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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 even as incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford won the state for election on the same ballot.
Major candidates
Democratic
- Dennis DeConcini, Pima County Attorney and businessman
- Carolyn Warner, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Wade Church, former Attorney General of Arizona
Republican
- Sam Steiger, U.S. Representative from Prescott
- John Bertrand Conlan, U.S. Representative from Phoenix
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 | |||||
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See also
References
- "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 2.
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