1976 United States Senate election in Arizona

The 1976 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican senator Paul Fannin decided to retire instead of seeking a third term. Democrat Dennis DeConcini won the open seat even as incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford won the state for election on the same ballot.

1976 United States Senate election in Arizona

← 1970 November 2, 1976 1982 →

Nominee Dennis DeConcini Sam Steiger Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 400,334 321,236 Percentage 54.01% 43.34%

County results DeConcini:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Steiger:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Paul Fannin Republican Elected U.S. Senator Dennis DeConcini Democratic

Major candidates

Democratic

• Dennis DeConcini, Pima County Attorney and businessman
• Carolyn Warner, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Wade Church, former Attorney General of Arizona

Republican

• Sam Steiger, U.S. Representative from Prescott
• John Bertrand Conlan, U.S. Representative from Phoenix

Results

General election results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis DeConcini	400,334	54.01%
	Republican	Sam Steiger	321,236	43.34%
	Independent	Bob Field	10,765	1.45%
	Libertarian	Allan Norwitz	7,310	0.99%
	Independent	Wm. Mathews Feighan	1,565	0.21%
Majority			79,098	8.68%
Turnout			741,210
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• 1976 United States Senate elections