The 1976 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Robert Byrd won re-election to a fourth term. The Republican Party did not field a candidate for this election, leading to a 100% election victory for Byrd. Byrd's 566,359 votes is the most received by a Democrat in any statewide election in the state's history.
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Democratic primary
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edit- Robert Byrd, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert Byrd (incumbent) | 345,227 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 345,227 | 100.00% | ||
General election
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edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Robert Byrd (incumbent) | 566,359 | 100.00% | ||
| Total votes | 566,359 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
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edit- ^ "1976 Primary Election – Official Returns of the Democratic Party" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State. pp. 3–4. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ "WV US Senate, 1976". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ Clerk of the House of Representatives (April 15, 1977). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ "1976 General Election – Official Election Returns" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State. pp. 2–3. Retrieved January 15, 2021.