1976_United_States_Senate_election_in_Connecticut Knowpia

1976 United States Senate election in Connecticut
	Weicker: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Schaffer: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; Lowell Weicker; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Lowell Weicker; Republican

The 1976 United States Senate election in Connecticut took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lowell Weicker won re-election to a second term over Secretary of State Gloria Schaffer.

General election edit

Candidates edit

Robert Barnabei (George Wallace)
Gloria Schaffer, Connecticut Secretary of State^[1] (Democratic)
Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., incumbent U.S. Senator since 1971 (Republican)

Results edit

General election results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lowell Weicker (incumbent)	785,683	57.70%
	Democratic	Gloria Schaffer	561,018	41.20%
	American Independent	Robert Barnabei	14,407	1.06%
	Write-in		558	0.0%
Total votes			1,361,666	100.00%
	Republican hold

References edit

^ "Stateby-State Roundup of Major Election Races: EAST CONNECTICUT State-by-State Returns". Los Angeles Times. November 3, 1976.
^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 7.

[1] "Stateby-State Roundup of Major Election Races: EAST CONNECTICUT State-by-State Returns". Los Angeles Times. November 3, 1976.

[2] "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 7.

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Summary

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