1976 Senate elections · Missouri history
Missouri U.S. Senate election 1976
John Claggett Danforth REP +14.4 gain · Class I seat · held 11/2/76
- Votes counted
- 1,914,460
- Margin
- 14.4 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
- President in MO
- D+3.6same year
General election 11/2/76
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Claggett Danforth Won | REP | 1,090,067 | 56.94% | |
| Warren E. Hearnes | DEM | 813,571 | 42.50% | |
| Lawrence Petty | IND | 10,822 | 0.57% | |
| Total | 1,914,460 | |||
Official source: data
Other Missouri Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Josh Hawley | 13.7 |
| 2022 | Class III | Eric Schmitt | 13.3 |
| 2018 | Class I | Josh Hawley | 5.8 |
| 2016 | Class III | Roy Blunt | 2.8 |
| 2012 | Class I | Claire McCaskill | 15.7 |
| 2010 | Class III | Roy Blunt | 13.6 |
| 2006 | Class I | Claire McCaskill | 2.3 |
| 2004 | Class III | Christopher S. Bond | 13.3 |
| 2002 special | Class I | Jim Talent | 1.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | Mel Carnahan | 2.1 |
| 1998 | Class III | Christopher S. Bond | 8.9 |
| 1994 | Class I | John Ashcroft | 24.0 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1976 Missouri Senate race?
John Claggett Danforth (REP) won with 56.9% of the vote, ahead of Warren E. Hearnes (42.5%), a margin of 14.4 points.
Did the Missouri Senate seat change party in 1976?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1976 Missouri Senate race?
1,914,460 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.