The 1976 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. was re-elected to a second term over retired Admiral Elmo Zumwalt and state legislator Martin H. Perper. As of 2023, this is the last statewide race in Virginia that was won by an independent.
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| Turnout | 47.0%[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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 County and independent city results Byrd: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Zumwalt: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Perper: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election
editCandidates
edit- Harry F. Byrd Jr., incumbent U.S. Senator (Independent)
- Martin H. Perper, former member of Virginia state legislature (Independent Republican)
- Elmo Zumwalt, former Naval officer and Chief of Naval Operations (Democratic)
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Harry F. Byrd Jr. (incumbent) | 890,778 | 57.19% | +3.65% | |
| Democratic | Elmo Zumwalt | 596,009 | 38.27% | +7.12% | |
| Independent Republican | Martin H. Perper | 70,559 | 4.53% | ||
| Write-ins | 154 | 0.01% | |||
| Majority | 294,769 | 18.93% | −3.45% | ||
| Turnout | 1,557,500 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
- ^ 1976 Senatorial General Election Results - Virginia
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