1976 Senate elections · New Jersey history
New Jersey U.S. Senate election 1976
Harrison A. Williams DEM +22.6 · Class I seat · held 11/2/76
- Votes counted
- 2,771,390
- Margin
- 22.6 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in NJ
- R+2.2same year
General election 11/2/76
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison A. Williams Won | DEM | 1,681,140 | 60.66% | |
| David F. Norcross | REP | 1,054,508 | 38.05% | |
| Hannibal Cundari | LIB | 19,907 | 0.72% | |
| Bernardo S. Doganiero | SLP | 9,185 | 0.33% | |
| Leif Johnson | LBR | 6,650 | 0.24% | |
| Total | 2,771,390 | |||
Official source: data
Other New Jersey Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Andy Kim | 9.6 |
| 2020 | Class II | Cory A. Booker | 16.3 |
| 2018 | Class I | Bob Menendez | 11.2 |
| 2014 | Class II | Cory A. Booker | 13.5 |
| 2013 special | Class II | Cory A. Booker | 10.9 |
| 2012 | Class I | Bob Menendez | 19.5 |
| 2008 | Class II | Frank R. Lautenberg | 14.1 |
| 2006 | Class I | Bob Menendez | 16.0 |
| 2002 | Class II | Frank R. Lautenberg | 9.9 |
| 2000 | Class I | Jon Stevens Corzine | 3.0 |
| 1996 | Class II | Robert G. Torricelli | 10.1 |
| 1994 | Class I | Frank R. Lautenberg | 3.3 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1976 New Jersey Senate race?
Harrison A. Williams (DEM) won with 60.7% of the vote, ahead of David F. Norcross (38.1%), a margin of 22.6 points.
Did the New Jersey Senate seat change party in 1976?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1976 New Jersey Senate race?
2,771,390 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.