United States Senate election in Nebraska, 1976

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United States Senate election in Nebraska, 1976

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Nominee Edward Zorinsky John Y. McCollister
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 313,805 279,284
Percentage 52.89% 47.07%

U.S. senator before election

Roman Hruska
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Edward Zorinsky
Democratic

The 1976 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican senator Roman Hruska decided to retire instead of seeking another term. Democrat Edward Zorinsky won the open seat.

Major candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Edward Zorinsky 313,805 52.89%
Republican John Y. McCollister 279,284 47.07%
Write-in candidate Lenore Etchison 58 0.01%
N/A Others 163 0.03%
Majority 34,521 5.82%
Turnout 593,310
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

References

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