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United States Senate election in Arizona, 1976





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Dennis DeConcini, official portrait.jpg

Sam Steiger Congressional photo.jpg
Nominee

Dennis DeConcini

Sam Steiger

Party

Democratic

Republican
Popular vote

400,334
321,236
Percentage

54.0%
43.3%


1976 Arizona.png

U.S. Senate election results map.
Blue denotes counties won by DeConcini.
Red denotes those won by Steiger.






U.S. Senator before election

Paul Fannin
Republican



Elected U.S. Senator

Dennis DeConcini
Democratic






The 1976 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican senator Paul Fannin decided to retire instead of seeking a third term. Democrat Dennis DeConcini won the open seat.




Contents





  • 1 Major candidates

    • 1.1 Democratic


    • 1.2 Republican



  • 2 Results


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References




Major candidates[edit]



Democratic[edit]



  • Dennis DeConcini, Pima County Attorney and businessman


Republican[edit]



  • Sam Steiger, U.S. Congressman of Arizona's 3rd congressional district


Results[edit]











































General election results[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%


Democratic

Dennis DeConcini

400,334

54.01%


Republican

Sam Steiger
321,236
43.34%

Independent
Bob Field
10,765
1.45%


Libertarian
Allan Norwitz
7,310
0.99%

Independent
Wm. Mathews Feighan
1,565
0.21%
Majority
79,098
8.68%

Turnout
741,210



Democratic gain from Republican

Swing



See also[edit]


  • United States Senate elections, 1976


References[edit]




  1. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1976election.pdf











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