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The 1976 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democrat Henry M. Jackson, who had been a candidate for President earlier that year, won a fifth term in office with a landslide victory over Republican George Brown even as incumbent President Gerald Ford won the state for President on the same ballot.
Blanket primary
Candidates
Democratic
- Paul Gumbell
- Henry M. Jackson, incumbent United States Senator
- Dennis "Hitch Hiker" Kelley
Republican
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Henry M. Jackson (incumbent) | 549,974 | 68.33% | |
Democratic | Dennis Kelley | 54,470 | 6.77% | |
Republican | George M. Brown | 51,885 | 6.45% | |
Republican | Warren E. Hanson | 43,905 | 5.46% | |
Republican | Henry C. Nielsen | 28,030 | 3.48% | |
Democratic | Paul Gumbell | 24,559 | 3.05% | |
Republican | Wilbur R. Parkin | 21,639 | 2.69% | |
Republican | William H. Davis | 16,881 | 2.10% | |
Republican | Clarice L.R. Privette | 13,526 | 1.68% | |
Total votes | 804,869 | 100.00% |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Henry M. Jackson (incumbent) | 1,071,219 | 71.84% | 10.59 | |
Republican | George M. Brown | 361,546 | 24.25% | 8.24 | |
American Independent | Dave Smith | 28,182 | 1.89% | N/A | |
Libertarian | Richard K. Kenney | 19,373 | 1.30% | N/A | |
Socialist Workers | Karl Bermann | 7,402 | 0.50% | 0.37 | |
U.S. Labor | William F. Wertz | 3,389 | 0.23% | N/A | |
Total votes | 1,491,111 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Elections Search Results - September 1976 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ↑ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
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