1976 United States Senate election in New York

none February 2026 September 2023 1976 United States Senate election in New York New York Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg presidential no 1970 United States Senate election in New York 1970 1982 United States Senate election in New York 1982 November 2, 1976 150x150px File:Daniel Patrick Moynihan.jpg Pat Moynihan Democratic Party (United States) Liberal Party of New York 3,422,594 54.17% James L. Buckley (cropped).jpg James Buckley Republican Party (United States) Conservative Party of New York 2,836,633 44.89% 1976 United States Senate election in New York results map by county.svg 301px County resultsMoynihan: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Buckley: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator James L. Buckley Republican Party (United States) Pat Moynihan Democratic Party (United States) The 1976 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 2, 1976. Republican incumbent James L. Buckley ran for re-election to a second term in office but was defeated by Democratic nominee Pat Moynihan, former White House aide and ambassador to the United Nations and India. As of , this is the last time an incumbent lost re-election to this seat. Primary elections were held on September 14. In the sharply contested Democratic primary, Moynihan narrowly defeated Bella Abzug for the nomination. Buckley, who had been elected as a Conservative but quickly joined the Republican caucus in the Senate, easily defeated a challenge from Peter A. Peyser. Republican primary Candidates James L. Buckley, incumbent U.S. senator since 1971 Peter A. Peyser, U.S. representative from Irvington Results 1976 Republican U.S. Senate primaryOur Campaigns - NY US Senate - R Primary http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=88213 www.ourcampaigns.com 30 Dec 2020 James L. Buckley (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 242,257 70.45 Peter Peyser Republican Party (United States) 101,629 29.55 343,886 100.00 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 U.S. ambassador to India Paul O'Dwyer, former New York City Council president and nominee for Senate in 1968 Convention 1976 Democratic Party conventionOur Campaigns - NY US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 14, 1976 http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=88212 www.ourcampaigns.com July 16, 2017 Paul O'Dwyer Democratic Party (United States) 32.50% Pat Moynihan Democratic Party (United States) 31.10% Bella Abzug Democratic Party (United States) 28.70% Ramsey Clark Democratic Party (United States) 7.00% Abraham Hirschfeld Democratic Party (United States) 0.70% 100.00% Primary results 1976 Democratic U.S. Senate primary Pat Moynihan Democratic Party (United States) 333,697 36.41% Bella Abzug Democratic Party (United States) 323,705 35.32% Ramsey Clark Democratic Party (United States) 94,191 10.28% Paul O'Dwyer Democratic Party (United States) 82,689 9.02% Abraham Hirschfeld Democratic Party (United States) 82,331 8.98% 916,613 100.00% General election 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 to India (Democratic and Liberal) Martin E. Nixon (Libertarian) Results 1976 U.S. Senate election in New YorkOur Campaigns - NY US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976 http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6301 www.ourcampaigns.com July 16, 2017 Democratic Party (United States) Pat Moynihan 3,238,511 51.26% 14.49 Liberal Party of New York Pat Moynihan 184,083 2.91% 0.91 Total Pat Moynihan 3,422,594 54.17% N/A Republican Party (United States) James L. Buckley (incumbent) 2,525,139 39.96% 20.00 Conservative Party of New York James L. Buckley (incumbent) 311,494 4.93% 31.98 Total James L. Buckley (incumbent) 2,836,633 44.89% N/A Communist Party (United States) Herbert Aptheker 25,141 0.40% 0.37 Socialist Workers Party (United States) Marcia Gallo 16,350 0.26% 0.20 Libertarian Party (United States) Martin E. Nixon 10,943 0.17% 0.17 U.S. Labor Party Elijah C. Boyd 6,716 0.11% 0.11 6,318,377 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1976 United States Senate elections References 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. New York 1976 Category:1976 New York (state) elections