1976 United States Senate election in Arizona
Appearance
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U.S. Senate election results map. Blue denotes counties won by DeConcini. Red denotes those won by Steiger. | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Arizona |
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The 1976 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican senator Paul Fannin decided to retire instead of seeking a third term. Democrat Dennis DeConcini won the open seat.
Major candidates
Democratic
- Dennis DeConcini, attorney and businessman
Republican
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Dennis DeConcini | 400,334 | 54.01% | ||
Republican | Sam Steiger | 321,236 | 43.34% | ||
Independent | Bob Field | 10,765 | 1.45% | ||
Libertarian | Allan Norwitz | 7,310 | 0.99% | ||
Independent | Wm. Mathews Feighan | 1,565 | 0.21% | ||
Majority | 79,098 | 8.68% | |||
Turnout | 741,210 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing |