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===U.S. Senate===
===U.S. Senate===
After the death of incumbent senator [[Hiram Johnson|Hiram Warren Johnson]], then-governor of [[California]] [[Earl Warren]] appointed Knowland as an interim to the seat.<ref name="William Knowland: A Featured Biography">[https://www.senate.gov/senators/FeaturedBios/Featured_Bio_KnowlandWilliam.htm William Knowland: A Featured Biography]. ''United States Senate''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> Warren was later appointed to the [[United States Supreme Court]] by President Dwight Eisenhower.
After the death of incumbent senator [[Hiram Johnson|Hiram Warren Johnson]], then-governor of [[California]] [[Earl Warren]] appointed Knowland as an interim to the seat.<ref name="William Knowland: A Featured Biography">[https://www.senate.gov/senators/FeaturedBios/Featured_Bio_KnowlandWilliam.htm William Knowland: A Featured Biography]. ''United States Senate''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> Warren was later successfully nominated to the [[United States Supreme Court]] by President Dwight Eisenhower.
Sen. Knowland decried the takeover of [[China]] by the [[Chinese Communists]] in 1949 and strongly supported [[Chiang Kai-Shek]],<ref name="William Knowland: A Featured Biography"/> who led the [[Chinese Nationalist Party]].
Sen. Knowland decried the takeover of [[China]] by the [[Chinese Communists]] in 1949 and strongly supported [[Chiang Kai-Shek]],<ref name="William Knowland: A Featured Biography"/> who led the [[Chinese Nationalist Party]].