1976 United States Senate election in New York
The 1976 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator James L. Buckley ran for re-election to a second term but was defeated by Democratic diplomat Pat Moynihan.
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County results Moynihan: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Buckley: 50-60% 60-70% 70–80% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in New York State |
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Bella Abzug, U.S. Representative from the West Side of Manhattan
- Ramsey Clark, former United States Attorney General and nominee for Senate in 1974
- Abraham Hirschfeld, real estate developer
- Pat Moynihan, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and former Ambassador to India
- Paul O'Dwyer, former New York City Council President and nominee for Senate in 1968
Convention
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Paul O'Dwyer | 32.50% | ||
Democratic | Pat Moynihan | 31.10% | ||
Democratic | Bella Abzug | 28.70% | ||
Democratic | Ramsey Clark | 7.00% | ||
Democratic | Abraham Hirschfeld | 0.70% | ||
Total votes | 100.00% |
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pat Moynihan | 333,697 | 36.41% | |
Democratic | Bella Abzug | 323,705 | 35.32% | |
Democratic | Ramsey Clark | 94,191 | 10.28% | |
Democratic | Paul O'Dwyer | 82,689 | 9.02% | |
Democratic | Abraham Hirschfeld | 82,331 | 8.98% | |
Total votes | 916,613 | 100.00% |
Republican primary
Candidates
- James L. Buckley, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1971
- Peter A. Peyser, U.S. Representative from Irvington
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James L. Buckley (incumbent) | 242,257 | 70.45 | |
Republican | Peter Peyser | 101,629 | 29.55 | |
Total votes | 343,886 | 100.00 |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Pat Moynihan | 3,238,511 | 51.26% | ||
Liberal | Pat Moynihan | 184,083 | 2.91% | ||
Total | Pat Moynihan | 3,422,594 | 54.17% | ||
Republican | James L. Buckley (incumbent) | 2,525,139 | 39.96% | ||
Conservative | James L. Buckley (incumbent) | 311,494 | 4.93% | ||
Total | James L. Buckley (incumbent) | 2,836,633 | 44.89% | N/A | |
Communist | Herbert Aptheker | 25,141 | 0.40% | 0.37 | |
Socialist Workers | Marcia Gallo | 16,350 | 0.26% | 0.20 | |
Libertarian | Martin E. Nixon | 10,943 | 0.17% | 0.17 | |
U.S. Labor | Elijah C. Boyd | 6,716 | 0.11% | 0.11 | |
Total votes | 6,318,377 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
See also
References
- "Our Campaigns - NY US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 14, 1976". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- "Our Campaigns - NY US Senate - R Primary". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 30 Dec 2020.
- "Our Campaigns - NY US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
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