1976 Senate elections · Arizona history
Arizona U.S. Senate election 1976
Dennis Webster DeConcini DEM +10.7 gain · Class I seat · held 11/2/76
- Votes counted
- 741,210
- Margin
- 10.7 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in AZ
- R+16.6same year
General election 11/2/76
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Webster DeConcini Won | DEM | 400,334 | 54.01% | |
| Sam Steiger | REP | 321,236 | 43.34% | |
| Bob Field | IND | 10,765 | 1.45% | |
| Allan Norwitz | LIB | 7,310 | 0.99% | |
| William Mathews Feighan | IND | 1,565 | 0.21% | |
| Total | 741,210 | |||
Official source: data
Other Arizona Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Ruben Gallego | 2.4 |
| 2022 | Class III | Mark Kelly | 4.9 |
| 2020 special | Class III | Mark Kelly | 2.4 |
| 2018 | Class I | Kyrsten Sinema | 2.3 |
| 2016 | Class III | John McCain | 13.0 |
| 2012 | Class I | Jeff Flake | 3.0 |
| 2010 | Class III | John McCain | 24.2 |
| 2006 | Class I | Jon Kyl | 9.8 |
| 2004 | Class III | John McCain | 56.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | Jon Kyl | 71.5 |
| 1998 | Class III | John McCain | 41.6 |
| 1994 | Class I | Jon Kyl | 14.2 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 1976 Arizona Senate race?
Dennis Webster DeConcini (DEM) won with 54.0% of the vote, ahead of Sam Steiger (43.3%), a margin of 10.7 points.
Did the Arizona Senate seat change party in 1976?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1976 Arizona Senate race?
741,210 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.