Elections / 1976 · Senate · PA
The Republican candidate won Pennsylvania's Senate seat R+5.6.
Pennsylvania, 1976. Candidate results and statewide totals below. The presidential race shared this ballot.
Pennsylvania — 1976 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
2,126,977
46.8%
Republican (R)
2,381,891
52.4%
All others
37,485
0.8%
Margin
R+5.6
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976 Senate returns.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| H. John Heinz III | RRepublican | 2,381,891 | 52.4% |
| William J. Green | DDemocrat | 2,126,977 | 46.8% |
| Andrew J. Watson | OConstitution | 26,028 | 0.6% |
| Frederick W. Stanton | OSocialist Workers | 5,484 | 0.1% |
| Bernard Salera | OLabor | 3,637 | 0.1% |
| Frank Kinces | OCommunist | 2,097 | 0.0% |
| Other | OOther | 239 | 0.0% |
Pennsylvania's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | −5.6% |
| 1980 | −2.4% |
| 1982 | −20.1% |
| 1986 | −13.6% |
| 1988 | −34.0% |
| 1992 | −2.8% |
| 1994 | −2.5% |
| 1998 | −26.6% |
| 2000 | −6.9% |
| 2004 | −10.6% |
| 2006 | +17.4% |
| 2010 | −2.0% |
| 2012 | +9.1% |
| 2016 | −1.4% |
| 2018 | +12.9% |
| 2022 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | −0.2% |