1976 United States Senate election in Connecticut

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1976 United States Senate election in Connecticut

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Nominee Lowell Weicker Gloria Schaffer
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 785,683 561,018
Percentage 57.7% 41.2%

1976 United States Senate election in Connecticut results map by county.svg
County results
Weicker:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Lowell Weicker
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Lowell Weicker
Republican

The 1976 United States Senate election in Connecticut took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lowell Weicker won re-election to a second term.

Major candidates[]

Democratic[]

  • Gloria Schaffer, Connecticut Secretary of State[1]

Republican[]

  • Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., incumbent U.S. Senator

Results[]

General election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lowell Weicker (incumbent) 785,683 57.70%
Democratic Gloria Schaffer 561,018 41.20%
George Wallace Robert Barnabei 14,407 1.06%
Write-in 558 0.0%
Total votes 1,361,666 100.00%
Republican hold

See also[]

  • 1976 United States Senate elections

References[]

  1. ^ "Stateby-State Roundup of Major Election Races: EAST CONNECTICUT State-by-State Returns". Los Angeles Times. Nov 3, 1976.
  2. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1976election.pdf
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