado	Peter H. Dominick	Republican	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Peter H. Dominick (Republican) 58.6% Stephen L.R. McNichols (Democratic) 41.5%

Connecticut	Abraham A. Ribicoff	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Abraham A. Ribicoff (Democratic) 54.3% Edwin H. May, Jr. (Republican) 45.7%

Florida	George Smathers	Democratic	1950 1956 1962	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain.	√ Edward J. Gurney (Republican) 55.9% LeRoy Collins (Democratic) 44.1%

Georgia	Herman Talmadge	Democratic	1956 1962	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Herman Talmadge (Democratic) 77.5% E. Earl Patton (Republican) 22.5%

Hawaii	Daniel Inouye	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Daniel Inouye (Democratic) 83.4% Wayne C. Thiessen (Republican) 15.0%

Idaho	Frank Church	Democratic	1956 1962	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Frank Church (Democratic) 60.3% George V. Hansen (Republican) 39.7%

Illinois	Everett Dirksen	Republican	1950 1956 1962	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Everett Dirksen (Republican) 53.0% William G. Clark (Democratic) 46.6%

Indiana	Birch Bayh	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Birch Bayh (Democratic) 51.7% William Ruckelshaus (Republican) 48.2%

Iowa	Bourke B. Hickenlooper	Republican	1944 1950 1956 1962	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	√ Harold Hughes (Democratic) 50.3% David M. Stanley (Republican) 49.7%

Kansas	Frank Carlson	Republican	1950 (Special) 1950 1956 1962	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	√ Bob Dole (Republican) 60.1% William I. Robinson (Democratic) 38.7%

Kentucky	Thruston B. Morton	Republican	1956 1962	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	√ Marlow W. Cook (Republican) 51.4% Katherine Peden (Democratic) 47.6%

Louisiana	Russell B. Long	Democratic	1948 (Special) 1950 1956 1962	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Russell B. Long (Democratic) Unopposed

Maryland	Daniel Brewster	Democratic	1962	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	√ Charles Mathias, Jr. (Republican) 47.8% Daniel Brewster (Democratic) 39.1% George P. Mahoney (American Independent) 13.1%

Missouri	Edward V. Long	Democratic	1960 (Appointed) 1960 (Special) 1962	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	√ Thomas Eagleton (Democratic) 51.1% Thomas B. Curtis (Republican) 48.9%

Nevada	Alan Bible	Democratic	1954 (Special) 1956 1962	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Alan Bible (Democratic) 54.8% Edward Fike (Republican) 45.2%

New Hampshire	Norris Cotton	Republican	1954 (Special) 1956 1962	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Norris Cotton (Republican) 59.3% John W. King (Democratic) 40.7%

New York	Jacob K. Javits	Republican	1956 1962	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jacob K. Javits (Republican) 49.7% Paul O'Dwyer (Democratic) 32.7% James L. Buckley (Conservative) 17.3%

North Carolina	Sam Ervin	Democratic	1954 (Special) 1954 (Appointed) 1956 1962	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Sam Ervin (Democratic) 60.6% Robert V. Somers (Republican) 39.4%

North Dakota	Milton Young	Republican	1945 (Appointed) 1946 (Special) 1950 1956 1962	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Milton Young (Republican) 64.6% Herschel Lashkowitz (Democratic) 33.7%

Ohio	Frank J. Lausche	Democratic	1956 1962	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Republican gain.	√ William B. Saxbe (Republican) 51.5% John J. Gilligan (Democratic) 48.5%

Oklahoma	Mike Monroney	Democratic	1950 1956 1962	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	√ Henry Bellmon (Republican) 51.7% Mike Monroney (Democratic) 46.2%

Oregon	Wayne Morse	Democratic	1944 1950 1956 1962	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	√ Bob Packwood (Republican) 50.2% Wayne Morse (Democratic) 49.8%

Pennsylvania	Joseph S. Clark	Democratic	1956 1962	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	√ Richard Schweiker (Republican) 51.9% Joseph S. Clark (Democratic) 45.8%

South Carolina	Ernest Hollings	Democratic	1966 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ernest Hollings (Democratic) 61.9% Marshall Parker (Republican) 38.1%

South Dakota	George McGovern	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	√ George McGovern (Democratic) 56.8% Archie M. Gubbrud (Republican) 43.2%

Utah	Wallace F. Bennett	Republican	1950 1956 1962	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Wallace F. Bennett (Republican) 53.7% Milton N. Wellenmann (Democratic) 45.8%

Vermont	George Aiken	Republican	1940 (Special) 1944 1950 1956 1962	Incumbent re-elected.	√ George Aiken (Republican) 99.9% Unopposed

Washington	Warren Magnuson	Democratic	1944 (Appointed) 1944 1950 1956 1962	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Warren G. Magnuson (Democratic) 64.4% Jack Metcalf (Republican) 35.3%

Wisconsin	Gaylord Nelson	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Gaylord Nelson (Democratic) 61.7% Jerris Leonard (Republican) 38.3%

Sentence(s)

The incumbent, Republican Milton Young, received re-election to his fifth term, defeating North Dakota Democratic candidate Herschel Lashkowitz.

final_sentence: The incumbent, Republican Milton Young, received re-election to his fifth term, defeating North Dakota Democratic candidate Herschel Lashkowitz.