1976 United States Senate election in Michigan

United States Senate election in Michigan, 1976

November 2, 1976

Nominee Don Riegle Marvin Esch Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,831,031 1,635,087 Percentage 52.5% 46.9%

U.S. senator before election Philip Hart Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Don Riegle Democratic

The 1976 United States Senate election in Michigan took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Philip Hart decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth term. Democrat Don Riegle won the open seat.

Major candidates

Democratic

• Don Riegle, U.S. Representative since 1967

Republican

• Marvin Esch, U.S. Representative since 1967

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Donald W. Riegle, Jr.	1,831,031	52.46%
	Republican	Marvin L. Esch	1,635,087	46.85%
	Libertarian	Bette Jane Erwin	8,842	<1%
	Human Rights	Theodore G. Albert	7,281	<1%
	Socialist Workers	Paula L. Reimers	3,399	<1%
	Socialist Labor	Frank Girard	2,554	<1%
	U.S. Labor	Peter A. Signorelli	2,218	<1%
Majority			195,944	5.61%
Turnout			3,490,412
	Democratic hold		Swing