1976 United States Senate election in Virginia

none March 2026 March 2013 1976 United States Senate election in Virginia Virginia presidential 1970 United States Senate election in Virginia 1970 1982 United States Senate election in Virginia 1982 November 2, 1976 47.0% 150x150px File:Harry_F._Byrd_Jr._1977.jpg Harry F. Byrd Jr. Independent 890,778 57.19% Elmo Zumwalt.jpg Elmo Zumwalt Democratic Party (United States) 596,009 38.27% 1976 United States Senate election in Virginia results map by county.svg 301px County and independent city resultsByrd: #d9d9d9 40–50% #bdbdbd 50–60% #969696 60–70% #737373 70–80% #555555 80–90%Zumwalt: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Perper: #FFB580 40–50% U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. Independent Harry F. Byrd Jr. Independent The 1976 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. was re-elected to a second term over retired Admiral Elmo Zumwalt and state legislator Martin H. Perper. As of 2025, this is the last statewide race in Virginia won by an independent. General election Candidates Harry F. Byrd Jr., incumbent U.S. Senator (Independent) Elmo Zumwalt, former Naval officer and Chief of Naval Operations (Democratic) Martin H. Perper, former member of Virginia state legislature (Independent Republican) Results 1976 United States Senate election in Virginiahttp://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=51&year=1976&f=0&elect=0&off=3 Leip David 1976 Senatorial General Election Results – Virginia US Election Atlas Independent Harry F. Byrd Jr. (incumbent) 890,778 57.19% +3.65% Democratic Party (United States) Elmo Zumwalt 596,009 38.27% +7.12% Independent Republican (United States) Martin H. Perper 70,559 4.53% Write-ins 154 0.01% 294,769 18.93% −3.45% 1,557,500 Independent Results by county or independent city +1976 United States Senate election in Virginia by county or independent cityVA US Senate – General Election, November 02, 1976 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6297 Our Campaigns Elmo Russell Zumwalt Jr.Democratic Harry Flood Byrd Jr.Independent Martin Howard PerperIndependent Republican Various candidatesWrite-ins Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Accomack County 2,574 28.89% 6,023 67.59% 314 3.52% -3,449 -38.70% 8,911 Albemarle County 6,074 38.26% 9,288 58.50% 514 3.24% 1 0.01% -3,214 -20.24% 15,877 Alleghany County 1,544 36.85% 2,514 60.00% 132 3.15% -970 -23.15% 4,190 Amelia County 978 30.91% 2,095 66.21% 91 2.88% -1,117 -35.30% 3,164 Amherst County 2,280 31.28% 4,832 66.29% 177 2.43% -2,552 -35.01% 7,289 Appomattox County 866 23.55% 2,649 72.02% 163 4.43% -1,783 -48.48% 3,678 Arlington County 30,619 50.43% 27,377 45.09% 2,712 4.47% 6 0.01% 3,242 5.34% 60,714 Augusta County 3,880 28.10% 8,945 64.79% 980 7.10% 1 0.01% -5,065 -36.69% 13,806 Bath County 415 21.67% 1,418 74.05% 82 4.28% -1,003 -52.38% 1,915 Bedford County 3,017 34.86% 5,207 60.17% 430 4.97% -2,190 -25.31% 8,654 Bland County 468 24.30% 1,343 69.73% 115 5.97% -875 -45.43% 1,926 Botetourt County 2,460 35.15% 4,070 58.15% 465 6.64% 4 0.06% -1,610 -23.00% 6,999 Brunswick County 1,722 33.99% 3,228 