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...major victory that reflected voter frustration with ordinary politics and ordinary politicians, Republican S.I. Hayakawa ousted Democrat John Tunney from his U.S. Senate seat. When the tart-tongued Hayakawa takes the oath of office next January, he will be-at 70 -one of the oldest freshman Senators in the history of the Senate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From an Irish Pat to a Dixy Lee | 11/15/1976 | See Source »

CALIFORNIA. Incumbent John Tunney (D) v. S.I. Hayakawa (R): like Dad, Tunney may win the decision. INDIANA. Vance Hartke (D) v. Richard Lugar (R): Lugar lost a 1974 Senate race; may well make it this time. MICHIGAN. Don Riegle (D) v. Marvin Esch (R): the Democrat seemed a shoo-in until the Detroit News published tapes about Riegle's trysts with a staff member. The race is a squeaker. MISSOURI. Warren Hearnes (D) v. John Danforth (R): ex-Governor Hearnes bears many political scars. NEW YORK. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D) v. Incumbent James Buckley (R-Conservative): the flamboyant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: A SPICY SET OF STATE RACES | 11/8/1976 | See Source »

...Tunney also had to fight a difficult and costly primary campaign against Tom Hayden, former radical leader and Chicago Seven defendant...

Author: By David Beach, | Title: Hayakawa-Tunney Race Is California Cliffhanger | 11/3/1976 | See Source »

...Tunney went to the Senate in 1970 by defeating Republican George Murphy...

Author: By David Beach, | Title: Hayakawa-Tunney Race Is California Cliffhanger | 11/3/1976 | See Source »

...start of the campaign, observers said they believed Tunney was likely to be elected to a second term...

Author: By David Beach, | Title: Hayakawa-Tunney Race Is California Cliffhanger | 11/3/1976 | See Source »

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