1976 United States Senate election in Connecticut

none March 2026 September 2023 1976 United States Senate election in Connecticut Connecticut presidential no 1970 United States Senate election in Connecticut 1970 1982 United States Senate election in Connecticut 1982 November 2, 1976 File:Lowell Weicker.jpg 150x150px Lowell Weicker Republican Party (United States) 785,683 57.70% File:Gloria Schaffer (born 1930), Secretary of the State of Connecticut, 1977.jpg Gloria Schaffer Democratic Party (United States) 561,018 41.20% 220px County results 220px Municipality results Weicker: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Schaffer: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Lowell Weicker Republican Party (United States) Lowell Weicker Republican Party (United States) The 1976 United States Senate election in Connecticut took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lowell Weicker won re-election to a second term over Secretary of State Gloria Schaffer. General election Candidates Robert Barnabei (George Wallace) Gloria Schaffer, Connecticut Secretary of Statehttps://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/642322692.html?dids=642322692:642322692&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+03%2C+1976&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Stateby-State+Roundup+of+Major+Election+Races&pqatl=google https://archive.today/20120714020704/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/642322692.html?dids=642322692:642322692&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+03,+1976&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Stateby-State+Roundup+of+Major+Election+Races&pqatl=google dead July 14, 2012 Stateby-State Roundup of Major Election Races: EAST CONNECTICUT State-by-State Returns Los Angeles Times Nov 3, 1976 (Democratic) Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., incumbent U.S. Senator since 1971 (Republican) Results General election resultsStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1976election.pdf Clerk of the House of Representatives 7 Republican Party (United States) Lowell Weicker (incumbent) 785,683 57.70% Democratic Party (United States) Gloria Schaffer 561,018 41.20% American Independent Party Robert Barnabei 14,407 1.06% 558 0.04% 1,361,666 100.00% Republican Party (United States) See also 1976 United States Senate elections References Connecticut 1976 Category:1976 Connecticut elections