Election 1976 Results
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1976 US Senate election in Missouri
John C. Danforth (Republican) beat Warren E. Hearnes (Democrat) in Missouri in 1976, 56.9% to 42.5%, a margin of 14.4 points and 276,496 votes.
Missouri changed party: in 1970 it went Democratic, for Stuart Symington.
Republicans led in 98 of the 115 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 17. The largest, St. Louis, cast 445,016 votes and went to the Republican by 26.5 points. The closest was Shannon, where 44 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| John C. Danforth won | Republican | 1,090,067 | 56.9% |
| Warren E. Hearnes | Democratic | 813,571 | 42.5% |
| All other candidates | 10,822 | 0.6% | |
| Total | 1,914,460 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 162,056 36.4% | 280,154 63.0% | 2,806 | 445,016 | R+26.5 |
| Jackson | 109,714 47.4% | 119,423 51.6% | 2,306 | 231,443 | R+4.2 |
| St. Louis City | 103,526 60.0% | 68,287 39.6% | 638 | 172,451 | D+20.4 |
| Greene | 21,436 30.4% | 48,377 68.6% | 690 | 70,503 | R+38.2 |
| Clay | 20,838 41.0% | 29,499 58.1% | 470 | 50,807 | R+17.0 |
| St. Charles | 19,244 39.7% | 29,001 59.9% | 179 | 48,424 | R+20.1 |
| Jefferson | 21,522 49.4% | 21,847 50.2% | 188 | 43,557 | R+0.7 |
| Boone | 9,559 27.4% | 24,856 71.2% | 514 | 34,929 | R+43.8 |
| Buchanan | 15,325 45.4% | 18,326 54.2% | 140 | 33,791 | R+8.9 |
| Jasper | 13,004 40.8% | 18,858 59.1% | 43 | 31,905 | R+18.3 |
| Franklin | 11,814 49.2% | 12,035 50.1% | 169 | 24,018 | R+0.9 |
| Cape Girardeau | 9,743 42.3% | 13,259 57.6% | 31 | 23,033 | R+15.3 |
| Cole | 8,212 36.6% | 14,148 63.1% | 54 | 22,414 | R+26.5 |
| Cass | 7,533 46.9% | 8,446 52.6% | 86 | 16,065 | R+5.7 |
| St. Francois | 7,503 47.5% | 8,267 52.4% | 21 | 15,791 | R+4.8 |
| Platte | 6,152 39.7% | 9,128 58.9% | 222 | 15,502 | R+19.2 |
| Pettis | 6,217 41.1% | 8,911 58.8% | 16 | 15,144 | R+17.8 |
| Newton | 5,439 38.9% | 8,347 59.7% | 196 | 13,982 | R+20.8 |
| Scott | 7,992 60.3% | 5,249 39.6% | 10 | 13,251 | D+20.7 |
| Lafayette | 5,427 41.2% | 7,687 58.4% | 55 | 13,169 | R+17.2 |
| Phelps | 4,981 40.2% | 7,392 59.6% | 25 | 12,398 | R+19.4 |
| Butler | 5,212 42.4% | 7,028 57.1% | 62 | 12,302 | R+14.8 |
| Marion | 5,286 45.9% | 6,220 54.0% | 17 | 11,523 | R+8.1 |
| Lawrence | 3,667 33.1% | 7,392 66.7% | 20 | 11,079 | R+33.6 |
