Battle of Old Fort Wayne

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The 1976 United States Senate election in Connecticut took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lowell Weicker won re-election to a second term over Secretary of State Gloria Schaffer.

General election

Candidates

Results

General election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lowell Weicker (incumbent) 785,683 57.70%
Democratic Gloria Schaffer 561,018 41.20%
American Independent Robert Barnabei 14,407 1.06%
Write-in 558 0.0%
Total votes 1,361,666 100.00%
Republican hold

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