U.S. Senate election, 1976
The U.S. Senate election, 1976 was an election for the United States Senate that coincided with Democrat Jimmy Carter's election to the presidency. Carter's narrow victory did not produce decisive gains for the Democrats, and the balance of the chamber shifted only slightly with one fewer Conservative seat and one more Republican. Democrats took open seats in Arizona, Hawaii, Nebraska, and defeated incumbents John Glenn Beall, Jr (R-MD), James L. Buckley (C-NY) (running for re-election as Republican), Robert Taft, Jr (R-OH), and William Brock (R-TN). Republicans took open seats in Missouri and Rhode Island, and defeated five incumbents: John V. Tunney (D-CA), Vance Hartke (D-IN), Joseph Montoya (D-NM), Frank Moss (D-UT), and Gale McGee (D-WY).
Senate contests in 1976
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