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The 1976 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John C. Stennis won re-election to his sixth term.

Because Stennis was unopposed in the general election, his victory in the June 1 primary was tantamount to election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1976 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John C. Stennis (incumbent) 157,943 85.39
Democratic E. Michael Marks 27,016 14.61
Total votes 184,959 100.00%

General election

Results

General election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John C. Stennis (incumbent) 554,433 100.00 Increase11.60
Total votes 554,433 100.00%

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