1976 United States Senate election in Washington

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1976 United States Senate election in Washington

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  HenryJackson.jpg George M. Brown.jpg
Nominee Henry M. Jackson George M. Brown
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,071,219 361,546
Percentage 71.8% 24.2%

1976 United States Senate election in Washington results map by county.svg
County results
Jackson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Henry M. Jackson
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Henry M. Jackson
Democratic

The 1976 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democrat Henry M. Jackson, who had been a candidate for President earlier that year, won a fifth term in office with a landslide victory over Republican George Brown.

Blanket primary[]

Candidates[]

Democratic[]

  • Paul Gumbell
  • Henry M. Jackson, incumbent United States Senator
  • Dennis "Hitch Hiker" Kelley

Republican[]

  • George M. Brown
  • William H. Davis, candidate for U.S. Senate in 1970
  • Warren E. Hanson, fisherman
  • Henry C. Nielsen
  • Wilbur R. Parkin, candidate for U.S. Representative in 1952 and 1954
  • Clarice L.R. "Tops" Privette, perennial candidate from Spokane

Results[]

1976 United States Senate primary election in Washington[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry M. Jackson (incumbent) 549,974 68.33%
Democratic Dennis Kelley 54,470 6.77%
Republican George M. Brown 51,885 6.45%
Republican Warren E. Hanson 43,905 5.46%
Republican Henry C. Nielsen 28,030 3.48%
Democratic Paul Gumbell 24,559 3.05%
Republican Wilbur R. Parkin 21,639 2.69%
Republican William H. Davis 16,881 2.10%
Republican Clarice L.R. Privette 13,526 1.68%
Total votes 804,869 100.00%

General election[]

Results[]

1976 United States Senate election in Washington[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry M. Jackson (incumbent) 1,071,219 71.84% Decrease10.59
Republican George M. Brown 361,546 24.25% Increase8.24
American Independent Dave Smith 28,182 1.89 N/A
Libertarian Richard K. Kenney 19,373 1.30% N/A
Socialist Workers Karl Bermann 7,402 0.50% Decrease0.37
U.S. Labor William F. Wertz 3,389 0.23% N/A
Total votes 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

See also[]

  • 1976 United States Senate elections

References[]

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - WA US Senate - Blanket Primary Race - Sep 00, 1976".
  2. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
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