| Country: | East Germany |
| Type: | legislative |
| Turnout: | 98.6% 0.1pp |
| Previous Election: | 1971 East German general election |
| Previous Year: | 1971 |
| Next Election: | 1981 East German general election |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
| Leader1: | Erich Honecker |
| Party1: | Socialist Unity Party of Germany |
| Alliance1: | National Front |
| Seats1: | 127 |
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers | |
| Before Election: | Horst Sindermann |
| Before Party: | Socialist Unity Party of Germany |
| Posttitle: | Chairman of the Council of Ministers after election |
| After Election: | Willi Stoph |
| After Party: | Socialist Unity Party of Germany |
General elections were held in East Germany on 17 October 1976. Out of 591 candidates of the single-list National Front for the 500-seat Volkskammer, 500 were elected from the highest number of votes received in each of the allocated lists, and 91 who lost their elections became substitute deputies. At its first session on 29 October, the Volkskammer elected Willi Stoph as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, while Erich Honecker, General Secretary of the ruling Socialist Unity Party, was elected Chairman of the Council of State. The allocation of seats remained unchanged from previous elections.