1976 Missouri U.S. Senate Election

Missouri · 3 candidates · See every 1976 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1976 Missouri U.S. Senate Election?

John C. Danforth won the 1976 Missouri U.S. Senate Election. John C. Danforth received 1,090,067 popular votes (56.94%). The main challenger was Warren E. Hearnes (42.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Danforth and Hearnes

Danforth +14.4 pts · won by 276,496 votes

John C. Danforth RepublicanWINNER56.94%

1,090,067 votes

Warren E. Hearnes Democratic42.5%

813,571 votes

Lawrene PettyIndependent0.57%

10,822 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.