| Election Name: | 1976 United States Senate election in Maryland |
| Country: | Maryland |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1970 United States Senate election in Maryland |
| Previous Year: | 1970 |
| Next Election: | 1982 United States Senate election in Maryland |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 1976 |
| Image1: | Sen Paul Sarbanes.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Paul Sarbanes |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 772,101 |
| Percentage1: | 56.55% |
| Nominee2: | J. Glenn Beall Jr. |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 530,439 |
| Percentage2: | 38.85% |
| Map Size: | 295px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | John Glenn Beall Jr. |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Paul Sarbanes |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1976 United States Senate election in Maryland took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Glenn Beall Jr. ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Democratic challenger Paul Sarbanes.
| Paul S. SarbanesDemocratic | J. Glenn BeallRepublican | Bruce BradleyIndependent | Margin | TotalVotes Cast | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||
| Allegany | 13802 | 46.17% | 14680 | 49.10% | 1415 | 4.73% | -878 | -2.94% | 29897 | ||||
| Anne Arundel | 54435 | 49.72% | 49655 | 45.35% | 5403 | 4.93% | 4780 | 4.37% | 109493 | ||||
| Baltimore (City) | 191916 | 77.08% | 51375 | 20.63% | 5696 | 2.29% | 140541 | 56.45% | 248987 | ||||
| Baltimore (County) | 140163 | 55.49% | 102011 | 40.39% | 10405 | 4.12% | 38152 | 15.10% | 252579 | ||||
| Calvert | 3785 | 53.18% | 2943 | 41.35% | 390 | 5.48% | 842 | 11.83% | 7118 | ||||
| Caroline | 2488 | 44.86% | 2835 | 51.12% | 223 | 4.02% | -347 | -6.26% | 5546 | ||||
| Carroll | 9233 | 37.83% | 13884 | 56.89% | 1289 | 5.28% | -4651 | -19.06% | 24406 | ||||
| Cecil | 8016 | 52.18% | 6815 | 44.36% | 531 | 3.46% | 1201 | 7.82% | 15362 | ||||
| Charles | 8100 | 51.30% | 7067 | 44.76% | 623 | 3.95% | 1033 | 6.54% | 15790 | ||||
| Dorchester | 3968 | 48.66% | 3811 | 46.73% | 376 | 4.61% | 157 | 1.93% | 8155 | ||||
| Frederick | 11551 | 37.20% | 17510 | 56.39% | 1989 | 6.41% | -5959 | -19.19% | 31050 | ||||
| Garrett | 2212 | 31.00% | 4674 | 65.51% | 249 | 3.49% | -2462 | -34.51% | 7135 | ||||
| Harford | 21359 | 50.98% | 18277 | 43.62% | 2262 | 5.40% | 3082 | 7.36% | 41898 | ||||
| Howard | 21168 | 52.63% | 16346 | 40.64% | 2704 | 6.72% | 4822 | 11.99% | 40218 | ||||
| Kent | 2742 | 49.74% | 2575 | 46.71% | 196 | 3.56% | 167 | 3.03% | 5513 | ||||
| Montgomery | 130981 | 53.11% | 98974 | 40.13% | 16689 | 6.77% | 32007 | 12.98% | 246644 | ||||
| Prince George's | 105736 | 58.14% | 67331 | 37.02% | 8798 | 4.84% | 38405 | 21.12% | 181865 | ||||
| Queen Anne's | 3115 | 48.62% | 3029 | 47.28% | 263 | 4.10% | 86 | 1.34% | 6407 | ||||
| St. Mary's | 6429 | 55.20% | 4652 | 39.95% | 565 | 4.85% | 1777 | 15.26% | 11646 | ||||
| Somerset | 2950 | 49.85% | 2832 | 47.85% | 136 | 2.30% | 118 | 1.99% | 5918 | ||||
| Talbot | 3420 | 38.74% | 4884 | 55.33% | 523 | 5.93% | -1464 | -16.59% | 8827 | ||||
| Washington | 11347 | 33.32% | 21497 | 63.12% | 1212 | 3.56% | -10150 | -29.80% | 34056 | ||||
| Wicomico | 9767 | 51.35% | 8709 | 45.79% | 543 | 2.86% | 1058 | 5.56% | 19019 | ||||
| Worcester | 3418 | 44.04% | 4073 | 52.48% | 270 | 3.48% | -655 | -8.44% | 7761 | ||||
| Total | 772101 | 56.55% | 530439 | 38.85% | 62750 | 4.60% | 241662 | 17.70% | 1365290 | ||||