1976 United States Senate election in Nebraska

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.

1976 United States Senate election in Nebraska
November 2, 1976
 
Nominee Edward Zorinsky John Y. McCollister
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 313,805 279,284
Percentage 52.89% 47.07%
County results
Zorinsky:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%
McCollister:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
U.S. senator before election

Roman Hruska
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Edward Zorinsky
Democratic

Elections in Nebraska

Major candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results
General election results[1]
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 593,310
Democratic gain from Republican

See also

References
  1. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.