1976 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

none March 2026 September 2017 1976 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania presidential no 1970 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1970 1982 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1982 November 2, 1976 140x140px File:John Heinz.png John Heinz Republican Party (United States) 2,381,891 52.39% William J. Green.jpg Bill Green Democratic Party (United States) 2,126,977 46.79% 1976 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania results map by county.svg 260px County resultsHeinz: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Green: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #584cde 70–80% U.S. Senator Hugh Scott Republican Party (United States) John Heinz Republican Party (United States) The 1976 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator and Minority Leader Hugh Scott decided to retire. Republican John Heinz won the open seat.Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 2, 1976 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1976election.pdf Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House July 9, 2014 Background In December 1975, U.S. senator Hugh Scott announced that he would not seek re-election in 1976 at the age of 75 after serving in Congress for 32 years. Scott listed personal reasons and several "well-qualified potential candidates" for the seat among the reasons of his decision to retire. Other reasons, including his support for Richard Nixon and accusations that he had illegally obtained contributions from Gulf Oil were alleged to have contributed to the decision.Senate Republican leader Hugh Scott won't run in 1976 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yPEvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Sl8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1413,3280547&dq=pa+senate+election+1976&hl=en August 14, 2011 St. Petersburg Times December 5, 1975 Republican primary Candidates C. Homer Brown Mary Ellen Foltz John Heinz, U.S. Representative from Pittsburgh since 1971Heinz, Henry John III (1938–1991) http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000456 Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress August 13, 2011 George Packard, former managing editor of the Philadelphia BulletinBiography of H. John Heinz III https://libwebspace.library.cmu.edu:4430/libraries-and-collections/Archives/Heinz/HJH_Bio.html Archives: Biographies Carnegie Mellon University August 7, 2012 Arlen Specter, former District Attorney of PhiladelphiaSpecter, Arlen (born 1930) http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=s000709 Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress August 14, 2011 Francis Worley, former State Representative from Adams County Results Republican primary resultsPA US Senate - R Primary http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=46376 Our Campaigns August 14, 2011 Republican Party (United States) H. John Heinz III 358,715 37.73% Republican Party (United States) Arlen Specter 332,513 34.98% Republican Party (United States) George Packard 160,379 16.87% Republican Party (United States) C. Homer Brown 46,828 4.93% Republican Party (United States) Mary Ellen Foltz 29,160 3.07% Republican Party (United States) Francis Worley 20,421 2.15% 2,665 0.28% 950,681 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Bill Green, U.S. Representative from PhiladelphiaGREEN, William Joseph, (born 1938) http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000420 Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress August 13, 2011 Jeanette Reibman, State Senator from Easton Results Democratic primary resultsPA US Senate - D Primary http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=46369 Our Campaigns August 14, 2011 Democratic Party (United States) William J. Green III 762,733 68.71% Democratic Party (United States) Jeanette Reibman 345,264 31.10% 2,058 0.19% 1,110,055 100.00% General election Candidates William Green, U.S. Representative from Philadelphia (Democratic) John Heinz, U.S. Representative from Pittsburgh (Republican) Frank Kinces (Communist) Bernard Salera (Labor) Frederick W. Stanton (Socialist Workers) Andrew J. Watson (Constitution) Campaign Heinz was the victor in all but nine counties, defeating opponent William Green, who had a 300,000 vote advantage in his native Philadelphia area. Heinz and Green spent $2.5 million and $900,000, respectively, during the ten-month campaign. Much of the money Heinz spent on his campaign was his own, leading to accusations from Green that he was "buying the seat". Heinz replied to this by claiming that the spending was necessary to overcome the Democratic voter registration advantage.John Heinz https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qJoyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o-gFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1395,4780845&dq=john+heinz&hl=en August 14, 2011 Gettysburg Times November 3, 1976 Results 1976 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania Republican Party (United States) H. John Heinz III 2,381,891 52.39% 0.96 Democratic Party (United States) William J. Green III 2,126,977 46.79% 1.41 Constitution Party (United States) Andrew J. Watson 26,028 0.57% 1.79 Socialist Workers Party (United States) Frederick W. Stanton 5,484 0.12% 0.01 Labor Party Bernard Salera 3,637 0.08% 0.08 Communist Party Frank Kinces 2,097 0.05% 0.05 N/A Other 239 0.00% N/A 4,546,353 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Results by county County H. John Heinz IIIRepublican William J. Green IIIDemocratic Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Allegheny Armstrong Beaver Butler Clarion Fayette Forest Greene Indiana Lawrence Venango Washington WestmorelandTotals 2,381,891 52.39% 2,126,977 46.79% 37,246 0.82% 254,914 0.22% 4,546,353 See also 1976 United States Senate elections References Pennsylvania 1976 Category:1976 Pennsylvania elections