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Democratic pickups
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The 1968 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate which coincided with the 1968 presidential election. Richard Nixon only won the presidential election narrowly, but the Republicans picked up five net seats in the election (not including two appointments that turned seats over to Republicans in the same year).
Republicans won open seats in Arizona and Florida and defeated Democratic incumbents Joseph S. Clark of Pennsylvania, Daniel Brewster of Maryland, A. S. Mike Monroney of Oklahoma and Wayne Morse of Oregon, as well as taking the seat of Frank J. Lausche of Ohio, who had been defeated in a primary by John J. Gilligan. Democrats won an open seat in Iowa as well as taking the seat of Thomas Kuchel of California, who had been defeated in a primary by Max Rafferty.
In addition, Republican Charles Goodell was appointed in September to the seat of assassinated presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy of New York, and Ted Stevens was appointed in December to the seat of deceased Bob Bartlett of Alaska, bringing the net shift up to seven, although Democrats continued to control the chamber 57-43.
A bolded state name indicates an article about that state's election.
| State | Incumbent | Party | Result | Opposing Candidates |
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| Alabama | J. Lister Hill | Democratic | Retired Democratic hold |
James Allen (Democratic) 70.0% Perry O. Hooper, Sr. (Republican) 22.1% Robert Schwenn (Independent) 8.0% |
| Alaska | Ernest Gruening | Democratic | Lost renomination Democratic hold |
Mike Gravel (Democratic) 45.1% Elmer E. Rasmuson (Republican) 37.4% Ernest Gruening (running as Independent) 17.4% |
| Arizona | Carl Hayden | Democratic | Retired Republican gain |
Barry Goldwater (Republican) 57.2% Roy Elson (Democratic) 42.8% |
| Arkansas | J. William Fulbright | Democratic | Re-elected, 59.2% | Charles T. Bernard (Republican) 40.9% |
| California | Thomas Kuchel | Republican | Lost renomination Democratic gain |
Alan Cranston (Democratic) 51.8% Max Rafferty (Republican) 46.9% Paul Jacobs (Peace & Freedom) 1.3% |
| Colorado | Peter H. Dominick | Republican | Re-elected, 58.6% | Stephen L.R. McNichols (Democratic) 41.5% |
| Connecticut | Abraham A. Ribicoff | Democratic | Re-elected, 54.3% | Edwin H. May, Jr. (Republican) 45.7% |
| Florida | George Smathers | Democratic | Retired Republican gain |
Edward J. Gurney (Republican) 55.9% LeRoy Collins (Democratic) 44.1% |
| Georgia | Herman Talmadge | Democratic | Re-elected, 77.5% | E. Earl Patton (Republican) 22.5% |
| Hawaii | Daniel Inouye | Democratic | Re-elected, 83.4% | Wayne C. Thiessen (Republican) 15.0% |
| Idaho | Frank Church | Democratic | Re-elected, 60.3% | George V. Hansen (Republican) 39.7% |
| Illinois | Everett Dirksen | Republican | Re-elected, 53.0% | William G. Clark (Democratic) 46.6% |
| Indiana | Birch Bayh | Democratic | Re-elected, 51.7% | William Ruckelshaus (Republican) 48.2% |
| Iowa | Bourke B. Hickenlooper | Republican | Retired Democratic gain |
Harold Hughes (Democratic) 50.3% David M. Stanley (Republican) 49.7% |
| Kansas | Frank Carlson | Republican | Retired Republican hold |
Bob Dole (Republican) 60.1% William I. Robinson (Democratic) 38.7% |
| Kentucky | Thruston Ballard Morton | Republican | Retired Republican hold |
Marlow W. Cook (Republican) 51.4% Katherine Peden (Democratic) 47.6% |
| Louisiana | Russell B. Long | Democratic | Re-elected, unopposed | |
| Maryland | Daniel Brewster | Democratic | Lost re-election Republican gain 39.1% |
Charles Mathias, Jr. (Republican) 47.8% George P. Mahoney (American Independent) 13.1% |
| Missouri | Edward V. Long | Democratic | Lost renomination Democratic hold |
Thomas Eagleton (Democratic) 51.1% Thomas B. Curtis (Republican) 48.9% |
| Nevada | Alan Bible | Democratic | Re-elected, 54.8% | Ed Fike (Republican) 45.2% |
| New Hampshire | Norris Cotton | Republican | Re-elected, 59.3% | John W. King (Democratic) 40.7% |
| New York | Jacob K. Javits | Republican | Re-elected, 49.7% | Paul O'Dwyer (Democratic) 32.7% James L. Buckley (Conservative) 17.3% |
| North Carolina | Sam Ervin | Democratic | Re-elected, 60.6% | Robert V. Somers (Republican) 39.4% |
| North Dakota | Milton Young | Republican | Re-elected, 64.6% | Herschel Lashkowitz (Democratic) 33.7% |
| Ohio | Frank J. Lausche | Democratic | Lost renomination Republican gain |
William B. Saxbe (Republican) 51.5% John J. Gilligan (Democratic) 48.5% |
| Oklahoma | A. S. Mike Monroney | Democratic | Lost re-election Republican gain 46.2% |
Henry Bellmon (Republican) 51.7% |
| Oregon | Wayne Morse | Democratic | Lost re-election Republican gain 49.8% |
Bob Packwood (Republican) 50.2% |
| Pennsylvania | Joseph S. Clark | Democratic | Lost re-election Republican gain 45.8% |
Richard Schweiker (Republican) 51.9% |
| South Carolina | Ernest Hollings | Democratic | Re-elected, 61.9% | Marshall Parker (Republican) 38.1% |
| South Dakota | George McGovern | Democratic | Re-elected, 56.8% | Archie M. Gubbrud (Republican) 43.2% |
| Utah | Wallace F. Bennett | Republican | Re-elected, 53.7% | Milton N. Wellenmann (Democratic) 45.8% |
| Vermont | George Aiken | Republican | Re-elected, 99.9% | Unopposed |
| Washington | Warren G. Magnuson | Democratic | Re-elected, 64.4% | Jack Metcalf (Republican) 35.3% |
| Wisconsin | Gaylord Nelson | Democratic | Re-elected, 67.7% | Jerris Leonard (Republican) 38.3% |
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