1976 United States Senate election in Virginia

1976 United States Senate election in Virginia

← 1970 November 2, 1976 1982 →
Turnout47.0%[1]
 
Nominee Harry F. Byrd Jr. Elmo Zumwalt
Party Independent Democratic
Popular vote 890,778 596,009
Percentage 57.19% 38.27%

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

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. As of 2023, this is the last statewide race in Virginia that was won by an independent.

  1. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 7, 2013.