John V. Tunney
Democratic
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-03-1964 | Democratic | CD-38 | 85661 | Win |
| 11-08-1966 | Democratic | CD-38 | 83216 | Win |
| 11-05-1968 | Democratic | CD-38 | 121749 | Win |
| 11-03-1970 | Democratic | Senate1 | 3496558 | Win |
| 01-02-1971 | Democratic | Senate1 | 0 | Win |
| 11-02-1976 | Democratic | Senate1 | 3502862 | Loss |
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Candidate Biography:
Born: June 26, 1934 in New York, New York
Married: Mieke (m. 1958, div. 1973), Kathinka Osbourne (m. 1977)
Children: Edward, Mark, and Arianne
Military Service: USAF
Died: January 12, 2018 in Santa Monica, CA
1963-1968: Special Adviser, President's Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime
1971: Resigned from the United States House of Representatives on January 1.
1977: Resigned from the United States Senate on January 1.
- Tunney, a roommate of Ted Kennedy at the University of Virginia School of Law in the 1950s, was called by Kennedy on the morning after the Chappaquiddick incident. According to several accounts, Kennedy called Tunney (asking him to come to Hyannis Port) prior to notifying local police about the accident.
Source: "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present" (U.S. Library of Congress) [http://bioguide.congress.gov/]