TheNixonator
Politically Illiterate
POD: Sam Hawakaya doesn't run for senate in 1976, leading to Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. winning the Republican nomination, who would then go on to win the general election.
Political Career of Alphonzo E. Bell Jr.
1961-1963: Representative (Republican) for CA-16
'60 def. Jerry Pacht (Democratic)
1963-1975: Representative (Republican) for CA-28
'62 def. Robert J. Felixson (Democratic)
'64 def. Gerald Gottlieb (Democratic)
'66 def. Lawrence "Lorry" Sherman (Democratic)
'68 def. John McKee Pratt (Democratic) and Sherman Pearl (Peace & Freedom)
'70 def. Don McLaughlin (Democratic), Derek A. Gordon (American Independent), and Jane E. Gordon (Peace & Freedom)
'72 def. Michael Shapiro (Democratic) and Jack Hampton (Peace & Freedom)
1969: Republican candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles
1969 Sam Yorty (Democratic) def. Tom Bradley (Democratic) and Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. (Republican)
1975-1977: Representative (Republican) for CA-27
'74 def. Michael Shapiro (Democratic) and Jack Hampton (Peace & Freedom)
1977-1981: Senator (Republican) from California
'76 def. John V. Tunney (Democratic)
1980: Candidate for the Republican nomination for President
'80 def. Bob Dole (Republican) and John Connally (Republican)
1981-1989: President (Republican) of the United States
'80 (with George Bush) def. Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
'84 (with George Bush) def. Gary Hart (Democratic)
1989-2004: Private citizen
List of Presidents of the United States (1981-Present)
1981-1989: Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. (Republican)
'80 (with George Bush) def. Jimmy Carter / Walter Mondale (Democratic)
'84 (with George Bush) def. Gary Hart / Chris Dodd (Democratic)
1989-1997: Jack Kemp (Republican)
'88 (with Nancy Kassebaum) def. Lloyd Bentsen / Neil Goldschmidt (Democratic) and Pat Robertson / various (Independent)
'92 (with Nancy Kassebaum) def. Mario Cuomo / Donald MacKay Fraser (Democratic)
1997-2005: Ann Richards (Democratic)
'96 (with Tim Wirth) def. Benjamin Gilman / Connie Mack III (Republican) and Bob Dornan / Bill Archer ("Patriotic" Republican)
'00 (with Tim Wirth) def. John McCain / Colin Powell (Republican)
2005-2009: Donald Rumsfeld* (Republican)
'04 (with Al D'Amato) def. Paul Wellstone / Jeff Bingaman (Democratic)
2009-2017: Daniel Hamburg (Democratic)
'08 (with Mel Carnahan) def. Al D'Amato / Chuck Hagel (Republican)
'12 (with Mel Carnahan) def. Robert Zoellick / Artur Davis (Republican)
2017-2021: Val Kilmer (Democratic)
'16 (with Jay Inslee) def. Mike Fitzpatrick / Gary Johnson (Republican)
2021-////: Rob Sobhani (Republican)
'20 (with Mark Andrew Green) def. Val Kilmer / Jay Inslee (Democratic)
* Did not run for re-election due to advanced age.
Political Career of Alphonzo E. Bell Jr.
1961-1963: Representative (Republican) for CA-16
'60 def. Jerry Pacht (Democratic)
1963-1975: Representative (Republican) for CA-28
'62 def. Robert J. Felixson (Democratic)
'64 def. Gerald Gottlieb (Democratic)
'66 def. Lawrence "Lorry" Sherman (Democratic)
'68 def. John McKee Pratt (Democratic) and Sherman Pearl (Peace & Freedom)
'70 def. Don McLaughlin (Democratic), Derek A. Gordon (American Independent), and Jane E. Gordon (Peace & Freedom)
'72 def. Michael Shapiro (Democratic) and Jack Hampton (Peace & Freedom)
1969: Republican candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles
1969 Sam Yorty (Democratic) def. Tom Bradley (Democratic) and Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. (Republican)
1975-1977: Representative (Republican) for CA-27
'74 def. Michael Shapiro (Democratic) and Jack Hampton (Peace & Freedom)
1977-1981: Senator (Republican) from California
'76 def. John V. Tunney (Democratic)
1980: Candidate for the Republican nomination for President
'80 def. Bob Dole (Republican) and John Connally (Republican)
1981-1989: President (Republican) of the United States
'80 (with George Bush) def. Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
'84 (with George Bush) def. Gary Hart (Democratic)
1989-2004: Private citizen
List of Presidents of the United States (1981-Present)
1981-1989: Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. (Republican)
'80 (with George Bush) def. Jimmy Carter / Walter Mondale (Democratic)
'84 (with George Bush) def. Gary Hart / Chris Dodd (Democratic)
1989-1997: Jack Kemp (Republican)
'88 (with Nancy Kassebaum) def. Lloyd Bentsen / Neil Goldschmidt (Democratic) and Pat Robertson / various (Independent)
'92 (with Nancy Kassebaum) def. Mario Cuomo / Donald MacKay Fraser (Democratic)
1997-2005: Ann Richards (Democratic)
'96 (with Tim Wirth) def. Benjamin Gilman / Connie Mack III (Republican) and Bob Dornan / Bill Archer ("Patriotic" Republican)
'00 (with Tim Wirth) def. John McCain / Colin Powell (Republican)
2005-2009: Donald Rumsfeld* (Republican)
'04 (with Al D'Amato) def. Paul Wellstone / Jeff Bingaman (Democratic)
2009-2017: Daniel Hamburg (Democratic)
'08 (with Mel Carnahan) def. Al D'Amato / Chuck Hagel (Republican)
'12 (with Mel Carnahan) def. Robert Zoellick / Artur Davis (Republican)
2017-2021: Val Kilmer (Democratic)
'16 (with Jay Inslee) def. Mike Fitzpatrick / Gary Johnson (Republican)
2021-////: Rob Sobhani (Republican)
'20 (with Mark Andrew Green) def. Val Kilmer / Jay Inslee (Democratic)
* Did not run for re-election due to advanced age.