1976 United States Senate election in West Virginia

1976 United States Senate election in West Virginia

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Nominee Robert Byrd Party Democratic Popular vote 566,359 Percentage 100.00%

County results Byrd:     100%

U.S. senator before election Robert Byrd Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Robert Byrd Democratic

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.

Democratic primary

Candidate

• Robert Byrd, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Democratic Party primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Byrd (incumbent)	345,227	100.00%
Total votes			345,227	100.00%

General election

Result

United States Senate election in West Virginia, 1976 ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Byrd (incumbent)	566,359	100.00%
Total votes			566,359	100.00%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1976 United States Senate elections

References

1. "1976 Primary Election – Official Returns of the Democratic Party" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State. pp. 3–4. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
2. "WV US Senate, 1976". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
3. 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.
4. "1976 General Election – Official Election Returns" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State. pp. 2–3. Retrieved January 15, 2021.