63.72% 116 2.29% -1,506 -29.73% 5,066 Buchanan County 4,654 54.86% 3,334 39.30% 495 5.84% 1,320 15.56% 8,483 Buckingham County 1,026 29.15% 2,354 66.88% 140 3.98% -1,328 -37.73% 3,520 Campbell County 2,274 20.70% 3,385 30.81% 5,326 48.48% -1,941In this county or city where Zumwalt ran third behind both Byrd and Perper, margin given is Byrd vote minus Perper vote and percentage margin Byrd percentage minus Perper percentage. -17.67% 10,985 Caroline County 1,939 44.81% 2,208 51.03% 180 4.16% -269 -6.22% 4,327 Carroll County 2,566 35.59% 4,229 58.66% 414 5.74% -1,663 -23.07% 7,209 Charles City County 1,056 60.97% 558 32.22% 118 6.81% 498 28.75% 1,732 Charlotte County 980 23.51% 3,056 73.30% 133 3.19% -2,076 -49.80% 4,169 Chesterfield County 10,778 26.05% 29,382 71.01% 1,211 2.93% 4 0.01% -18,604 -44.96% 41,375 Clarke County 500 18.42% 2,093 77.12% 120 4.42% 1 0.04% -1,593 -58.70% 2,714 Craig County 747 45.11% 860 51.93% 49 2.96% -113 -6.82% 1,656 Culpeper County 1,721 27.02% 4,343 68.18% 306 4.80% -2,622 -41.16% 6,370 Cumberland County 887 37.02% 1,441 60.14% 68 2.84% -554 -23.12% 2,396 Dickenson County 3,387 49.32% 2,622 38.18% 859 12.51% 765 11.14% 6,868 Dinwiddie County 2,238 38.05% 3,519 59.83% 125 2.13% -1,281 -21.78% 5,882 Essex County 680 27.90% 1,692 69.43% 65 2.67% -1,012 -41.53% 2,437 Fairfax County 89,908 46.92% 90,750 47.36% 10,919 5.70% 38 0.02% -842 -0.44% 191,615 Fauquier County 2,585 30.97% 5,316 63.70% 444 5.32% 1 0.01% -2,731 -32.72% 8,346 Floyd County 1,023 30.44% 2,146 63.85% 192 5.71% -1,123 -33.41% 3,361 Fluvanna County 817 31.88% 1,662 64.85% 84 3.28% -845 -32.97% 2,563 Franklin County 3,068 33.30% 5,711 62.00% 433 4.70% -2,643 -28.69% 9,212 Frederick County 1,849 21.72% 6,153 72.29% 510 5.99% -4,304 -50.56% 8,512 Giles County 2,214 37.39% 3,409 57.57% 299 5.05% -1,195 -20.18% 5,922 Gloucester County 1,694 29.83% 3,765 66.31% 219 3.86% -2,071 -36.47% 5,678 Goochland County 1,651 39.52% 2,448 58.59% 79 1.89% -797 -19.08% 4,178 Grayson County 2,094 45.49% 2,272 49.36% 237 5.15% -178 -3.87% 4,603 Greene County 594 31.56% 1,164 61.85% 124 6.59% -570 -30.29% 1,882 Greensville County 1,471 45.75% 1,701 52.91% 43 1.34% -230 -7.15% 3,215 Halifax County 1,725 22.78% 5,409 71.42% 440 5.81% -3,684 -48.64% 7,574 Hanover County 4,217 24.48% 12,547 72.83% 462 2.68% 1 0.01% -8,330 -48.35% 17,227 Henrico County 17,724 26.69% 46,576 70.13% 2,108 3.17% 5 0.01% -28,852 -43.44% 66,413 Henry County 5,798 42.09% 7,394 53.68% 583 4.23% -1,596 -11.59% 13,775 Highland County 160 14.23% 921 81.94% 43 3.83% -761 -67.70% 1,124 Isle of Wight County 2,683 40.87% 3,727 56.78% 154 2.35% -1,044 -15.90% 6,564 James City County 2,192 38.40% 3,329 58.32% 187 3.28% -1,137 -19.92% 5,708 King and Queen County 525 33.00% 992 62.35% 74 4.65% -467 -29.35% 1,591 King George County 845 31.04% 1,702 62.53% 175 6.43% -857 -31.48% 2,722 King William County 1,012 34.52% 1,856 63.30% 64 2.18% -844 -28.79% 2,932 Lancaster County 1,053 27.32% 2,700 70.06% 101 2.62% -1,647 -42.73% 3,854 Lee County 3,285 38.95% 4,424 52.45% 725 8.60% -1,139 -13.50% 8,434 Loudoun County 6,178 37.29% 9,487 57.26% 900 5.43% 2 0.01% -3,309 -19.97% 16,567 Louisa