1976 Virginia U.S. Senate Election

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

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

Harry F. Byrd Jr. won the 1976 Virginia U.S. Senate Election. Harry F. Byrd Jr. received 890,778 popular votes (57.19%). The main challenger was E. R. Zumwalt (38.27%).

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

Jr. +18.9 pts · won by 294,769 votes

Harry F. Byrd Jr.IndependentWINNER57.19%

890,778 votes

E. R. Zumwalt Democratic38.27%

596,009 votes

Martin H. PerperIndependent4.53%

70,559 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.