Election Name: | 1976 United States Senate election in Connecticut |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1970 United States Senate election in Connecticut |
Previous Year: | 1970 |
Next Election: | 1982 United States Senate election in Connecticut |
Next Year: | 1982 |
Election Date: | November 2, 1976 |
Nominee1: | Lowell Weicker |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 785,683 |
Percentage1: | 57.70% |
Nominee2: | Gloria Schaffer |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 561,018 |
Percentage2: | 41.20% |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Lowell Weicker |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Lowell Weicker |
After Party: | 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.