1976 Senate elections · Connecticut history
Connecticut U.S. Senate election 1976
Lowell P. Weicker REP +16.5 · Class I seat · held 11/2/76
- Votes counted
- 1,361,666
- Margin
- 16.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in CT
- R+5.2same year
General election 11/2/76
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell P. Weicker Won | REP | 785,683 | 57.70% | |
| Gloria Schaffer | DEM | 561,018 | 41.20% | |
| Robert Barnabei | AIP | 14,407 | 1.06% | |
| Scattering | — | 558 | 0.04% | |
| Total | 1,361,666 | |||
Official source: data
Other Connecticut Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Christopher S. Murphy | 16.1 |
| 2022 | Class III | Richard Blumenthal | 13.1 |
| 2018 | Class I | Christopher S. Murphy | 17.5 |
| 2016 | Class III | Richard Blumenthal | 23.1 |
| 2012 | Class I | Christopher S. Murphy | 12.5 |
| 2010 | Class III | Richard Blumenthal | 9.3 |
| 2006 | Class I | Joseph I. Lieberman | 10.0 |
| 2004 | Class III | Christopher J. Dodd | 34.2 |
| 2000 | Class I | Joseph I. Lieberman | 29.0 |
| 1998 | Class III | Christopher J. Dodd | 32.8 |
| 1994 | Class I | Joseph I. Lieberman | 10.1 |
| 1992 | Class III | Christopher J. Dodd | 0.4 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1976 Connecticut Senate race?
Lowell P. Weicker (REP) won with 57.7% of the vote, ahead of Gloria Schaffer (41.2%), a margin of 16.5 points.
Did the Connecticut Senate seat change party in 1976?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1976 Connecticut Senate race?
1,361,666 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.