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The 1976 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen won re-election to a second term.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Lloyd Bentsen, incumbent U.S. Senator
- Leon Dugi
- Phil Gramm, Texas A&M economics professor
- Hugh Wilson
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lloyd Bentsen (incumbent) | 970,983 | 63.54% | |
Democratic | Phil Gramm | 427,597 | 27.98% | |
Democratic | Hugh Wilson | 109,715 | 7.18% | |
Democratic | Leon Dugi | 19,870 | 1.30% | |
Total votes | 1,528,165 | 100.00% |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Alan Steelman, U.S. Representative from Texas's 5th district since 1973
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Lloyd Bentsen (incumbent) | 2,199,956 | 56.78% | 3.23% | |
Republican | Alan Steelman | 1,636,370 | 42.24% | 4.21% | |
Socialist Workers | Pedro Vasquez | 20,549 | 0.53% | N/A | |
American Independent | Marjorie P. Gallion | 17,355 | 0.45% | N/A | |
Democratic hold | Swing |
See also
References
- ^ "1976 Senatorial Democratic Primary Election Results - Texas". US Election Atlas. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - TX US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976".
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