1976 United States Senate election in Arizona

1976 United States Senate election in Arizona
	County results; DeConcini: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Steiger: 50–60%
U.S. senator before election; Paul Fannin; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Dennis DeConcini; Democratic

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

General election results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 2.

[1] "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 2.

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