1976 Senate elections · New York history
New York U.S. Senate election 1976
Daniel Patrick Moynihan DEM +10.7 · Class I seat · held 11/2/76
- Votes counted
- 6,666,875
- Margin
- 10.7 pts
- Seat held by
- Crvheld
- President in NY
- D+4.4same year
General election 11/2/76
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Patrick Moynihan Won | DEM | 3,238,511 | 48.58% | |
| Daniel Patrick Moynihan Won | LBL | 184,083 | 2.76% | |
| James L. Buckley | REP | 2,525,139 | 37.88% | |
| Other | — | 348,498 | 5.23% | |
| James L. Buckley | CRV | 311,494 | 4.67% | |
| Herbert Aptheker | COM | 25,141 | 0.38% | |
| Marcia Gallo | SWP | 16,350 | 0.25% | |
| Martin E. Nixon | LIB | 10,943 | 0.16% | |
| Elijah C. Boyd | LBR | 6,716 | 0.10% | |
| Total | 6,666,875 | |||
Official source: data
Other New York Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | 16.7 |
| 2022 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 13.7 |
| 2018 | Class I | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | 32.4 |
| 2016 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 39.8 |
| 2012 | Class I | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | 40.8 |
| 2010 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 38.0 |
| 2010 special | Class I | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | 31.5 |
| 2006 | Class I | Hillary Rodham Clinton | 31.6 |
| 2004 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 37.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | Hillary Rodham Clinton | 12.0 |
| 1998 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 14.2 |
| 1994 | Class I | Daniel Patrick Moynihan | 15.3 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1976 New York Senate race?
Daniel Patrick Moynihan (DEM) won with 48.6% of the vote, ahead of James L. Buckley (37.9%), a margin of 10.7 points.
Did the New York Senate seat change party in 1976?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1976 New York Senate race?
6,666,875 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.