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1976 U.S. Senate election results

33 races · 33 with a recorded winner · popular vote by contest

Every U.S. Senate contest in the 1976 U.S. general election. Each race links to its full popular-vote breakdown; winners link to their profile. Part of the party vote tracker.

1976 U.S. Senate results by state
StateWinnerResult
ArizonaDennis DeconciniD400,334 votes · +79,098 over Sam Steiger
CaliforniaS. I. HayakawaR3,748,973 votes · +246,111 over John V Tunney
ConnecticutLowell P. Weicker Jr.R785,683 votes · +224,665 over Gloria Schaffer
DelawareWilliam V Roth Jr.R125,454 votes · +27,412 over Thomas C. Maloney
FloridaLawton ChilesD1,799,518 votes · +741,632 over John Grady
HawaiiSpark M. MatsunagaD162,305 votes · +39,581 over William Quinn
IndianaRichard G. LugarR1,275,833 votes · +407,311 over Vance Hartke
MaineEdmund MuskieD292,704 votes · +99,215 over Robert A. G. Monks
MarylandPaul S. SarbanesD772,101 votes · +241,662 over J. Glenn Beall Jr.
MassachusettsEdward M. KennedyD1,726,657 votes · +1,004,016 over Michael S. Robertson
MichiganDonald W. Riegle Jr.D1,831,031 votes · +195,944 over Marvin L. Esch
MinnesotaHubert HumphreyD1,290,736 votes · +812,134 over Jerry Brekke
MississippiJohn C. StennisD554,433 votes
MissouriJohn C. DanforthR1,090,067 votes · +276,496 over Warren E. Hearnes
MontanaJohn MelcherD206,232 votes · +91,019 over Stanley C. Burger
NebraskaEdward ZorinskyD313,805 votes · +34,521 over John Y. McCollister
NevadaHoward W. CannonD127,214 votes · +63,743 over David Towell
New JerseyHarrison A. Williams Jr.D1,681,140 votes · +626,632 over David F. Norcross
New MexicoHarrison Jack SchmittR234,681 votes · +58,299 over Joseph M. Montoya
New YorkDaniel Patrick MoynihanL3,422,594 votes · +585,961 over James L. Buckley
North DakotaQuentin N. BurdickD175,772 votes · +72,306 over Robert Stroup
OhioHoward M. MetzenbaumD1,941,113 votes · +117,339 over Robert Taft Jr.
PennsylvaniaH. John Heinz IIIR2,381,891 votes · +254,914 over William J. Green
Rhode IslandJohn H. ChafeeR230,329 votes · +62,664 over Richard P. Lorber
TennesseeJames R. SasserD751,180 votes · +77,949 over Bill Brock
TexasLloyd BentsenD2,199,956 votes · +563,586 over Alan Steelman
UtahOrrin G. HatchR290,221 votes · +66,273 over Frank E. Moss
VermontRobert T. StaffordR94,481 votes · +8,799 over Thomas P. Salmon
VirginiaHarry F. Byrd Jr.I890,778 votes · +294,769 over E. R. Zumwalt
WashingtonHenry M. JacksonD1,071,219 votes · +709,673 over George M. Brown
West VirginiaRobert C. ByrdD566,359 votes
WisconsinWilliam ProxmireD1,396,970 votes · +875,068 over Stanley York
WyomingMalcolm WallopR84,810 votes · +14,252 over Gale McGee