1976 Senate elections · Washington history
Washington U.S. Senate election 1976
Henry M. Jackson DEM +47.6 · Class I seat · held 11/2/76
- Votes counted
- 1,491,111
- Margin
- 47.6 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in WA
- R+3.9same year
General election 11/2/76
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry M. Jackson Won | DEM | 1,071,219 | 71.84% | |
| George M. Brown | REP | 361,546 | 24.25% | |
| David W. Smith | IND | 28,182 | 1.89% | |
| Richard K. Kenney | LIB | 19,373 | 1.30% | |
| Karl Bermann | SWP | 7,402 | 0.50% | |
| William F. Wertz | LBR | 3,389 | 0.23% | |
| Total | 1,491,111 | |||
Official source: data
Other Washington Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Maria Cantwell | 18.5 |
| 2022 | Class III | Patty Murray | 14.5 |
| 2018 | Class I | Maria Cantwell | 16.9 |
| 2016 | Class III | Patty Murray | 18.0 |
| 2012 | Class I | Maria Cantwell | 20.9 |
| 2010 | Class III | Patty Murray | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Class I | Maria Cantwell | 16.9 |
| 2004 | Class III | Patty Murray | 12.2 |
| 2000 | Class I | Maria Cantwell | 0.1 |
| 1998 | Class III | Patty Murray | 16.8 |
| 1994 | Class I | Slade Gorton | 11.5 |
| 1992 | Class III | Patty Murray | 8.0 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1976 Washington Senate race?
Henry M. Jackson (DEM) won with 71.8% of the vote, ahead of George M. Brown (24.2%), a margin of 47.6 points.
Did the Washington Senate seat change party in 1976?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1976 Washington Senate race?
1,491,111 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.