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1976 United States Senate election in New York

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Field	Value
election_name	1976 United States Senate election in New York
country	New York
flag_image	Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1970 United States Senate election in New York
previous_year	1970
next_election	1982 United States Senate election in New York
next_year	1982
election_date	November 2, 1976
image_size	x150px
image1	File:Daniel Patrick Moynihan.jpg
nominee1	Pat Moynihan
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
alliance1	Liberal Party of New York
popular_vote1	3,422,594
percentage1	54.17%
image2	James L. Buckley.jpg
nominee2	James Buckley
party2	Republican Party (United States)
alliance2	Conservative Party of New York
popular_vote2	2,836,633
percentage2	44.89%
map_image	1976 United States Senate election in New York results map by county.svg
map_size	301px
map_caption	County results
Moynihan:
Buckley:
title	U.S. Senator
before_election	James L. Buckley
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	Pat Moynihan
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)

Moynihan:
Buckley:

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. As of , this is the last time an incumbent Senator from New York lost re-election to this Class 1 seat.

Republican primary

Candidates

James L. Buckley, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1971
Peter A. Peyser, U.S. representative from Irvington

Results

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, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Ambassador to India
Paul O'Dwyer, former New York City Council President and nominee for Senate in 1968

Convention

Primary results

General election

Candidates

Herbert Aptheker, historian and activist (Communist)
Elijah C. Boyd (U.S. Labor)
James L. Buckley, incumbent U.S. senator since 1971 (Republican and Conservative)
Marcia Gallo (Socialist Workers)
Daniel Patrick Moynihan, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and to India (Democratic and Liberal)
Martin E. Nixon (Libertarian)

Results

References

Senators from New York's other [[Classes of United States Senators#Class 3. Class 3]] seat have twice lost re-election since 1976 - [[Jacob Javits]] in [[1980 United States Senate election in New York. 1980]] and [[Alfonse D'Amato]] in [[1998 United States Senate election in New York. 1998]].
"Our Campaigns - NY US Senate - R Primary".
"Our Campaigns - NY US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 14, 1976".
"Our Campaigns - NY US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976".

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