Charles T. Bernard

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Charles T. Bernard is an American politician from Arkansas, best known as the 1968 Republican nominee for the United States Senate seat held by long-time Democratic incumbent J. William Fulbright.

Although Fulbright was re-elected by a large majority, Charles Bernard turned out to be his most serious Republican opponent since, in all previous contests, Fulbright was returned to office unopposed or without significant opposition. Fulbright won his final election (he was defeated in the primary election by Dale Bumpers six years later) by 59.2% against Bernard's 40.2: his smallest margin.