1976 United States Senate election in Arizona
1976 United States Senate election in Arizona
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U.S. Senate election results map. Blue denotes counties won by DeConcini. Red denotes those won by Steiger. | |||||||||||||||||
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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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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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]
^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1976election.pdf
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