1976_United_States_Senate_election_in_Virginia

1976 United States Senate election in Virginia
Turnout	47.0%
	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%
U.S. senator before election; Harry F. Byrd Jr.; Independent	Elected U.S. Senator ; Harry F. Byrd Jr.; Independent

1976 United States Senate election in Virginia

Election for U.S Senate

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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"Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 7, 2013.

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1976 Senatorial General Election Results - Virginia

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

1976_United_States_Senate_election_in_Virginia

1976 United States Senate election in Virginia

General election

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