The 1976 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent DemocratHenry M. Jackson, who had been a candidate for President earlier that year, won a fifth term in office with a landslide victory over Republican George Brown even as incumbent President Gerald Ford won the state for President on the same ballot.
^"Elections Search Results - September 1976 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
^"Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
January 01, 1970
1976, united, states, senate, election, washington, held, november, 1976, incumbent, democrat, henry, jackson, been, candidate, president, earlier, that, year, fifth, term, office, with, landslide, victory, over, republican, george, brown, even, incumbent, pre. The 1976 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 2 1976 Incumbent Democrat Henry M Jackson who had been a candidate for President earlier that year won a fifth term in office with a landslide victory over Republican George Brown even as incumbent President Gerald Ford won the state for President on the same ballot 1976 United States Senate election in Washington 1970 November 2 1976 1982 Nominee Henry M Jackson George M Brown Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1 071 219 361 546 Percentage 71 84 24 25 County resultsJackson 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 U S senator before election Henry M Jackson Democratic Elected U S Senator Henry M Jackson Democratic Contents 1 Blanket primary 1 1 Candidates 1 1 1 Democratic 1 1 2 Republican 1 2 Results 2 General election 2 1 Results 3 See also 4 ReferencesBlanket primary editCandidates edit Democratic edit Paul Gumbell Henry M Jackson incumbent United States Senator Dennis Hitch Hiker Kelley Republican edit George M Brown William H Davis candidate for U S Senate in 1970 Warren E Hanson fisherman Henry C Nielsen Wilbur R Parkin candidate for U S Representative in 1952 and 1954 Clarice L R Tops Privette perennial candidate from Spokane Results edit 1976 United States Senate primary election in Washington 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Henry M Jackson incumbent 549 974 68 33 Democratic Dennis Kelley 54 470 6 77 Republican George M Brown 51 885 6 45 Republican Warren E Hanson 43 905 5 46 Republican Henry C Nielsen 28 030 3 48 Democratic Paul Gumbell 24 559 3 05 Republican Wilbur R Parkin 21 639 2 69 Republican William H Davis 16 881 2 10 Republican Clarice L R Privette 13 526 1 68 Total votes 804 869 100 00 General election editResults edit 1976 United States Senate election in Washington 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Henry M Jackson incumbent 1 071 219 71 84 nbsp 10 59 Republican George M Brown 361 546 24 25 nbsp 8 24 American Independent Dave Smith 28 182 1 89 N A Libertarian Richard K Kenney 19 373 1 30 N A Socialist Workers Karl Bermann 7 402 0 50 nbsp 0 37 U S Labor William F Wertz 3 389 0 23 N A Total votes 1 491 111 100 00 Democratic hold SwingSee also edit1976 United States Senate electionsReferences edit Elections Search Results September 1976 Primary Washington Secretary of State Retrieved June 25 2022 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2 1976 PDF U S Government Printing Office Retrieved June 17 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1976 United States Senate election in Washington amp oldid 1217835001, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