County 1,691 35.89% 2,830 60.06% 191 4.05% -1,139 -24.17% 4,712 Lunenburg County 893 25.51% 2,476 70.72% 132 3.77% -1,583 -45.22% 3,501 Madison County 802 25.39% 2,196 69.52% 161 5.10% -1,394 -44.13% 3,159 Mathews County 691 23.05% 2,213 73.82% 94 3.14% -1,522 -50.77% 2,998 Mecklenburg County 2,101 26.06% 5,709 70.80% 253 3.14% -3,608 -44.75% 8,063 Middlesex County 724 26.81% 1,880 69.63% 96 3.56% -1,156 -42.81% 2,700 Montgomery County 5,607 37.76% 8,774 59.09% 467 3.15% -3,167 -21.33% 14,848 Nelson County 1,319 35.41% 2,289 61.45% 117 3.14% -970 -26.04% 3,725 New Kent County 797 31.78% 1,586 63.24% 125 4.98% -789 -31.46% 2,508 Northampton County 1,617 38.70% 2,409 57.66% 152 3.64% -792 -18.96% 4,178 Northumberland County 1,024 27.63% 2,529 68.24% 153 4.13% -1,505 -40.61% 3,706 Nottoway County 1,438 30.45% 3,106 65.78% 178 3.77% -1,668 -35.32% 4,722 Orange County 1,401 30.40% 2,965 64.34% 242 5.25% -1,564 -33.94% 4,608 Page County 1,747 26.94% 4,391 67.72% 345 5.32% 1 0.02% -2,644 -40.78% 6,484 Patrick County 1,189 27.52% 2,831 65.53% 300 6.94% -1,642 -38.01% 4,320 Pittsylvania County 3,874 25.28% 10,843 70.75% 608 3.97% -6,969 -45.47% 15,325 Powhatan County 1,107 32.30% 2,255 65.80% 65 1.90% -1,148 -33.50% 3,427 Prince Edward County 1,488 30.96% 3,104 64.59% 214 4.45% -1,616 -33.62% 4,806 Prince George County 1,720 37.77% 2,718 59.68% 116 2.55% -998 -21.91% 4,554 Prince William County 13,568 46.91% 13,531 46.79% 1,820 6.29% 2 0.01% 37 0.13% 28,921 Pulaski County 3,569 37.74% 5,481 57.96% 406 4.29% -1,912 -20.22% 9,456 Rappahannock County 608 30.54% 1,265 63.54% 118 5.93% -657 -33.00% 1,991 Richmond County 452 19.83% 1,771 77.71% 56 2.46% -1,319 -57.88% 2,279 Roanoke County 8,134 31.80% 16,396 64.09% 1,051 4.11% -8,262 -32.30% 25,581 Rockbridge County 1,396 30.53% 3,024 66.13% 151 3.30% 2 0.04% -1,628 -35.60% 4,573 Rockingham County 4,034 27.08% 10,014 67.22% 849 5.70% -5,980 -40.14% 14,897 Russell County 4,415 47.48% 4,514 48.55% 369 3.97% -99 -1.06% 9,298 Scott County 3,231 41.48% 4,114 52.82% 443 5.69% 1 0.01% -883 -11.34% 7,789 Shenandoah County 1,942 21.07% 6,791 73.70% 479 5.20% 3 0.03% -4,849 -52.62% 9,215 Smyth County 2,814 29.76% 6,394 67.63% 247 2.61% -3,580 -37.86% 9,455 Southampton County 1,567 30.30% 3,486 67.40% 119 2.30% -1,919 -37.10% 5,172 Spotsylvania County 2,470 35.60% 4,099 59.07% 369 5.32% 1 0.01% -1,629 -23.48% 6,939 Stafford County 2,981 33.18% 5,510 61.32% 494 5.50% -2,529 -28.15% 8,985 Surry County 998 39.98% 1,405 56.29% 93 3.73% -407 -16.31% 2,496 Sussex County 1,736 46.16% 1,905 50.65% 120 3.19% -169 -4.49% 3,761 Tazewell County 3,961 33.82% 6,186 52.82% 1,564 13.35% -2,225 -19.00% 11,711 Warren County 2,177 35.79% 3,607 59.31% 298 4.90% -1,430 -23.51% 6,082 Washington County 3,612 30.15% 7,966 66.50% 399 3.33% 2 0.02% -4,354 -36.35% 11,979 Westmoreland County 1,502 38.17% 2,241 56.95% 192 4.88% -739 -18.78% 3,935 Wise County 5,195 45.91% 5,653 49.96% 467 4.13% -458 -4.05% 11,315 Wythe County 2,361 32.62% 4,508 62.28% 369 5.10% -2,147 -29.66% 7,238 York County 3,150 32.37% 6,307 64.81% 275 2.83% -3,157 -32.44% 9,732 Alexandria City 19,502 56.49% 13,250 38.38% 1,765 5.11% 