1976 Senate elections · Virginia history
Virginia U.S. Senate election 1976
Harry F. Byrd IND +18.9 · Class I seat · held 11/2/76
- Votes counted
- 1,557,500
- Margin
- 18.9 pts
- Seat held by
- Independentheld
- President in VA
- R+1.3same year
General election 11/2/76
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry F. Byrd Won | IND | 890,778 | 57.19% | |
| Elmo Russell Zumwalt | DEM | 596,009 | 38.27% | |
| Martin H. Perper | IND | 70,559 | 4.53% | |
| Write-in | — | 154 | 0.01% | |
| Total | 1,557,500 | |||
Official source: data
Other Virginia Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Timothy Michael Kaine | 8.9 |
| 2020 | Class II | Mark R. Warner | 12.1 |
| 2018 | Class I | Timothy Michael Kaine | 16.0 |
| 2014 | Class II | Mark R. Warner | 0.8 |
| 2012 | Class I | Timothy Michael Kaine | 5.9 |
| 2008 | Class II | Mark R. Warner | 31.3 |
| 2006 | Class I | Jim Webb | 0.4 |
| 2002 | Class II | John W. Warner | 72.8 |
| 2000 | Class I | George F. Allen | 4.6 |
| 1996 | Class II | John W. Warner | 5.1 |
| 1994 | Class I | Charles S. Robb | 2.7 |
| 1990 | Class II | John W. Warner | 62.8 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1976 Virginia Senate race?
Harry F. Byrd (IND) won with 57.2% of the vote, ahead of Elmo Russell Zumwalt (38.3%), a margin of 18.9 points.
Did the Virginia Senate seat change party in 1976?
No. The Independent Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1976 Virginia Senate race?
1,557,500 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.