1976 Washington U.S. Senate Election

Washington · 6 candidates · See every 1976 U.S. Senate race

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

Henry M. Jackson won the 1976 Washington U.S. Senate Election. Henry M. Jackson received 1,071,219 popular votes (71.84%). The main challenger was George M. Brown (24.25%).

See the full head-to-head between Jackson and Brown

Jackson +47.6 pts · won by 709,673 votes

Henry M. Jackson DemocraticWINNER71.84%

1,071,219 votes

George M. Brown Republican24.25%

361,546 votes

Dave SmithIndependent1.89%

28,182 votes

Richard K. KenneyLibertarian1.3%

19,373 votes

Karl BermannSocialist Workers0.5%

7,402 votes

William F. Wertz Jr.Labor0.23%

3,389 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.