1976 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election

New Jersey · 5 candidates · See every 1976 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1976 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election?

Harrison A. Williams Jr. won the 1976 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election. Harrison A. Williams Jr. received 1,681,140 popular votes (60.66%). The main challenger was David F. Norcross (38.05%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Norcross

Jr. +22.6 pts · won by 626,632 votes

Harrison A. Williams Jr.DemocraticWINNER60.66%

1,681,140 votes

David F. Norcross Republican38.05%

1,054,508 votes

Hannibal CundariLibertarian0.72%

19,907 votes

Bernardo S. DoganieroSocialist Labor0.33%

9,185 votes

Leif JohnsonLabor0.24%

6,650 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.