The 1976 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican senator Roman Hruska decided to retire instead of seeking another term. Democrat Edward Zorinsky won the open seat becoming the first Democrat to win a Senate election in Nebraska since 1934.
^"Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
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1976, united, states, senate, election, nebraska, took, place, november, 1976, incumbent, republican, senator, roman, hruska, decided, retire, instead, seeking, another, term, democrat, edward, zorinsky, open, seat, becoming, first, democrat, senate, election,. The 1976 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 2 1976 Incumbent Republican senator Roman Hruska decided to retire instead of seeking another term Democrat Edward Zorinsky won the open seat becoming the first Democrat to win a Senate election in Nebraska since 1934 1976 United States Senate election in Nebraska 1970 November 2 1976 1982 Nominee Edward Zorinsky John Y McCollisterParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 313 805 279 284Percentage 52 89 47 07 County resultsZorinsky 50 60 60 70 70 80 gt 90 McCollister 50 60 60 70 70 80 U S senator before electionRoman HruskaRepublican Elected U S Senator Edward ZorinskyDemocratic Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 Republican primary 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 Results 4 See also 5 ReferencesDemocratic primary editCandidates edit Hess Dyas Democratic candidate for Nebraska s 1st district in 1974 1 Edward Zorinsky mayor of OmahaResults edit Democratic primary 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Edward Zorinsky 79 988 48 58Democratic Hess Dyas 77 384 46 99Democratic Lenore R Etchison 7 194 4 37Democratic Scattering 102 0 06Total votes 164 668 100Republican primary editCandidates edit John Y McCollister Representative for Nebraska s 2nd district Richard Proud State Senator 3 Results edit Republican primary 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican John Y McCollister 150 732 78 35Republican Richard F Proud 41 519 21 58Republican Scattering 122 0 06Total votes 192 373 100Results editGeneral election results 4 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Edward Zorinsky 313 805 52 89 Republican John Y McCollister 279 284 47 07 Write in candidate Lenore Etchison 58 0 01 N A Others 163 0 03 Majority 34 521 5 82 Turnout 593 310Democratic gain from RepublicanSee also edit1976 United States Senate electionsReferences edit Our Campaigns NE District 1 Race Nov 05 1974 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved August 17 2021 a b Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska primary election Available at https sos nebraska gov elections previous elections Richard Dick Proud Obituary 2009 Omaha World Herald Legacy com Retrieved August 17 2021 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2 1976 PDF U S Government Printing Office Retrieved February 25 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1976 United States Senate election in Nebraska amp oldid 1209874509, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
