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  PA US Senate - R Primary
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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
TypeRepublican Primary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1976 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open April 27, 1976 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close April 27, 1976 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1977 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1983 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH December 23, 2021 02:02pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/03/1970
NameHugh D. Scott, Jr. Votes1,874,106 (51.43%)
Term01/03/1971 - 01/03/1977 Margin220,332 (+6.05%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/1976
NameH. John Heinz III Votes2,381,891 (52.39%)
Term01/03/1977 - 01/03/1983 Margin254,914 (+5.61%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RacePA US Senate 11/02/1976

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Name Rep. H. John Heinz III District Attorney Arlen Specter George R. Packard C. Homer Brown Mary Ellen Foltz Francis Worley (W) Write-In
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
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Uncertified Votes 358,715 (37.73%) 332,513 (34.98%) 160,379 (16.87%) 46,828 (4.93%) 29,160 (3.07%) 20,421 (2.15%) 2,665 (0.28%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -26,202 (-2.76%) -198,336 (-20.86%) -311,887 (-32.81%) -329,555 (-34.67%) -338,294 (-35.58%) -356,050 (-37.45%)
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