| Johnson | 4,259 38.8% | 6,609 60.1% | 122 | 10,990 | R+21.4 |
| Audrain | 4,163 38.1% | 6,753 61.8% | 18 | 10,934 | R+23.7 |
| Saline | 4,347 40.7% | 6,291 58.9% | 35 | 10,673 | R+18.2 |
| Dunklin | 6,577 65.3% | 3,482 34.6% | 10 | 10,069 | D+30.7 |
| Barry | 3,772 37.5% | 6,247 62.2% | 28 | 10,047 | R+24.6 |
| Callaway | 3,712 37.2% | 6,222 62.4% | 44 | 9,978 | R+25.2 |
| Stoddard | 5,635 56.9% | 4,267 43.1% | 9 | 9,911 | D+13.8 |
| Howell | 3,385 34.6% | 6,345 64.8% | 67 | 9,797 | R+30.2 |
| Henry | 4,217 44.9% | 5,132 54.7% | 36 | 9,385 | R+9.7 |
| Nodaway | 3,336 35.6% | 6,047 64.4% | 9,383 | R+28.9 | |
| Randolph | 4,144 44.7% | 5,124 55.2% | 9 | 9,277 | R+10.6 |
| Adair | 2,686 29.7% | 6,312 69.9% | 32 | 9,030 | R+40.2 |
| Vernon | 3,570 41.8% | 4,943 57.9% | 27 | 8,540 | R+16.1 |
| Camden | 2,954 34.8% | 5,488 64.7% | 38 | 8,480 | R+29.9 |
| Laclede | 2,862 34.0% | 5,512 65.6% | 33 | 8,407 | R+31.5 |
| Ray | 4,329 51.7% | 3,978 47.5% | 67 | 8,374 | D+4.2 |
| Christian | 2,535 30.3% | 5,770 69.0% | 58 | 8,363 | R+38.7 |
| Taney | 2,340 28.6% | 5,813 71.1% | 22 | 8,175 | R+42.5 |
| Lincoln | 3,729 46.0% | 4,337 53.5% | 33 | 8,099 | R+7.5 |
| Texas | 3,468 43.9% | 4,389 55.6% | 37 | 7,894 | R+11.7 |
| New Madrid | 5,283 67.1% | 2,591 32.9% | 1 | 7,875 | D+34.2 |
| Bates | 3,582 47.1% | 3,996 52.6% | 25 | 7,603 | R+5.4 |
| Macon | 2,917 38.4% | 4,661 61.3% | 24 | 7,602 | R+22.9 |
| Polk | 2,681 35.5% | 4,837 64.1% | 31 | 7,549 | R+28.6 |
| Webster | 2,798 38.6% | 4,407 60.8% | 48 | 7,253 | R+22.2 |
| Linn | 3,173 44.0% | 4,019 55.7% | 17 | 7,209 | R+11.7 |
| Pulaski | 3,502 49.0% | 3,612 50.6% | 26 | 7,140 | R+1.5 |
| Pike | 2,595 37.0% | 4,399 62.8% | 15 | 7,009 | R+25.7 |
| Miller | 2,260 33.1% | 4,560 66.8% | 10 | 6,830 | R+33.7 |
| Pemiscot | 4,890 71.7% | 1,922 28.2% | 10 | 6,822 | D+43.5 |
| Perry | 2,460 36.1% | 4,341 63.7% | 9 | 6,810 | R+27.6 |
| Crawford | 3,177 46.8% | 3,585 52.9% | 21 | 6,783 | R+6.0 |
| Livingston | 2,565 37.9% | 4,172 61.6% | 31 | 6,768 | R+23.7 |
| Cooper | 2,301 34.5% | 4,346 65.2% | 17 | 6,664 | R+30.7 |
| Clinton | 2,799 45.2% | 3,361 54.3% | 32 | 6,192 | R+9.1 |
| Andrew | 2,264 36.8% | 3,827 62.2% | 59 | 6,150 | R+25.4 |
| Wright | 1,906 31.4% | 4,146 68.3% | 19 | 6,071 | R+36.9 |
| Washington | 3,183 52.8% | 2,832 46.9% | 19 | 6,034 | D+5.8 |
