1986 United States Senate election in California

Candidates • 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 Results ==Republican primary==

Candidates • 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 Results ==Peace and Freedom primary==

Candidates • Lenni Brenner, Trotskyist anti-war activist and writer • Paul Kangas, private investigator and perennial candidate Results ==General election==

Results By county Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican • Alpine • Amador • Butte • Calaveras • Colusa • Del Norte • Fresno • Glenn • Imperial • Kings • Kern • Lake • Madera • Merced • Mariposa • Napa • Placer • Plumas • Riverside • San Benito • San Bernardino • San Diego • San Joaquin • San Luis Obispo • Santa Barbara • Shasta • Sierra • Siskiyou • Stanislaus • Trinity • Tehama • Tulare • Tuolumne • Ventura • Yuba {{align|right| ==See also==