U.S. Senate, 1976 Election
Primary Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Date: | September 14, 1976 |
Cycle: | 1976 |
Office: | U.S. Senate |
State: | Minnesota |
District: | Statewide |
Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hubert H. Humphrey Incumbent | Man | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 317,632 | 91.30 | +82.60 |
Richard W. (Dick) Bullock | Man | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 30,262 | 8.70 |
Senator Humphrey was renominated to a fifth nonconsecutive term.
Bullock was a resident of Wyoming, candidate for SD 21 in 1966, candidate for HD 21A in 1968 and 1970, candidate for SD 19 in 1972, DFL candidate for U.S. Senate in 1978, American nominee for the 8th CD in 1980, DFL candidate for Attorney General in 1986, and Independence candidate for Attorney General in 2002 and 2006.
Sources
- State of Minnesota Primary Election Results 1976, Office of Secretary of State (p. 2).