1976 United States Senate election in West Virginia

none March 2026 September 2023 1976 United States Senate election in West Virginia West Virginia presidential no 1970 United States Senate election in West Virginia 1970 November 2, 1976 1982 United States Senate election in West Virginia 1982 Robert C. Byrd – 1977.jpg Robert Byrd Democratic Party (United States) 566,359 100.00% 1976 United States Senate election in West Virginia results map by county.svg 250px County resultsByrd: #0d0596 100% U.S. Senator Robert Byrd Democratic Party (United States) Robert Byrd Democratic Party (United States) 150x150px The 1976 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Robert Byrd won re-election to a fourth term. The Republican Party did not field a candidate for this election, leading to a 100% election victory for Byrd. Byrd's 566,359 votes is the most received by a Democrat in any statewide election in the state's history. Democratic primary Candidate Robert Byrd, incumbent U.S. senator Results Democratic Party primary resultshttps://sos.wv.gov/elections/Documents/HistElecDocs/1976/1976%20Primary%20Election%20-%20Official%20Returns%20of%20the%20Democratic%20Party.pdf 3–4 1976 Primary Election – Official Returns of the Democratic Party West Virginia Secretary of State 15 January 2021 Robert Byrd (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 345,227 100.00% 345,227 100.00% General election Result United States Senate election in West Virginia, 1976https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6298 WV US Senate, 1976 Our Campaigns 15 January 2021http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1976election.pdf Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976 April 15, 1977 15 January 2021 Clerk of the House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office https://sos.wv.gov/elections/Documents/HistElecDocs/1976/1976%20General%20Election%20-%20Official%20Election%20Returns.pdf 2–3 1976 General Election – Official Election Returns West Virginia Secretary of State 15 January 2021 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Byrd (incumbent) 566,359 100.00% 566,359 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) By county CountyRobert ByrdDemocraticMarginTotalMonongaliaPrestonTotals566,359100.00%566,359100.00%566,359 See also 1976 United States Senate elections References West Virginia 1976 Category:1976 West Virginia elections Category:Robert Byrd Category:Single-candidate United States Senate elections