Surf Wiki
Save to docs
politics

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1976 United States Senate election in Connecticut

none

none

FieldValue
election_name1976 United States Senate election in Connecticut
countryConnecticut
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1970 United States Senate election in Connecticut
previous_year1970
next_election1982 United States Senate election in Connecticut
next_year1982
election_dateNovember 2, 1976
image1File:Lowell Weicker.jpg
image_size150x150px
nominee1**Lowell Weicker**
party1Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1**785,683**
percentage1**57.70%**
image2File:Gloria Schaffer (born 1930), Secretary of the State of Connecticut, 1977.jpg
nominee2Gloria Schaffer
party2Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2561,018
percentage241.20%
map{{switcher220px
map_caption**Weicker:**
**Schaffer:**
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionLowell Weicker
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionLowell Weicker
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

|County results |[[File:1976 United States Senate election in Connecticut results map by municipality.svg|220px]] |Municipality results}} Schaffer:
The 1976 United States Senate election in Connecticut took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lowell Weicker won re-election to a second term over Secretary of State Gloria Schaffer.

General election

Candidates

  • Robert Barnabei (George Wallace)
  • Gloria Schaffer, Connecticut Secretary of State (Democratic)
  • Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., incumbent U.S. Senator since 1971 (Republican)

Results

References

References

  1. (Nov 3, 1976). "Stateby-State Roundup of Major Election Races: EAST CONNECTICUT State-by-State Returns". Los Angeles Times.
  2. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976". Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

1976-united-states-senate-elections united-states-senate-elections-in-connecticut 1976-connecticut-elections
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1976 United States Senate election in Connecticut — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report