1976 United States Senate election in New York
The 1976 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator James L. Buckley ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Democratic diplomat Pat Moynihan.
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Bella Abzug, U.S. Representative from the West Side of Manhattan
- Ramsey Clark, former United States Attorney General and nominee for Senate in 1974
- Abraham Hirschfeld, real estate developer
- Pat Moynihan, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Ambassador to India
- Paul O'Dwyer, former New York City Council President and nominee for Senate in 1968
Convention
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Paul O'Dwyer | 32.50% | ||
| Democratic | Pat Moynihan | 31.10% | ||
| Democratic | Bella Abzug | 28.70% | ||
| Democratic | Ramsey Clark | 7.00% | ||
| Democratic | Abraham Hirschfeld | 0.70% | ||
| Total votes | 100.00% | |||
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Pat Moynihan | 333,697 | 36.41% | |
| Democratic | Bella Abzug | 323,705 | 35.32% | |
| Democratic | Ramsey Clark | 94,191 | 10.28% | |
| Democratic | Paul O'Dwyer | 82,689 | 9.02% | |
| Democratic | Abraham Hirschfeld | 82,331 | 8.98% | |
| Total votes | 916,613 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- James L. Buckley, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1971
- Peter A. Peyser, U.S. Representative from Irvington
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James L. Buckley (incumbent) | 242,257 | 70.45 | |
| Republican | Peter Peyser | 101,629 | 29.55 | |
| Total votes | 343,886 | 100.00 | ||
Results
Candidates
- Herbert Aptheker, historian and activist (Communist)
- Elijah C. Boyd (U.S. Labor)
- James L. Buckley, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1971 (Republican and Conservative)
- Marcia Gallo (Socialist Workers)
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Ambassador to India (Democratic and Liberal)
- Martin E. Nixon (Libertarian)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Pat Moynihan | 3,238,511 | 51.26% | ||
| Liberal | Pat Moynihan | 184,083 | 2.91% | ||
| Total | Pat Moynihan | 3,422,594 | 54.17% | ||
| Republican | James L. Buckley (incumbent) | 2,525,139 | 39.96% | ||
| Conservative | James L. Buckley (incumbent) | 311,494 | 4.93% | ||
| Total | James L. Buckley (incumbent) | 2,836,633 | 44.89% | N/A | |
| Communist | Herbert Aptheker | 25,141 | 0.40% |  0.37 | |
| Socialist Workers | Marcia Gallo | 16,350 | 0.26% | 0.20 | |
| Libertarian | Martin E. Nixon | 10,943 | 0.17% | 0.17 | |
| U.S. Labor | Elijah C. Boyd | 6,716 | 0.11% | 0.11 | |
| Total votes | 6,318,377 | 100.00% | |||
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See also
References
- "Our Campaigns - NY US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 14, 1976". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- "Our Campaigns - NY US Senate - R Primary". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- "Our Campaigns - NY US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
Further reading
- Andelic, Patrick. “Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the 1976 New York Senate Race, and the Struggle to Define American Liberalism.” Historical Journal 57#4 (2014), Pp. 1111–33. online.
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