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Parents > United States > Virginia > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1976 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 02, 1976 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 02, 1976 - 11:00pm
Term Start January 03, 1977 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1983 - 12:00pm
Contributoreddy 9_99
Last ModifiedRBH February 16, 2023 07:28pm
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyIndependent Won11/03/1970
NameHarry Flood Byrd, Jr. Votes506,237 (53.54%)
Term01/03/1971 - 01/03/1977 Margin211,655 (+22.38%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Sen. Harry Flood Byrd, Jr. Chief of Naval Operations Elmo Zumwalt Martin H. Perper (W) Write-In
PartyIndependent Democratic Independent Republican Nonpartisan
Votes890,778 (57.19%) 596,009 (38.27%) 70,559 (4.53%) 154 (0.01%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -294,769 (-18.93%) -820,219 (-52.66%) -890,624 (-57.18%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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