1976 Senate elections · Pennsylvania history
Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election 1976
Henry John Heinz REP +5.6 · Class I seat · held 11/2/76
- Votes counted
- 4,546,353
- Margin
- 5.6 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in PA
- D+2.7same year
General election 11/2/76
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry John Heinz Won | REP | 2,381,891 | 52.39% | |
| William J. Green | DEM | 2,126,977 | 46.78% | |
| Andrew J. Watson | CON | 26,028 | 0.57% | |
| Frederick W. Stanton | SWP | 5,484 | 0.12% | |
| Bernard Salera | LBR | 3,637 | 0.08% | |
| Frank Kinces | COM | 2,097 | 0.05% | |
| Other | — | 239 | 0.01% | |
| Total | 4,546,353 | |||
Official source: data
Other Pennsylvania Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Dave McCormick | 0.2 |
| 2022 | Class III | John Fetterman | 4.9 |
| 2018 | Class I | Robert P. Casey Jr. | 13.1 |
| 2016 | Class III | Patrick J. Toomey | 1.4 |
| 2012 | Class I | Robert P. Casey Jr. | 9.1 |
| 2010 | Class III | Patrick J. Toomey | 2.0 |
| 2006 | Class I | Robert P. Casey Jr. | 17.4 |
| 2004 | Class III | Arlen Specter | 10.6 |
| 2000 | Class I | Rick Santorum | 6.9 |
| 1998 | Class III | Arlen Specter | 26.6 |
| 1994 | Class I | Rick Santorum | 2.5 |
| 1992 | Class III | Arlen Specter | 2.8 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1976 Pennsylvania Senate race?
Henry John Heinz (REP) won with 52.4% of the vote, ahead of William J. Green (46.8%), a margin of 5.6 points.
Did the Pennsylvania Senate seat change party in 1976?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1976 Pennsylvania Senate race?
4,546,353 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.