Elections / 1976 · Senate · NY
The Democratic candidate won New York's Senate seat D+10.7.
New York, 1976. Candidate results and statewide totals below. The presidential race shared this ballot.
New York — 1976 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
3,238,511
48.6%
Republican (R)
2,525,139
37.9%
All others
903,225
13.5%
Margin
D+10.7
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976 Senate returns.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Patrick Moynihan | OLiberal | 3,422,594 | 51.3% |
| James L. Buckley | OConservative | 2,836,633 | 42.5% |
| Other | OOther | 348,498 | 5.2% |
| Herbert Aptheker | OCommunist | 25,141 | 0.4% |
| Marcia Gallo | OSocialist Workers | 16,350 | 0.2% |
| Martin E. Nixon | OLibertarian | 10,943 | 0.2% |
| Elijah C. Boyd | OLabor | 6,716 | 0.1% |
New York's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +10.7% |
| 1980 | +5.8% |
| 1982 | +33.7% |
| 1986 | −6.8% |
| 1988 | +36.8% |
| 1992 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | +15.3% |
| 1998 | +15.1% |
| 2000 | +12.4% |
| 2004 | +41.2% |
| 2006 | +33.1% |
| 2010 | +39.3% |
| 2012 | +43.6% |
| 2016 | +41.4% |
| 2018 | +33.4% |
| 2022 | +14.0% |
| 2024 | +18.3% |