United States Senate election in New York, 1976
United States Senate election in New York, 1976
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The 1976 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator James Buckley ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Pat Moynihan.
Major candidates
Democratic
Democratic Party Primary results[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
333,697 |
36.41 |
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Democratic |
Bella Abzug |
323,705 |
35.32 |
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Democratic |
Ramsey Clark |
94,191 |
10.28 |
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Democratic |
Paul O'Dwyer |
82,689 |
9.02 |
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Democratic |
Abraham Hirschfeld |
82,331 |
8.98 |
Total votes |
916,613 |
100.00 |
Republican
Republican Party Primary results[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
James Buckley (Incumbent) |
242,257 |
70.45 |
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Republican |
Peter Peyser |
101,629 |
29.55 |
Total votes |
343,886 |
100.00 |
Results
General election results[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Democratic |
Daniel Patrick "Pat" Moynihan |
3,238,511 |
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Liberal |
Daniel Patrick "Pat" Moynihan |
184,083 |
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total |
Daniel Patrick "Pat" Moynihan |
3,422,594 |
54.17 |
+ 17.21 |
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Republican |
James Lane Buckley (incumbent) |
2,525,139 |
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Conservative |
James Lane Buckley |
311,494 |
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total |
James Lane Buckley |
2,836,633 |
44.90 |
+ 5.95 |
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Communist |
Herbert Aptheker |
25,141 |
0.40 |
+ 0.37 |
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Socialist Workers |
Marcia Gallo |
16,350 |
0.26 |
+ 0.20 |
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Libertarian |
Martin E. Nixon |
10,943 |
0.17 |
+ 0.17 |
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U.S. Labor |
Elijah C. Boyd |
6,716 |
0.11 |
+ 0.11 |
References