United States Senate election in Texas, 1976
United States Senate election in Texas, 1976
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The 1976 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen won re-election to a second term.
Major candidates
Democratic
Republican
Results
| General election results[1] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Democratic |
Lloyd Bentsen |
2,199,956 |
56.8 |
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Republican |
Alan Steelman |
1,636,370 |
42.2 |
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Socialist Workers Party |
Pedro Vasquez |
20,549 |
0.5 |
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American Independent |
Marjorie P. Gallion |
17,355 |
0.5 |
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References
