United States Senate election in New Mexico, 1976
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 1976 United States Senate election in New Mexico took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Joseph Montoya ran for re-election to a third term, but was defeated by Republican Harrison Schmitt.
Major candidates
Democratic
- Joseph Montoya, incumbent U.S. Senator
Republican
- Harrison Schmitt, former Astronaut
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Harrison Schmitt | 234,681 | 56.82% | +9.69% | |
Democratic | Joseph Montoya (inc.) | 176,382 | 42.70% | -10.17% | |
La Raza Unida | Ernesto B. Borunda | 1,087 | 0.26% | ||
American Independent | Matt Dillion | 906 | 0.22% | ||
Majority | 58,299 | 14.11% | +8.36% | ||
Turnout | 413,056 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing |
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