7 0.02% 6,252 18.11% 34,524 Bedford City 847 40.74% 1,197 57.58% 35 1.68% -350 -16.84% 2,079 Bristol City 1,663 29.30% 3,887 68.48% 126 2.22% -2,224 -39.18% 5,676 Buena Vista City 533 32.52% 1,058 64.55% 48 2.93% -525 -32.03% 1,639 Charlottesville City 5,849 44.70% 6,893 52.68% 333 2.54% 10 0.08% -1,044 -7.98% 13,085 Chesapeake City 11,214 39.23% 16,402 57.38% 966 3.38% 1 0.00% -5,188 -18.15% 28,583 Clifton Forge City 599 35.19% 1,039 61.05% 64 3.76% -440 -25.85% 1,702 Colonial Heights City 1,671 25.75% 4,504 69.40% 315 4.85% -2,833 -43.65% 6,490 Covington City 1,172 41.37% 1,523 53.76% 138 4.87% -351 -12.39% 2,833 Danville City 3,313 23.26% 10,313 72.40% 619 4.35% -7,000 -49.14% 14,245 Emporia City 530 29.20% 1,261 69.48% 24 1.32% -731 -40.28% 1,815 Fairfax City 3,322 44.54% 3,672 49.24% 461 6.18% 3 0.04% -350 -4.69% 7,458 Falls Church City 1,992 46.41% 2,076 48.37% 224 5.22% -84 -1.96% 4,292 Franklin City 635 30.93% 1,365 66.49% 53 2.58% -730 -35.56% 2,053 Fredericksburg City 1,824 38.02% 2,831 59.02% 142 2.96% -1,007 -20.99% 4,797 Galax City 846 42.26% 1,095 54.70% 61 3.05% -249 -12.44% 2,002 Hampton City 14,134 43.27% 17,212 52.69% 1,320 4.04% 1 0.00% -3,078 -9.42% 32,667 Harrisonburg City 1,418 28.80% 3,242 65.85% 262 5.32% 1 0.02% -1,824 -37.05% 4,923 Hopewell City 2,655 37.72% 4,124 58.59% 260 3.69% -1,469 -20.87% 7,039 Lexington City 671 35.22% 1,204 63.20% 30 1.57% -533 -27.98% 1,905 Lynchburg City 6,850 30.79% 14,602 65.64% 788 3.54% 5 0.02% -7,752 -34.85% 22,245 Manassas City 1,412 41.43% 1,803 52.90% 191 5.60% 2 0.06% -391 -11.47% 3,408 Manassas Park City 517 48.68% 489 46.05% 56 5.27% 28 2.64% 1,062 Martinsville City 2,246 37.32% 3,478 57.79% 294 4.89% -1,232 -20.47% 6,018 Newport News City 15,897 38.71% 24,307 59.18% 864 2.10% 2 0.00% -8,410 -20.48% 41,070 Norfolk City 29,751 46.82% 31,533 49.62% 2,263 3.56% 2 0.00% -1,782 -2.80% 63,549 Norton City 496 39.43% 712 56.60% 50 3.97% -216 -17.17% 1,258 Petersburg City 5,988 50.36% 5,613 47.21% 289 2.43% 375 3.15% 11,890 Poquoson City 476 18.93% 1,991 79.17% 47 1.87% 1 0.04% -1,515 -60.24% 2,515 Radford City 1,611 42.31% 2,092 54.94% 103 2.70% 2 0.05% -481 -12.63% 3,808 Richmond City 38,256 49.00% 37,697 48.28% 2,098 2.69% 29 0.04% 559 0.72% 78,080 Roanoke City 13,213 39.35% 18,918 56.34% 1,445 4.30% 3 0.01% -5,705 -16.99% 33,579 Salem City 2,605 32.12% 5,154 63.56% 345 4.25% 5 0.06% -2,549 -31.43% 8,109 South Boston City 522 23.55% 1,632 73.61% 63 2.84% -1,110 -50.07% 2,217 Staunton City 2,263 31.03% 4,504 61.77% 523 7.17% 2 0.03% -2,241 -30.73% 7,292 Suffolk City 5,845 41.83% 7,815 55.93% 314 2.25% -1,970 -14.10% 13,974 Virginia Beach City 18,504 31.68% 37,621 64.42% 2,277 3.90% 2 0.00% -19,117 -32.73% 58,404 Waynesboro City 1,790 32.12% 3,609 64.76% 174 3.12% -1,819 -32.64% 5,573 Williamsburg City 1,110 38.24% 1,711 58.94% 80 2.76% 2 0.07% -601 -20.70% 2,903 Winchester City 1,165 18.96% 4,757 77.40% 223 3.63% 1 0.02% -3,592 -58.44% 6,146Totals596,00938.27%890,77857.19%70,5594.53%1540.01%-294,769-18.93%1,557,500 See also 1976 United States Senate elections Notes References United States Senate Virginia 1976 Category:Long stubs with short prose