1976 United States Senate election in Virginia

The 1976 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. was re-elected to a second term over retired Admiral Elmo Zumwalt and state legislator Martin H. Perper.

1976 United States Senate election in Virginia

November 2, 1976
Turnout	47.0%[1]
Nominee Harry F. Byrd Jr. Elmo Zumwalt Party Independent Democratic Popular vote 890,778 596,009 Percentage 57.2% 38.3%
County and independent city results Byrd:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Zumwalt:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Perper:      40–50%
U.S. senator before election Harry F. Byrd Jr. Independent Elected U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. Independent

Candidates

• Harry F. Byrd Jr. (I), incumbent U.S. Senator
• Elmo Zumwalt (D), former Naval officer and Chief of Naval Operations
• Martin H. Perper (I), former Republican member of Virginia state legislature

Results

United States Senate election in Virginia, 1976[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Harry F. Byrd Jr. (incumbent)	890,778	57.19%	+3.65%
	Democratic	Elmo Zumwalt	596,009	38.27%	+7.12%
	Independent Republican	Martin H. Perper	70,559	4.53%
	Write-ins		154	0.01%
Majority			294,769	18.93%	-3.45%
Turnout			1,557,500
	Independent hold

See also

• 1976 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
2. http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=51&year=1976&f=0&elect=0&off=3