1976 Texas U.S. Senate Election

Texas · 4 candidates · See every 1976 U.S. Senate race

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

Lloyd Bentsen won the 1976 Texas U.S. Senate Election. Lloyd Bentsen received 2,199,956 popular votes (56.78%). The main challenger was Alan Steelman (42.24%).

See the full head-to-head between Bentsen and Steelman

Bentsen +14.5 pts · won by 563,586 votes

Lloyd Bentsen DemocraticWINNER56.78%

2,199,956 votes

Alan Steelman Republican42.24%

1,636,370 votes

Pedro VasquezSocialist Workers0.53%

20,549 votes

Marjorie P. GallionAmerican0.45%

17,355 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.