| McDonald | 2,432 40.6% | 3,552 59.4% | 5,984 | R+18.7 | |
| Carroll | 2,190 36.7% | 3,740 62.6% | 44 | 5,974 | R+25.9 |
| Stone | 1,576 27.5% | 4,110 71.7% | 43 | 5,729 | R+44.2 |
| Gasconade | 1,483 26.5% | 4,107 73.4% | 6 | 5,596 | R+46.9 |
| Morgan | 2,139 38.8% | 3,374 61.1% | 6 | 5,519 | R+22.4 |
| Benton | 2,086 37.8% | 3,402 61.7% | 28 | 5,516 | R+23.9 |
| Moniteau | 2,098 38.1% | 3,407 61.9% | 3 | 5,508 | R+23.8 |
| Warren | 1,980 36.6% | 3,414 63.1% | 16 | 5,410 | R+26.5 |
| Osage | 1,868 34.7% | 3,510 65.2% | 4 | 5,382 | R+30.5 |
| Dent | 2,433 45.2% | 2,914 54.2% | 30 | 5,377 | R+8.9 |
| Ste. Genevieve | 2,625 49.3% | 2,691 50.5% | 11 | 5,327 | R+1.2 |
| Montgomery | 2,055 39.5% | 3,149 60.5% | 5 | 5,209 | R+21.0 |
| Grundy | 1,633 31.5% | 3,522 68.0% | 22 | 5,177 | R+36.5 |
| Chariton | 2,107 41.0% | 3,021 58.7% | 16 | 5,144 | R+17.8 |
| Mississippi | 3,721 74.4% | 1,273 25.5% | 4 | 4,998 | D+49.0 |
| Cedar | 1,609 32.7% | 3,286 66.8% | 24 | 4,919 | R+34.1 |
| Barton | 1,620 33.2% | 3,251 66.6% | 8 | 4,879 | R+33.4 |
| Wayne | 2,514 51.6% | 2,355 48.3% | 3 | 4,872 | D+3.3 |
| Dallas | 1,726 35.9% | 3,054 63.5% | 28 | 4,808 | R+27.6 |
| Bollinger | 2,435 50.9% | 2,352 49.1% | 4,787 | D+1.7 | |
| Harrison | 1,740 36.8% | 2,958 62.6% | 27 | 4,725 | R+25.8 |
| Monroe | 2,253 49.1% | 2,319 50.5% | 19 | 4,591 | R+1.4 |
| Douglas | 1,330 29.4% | 3,152 69.7% | 41 | 4,523 | R+40.3 |
| Howard | 1,983 45.0% | 2,423 54.9% | 4 | 4,410 | R+10.0 |
| Lewis | 1,876 42.8% | 2,496 56.9% | 11 | 4,383 | R+14.1 |
| Sullivan | 1,729 39.5% | 2,650 60.5% | 2 | 4,381 | R+21.0 |
| Iron | 2,333 53.6% | 1,998 45.9% | 23 | 4,354 | D+7.7 |
| Caldwell | 1,584 37.7% | 2,585 61.5% | 32 | 4,201 | R+23.8 |
| Ripley | 2,246 54.1% | 1,898 45.8% | 4 | 4,148 | D+8.4 |
| Daviess | 1,691 40.8% | 2,423 58.4% | 32 | 4,146 | R+17.7 |
| St. Clair | 1,688 41.5% | 2,356 57.9% | 23 | 4,067 | R+16.4 |
| Gentry | 1,819 45.4% | 2,166 54.0% | 23 | 4,008 | R+8.7 |
| Madison | 1,913 48.5% | 2,025 51.3% | 8 | 3,946 | R+2.8 |
| Atchison | 1,741 44.9% | 2,132 55.0% | 6 | 3,879 | R+10.1 |
| De Kalb | 1,577 42.1% | 2,148 57.4% | 18 | 3,743 | R+15.3 |
| Dade | 1,103 30.0% | 2,570 69.8% | 8 | 3,681 | R+39.9 |
| Shelby | 1,751 47.7% | 1,911 52.1% | 7 | 3,669 | R+4.4 |
| Ralls | 1,846 51.1% | 1,763 48.8% | 6 | 3,615 | D+2.3 |
| Oregon | 1,997 55.8% | 1,558 43.5% | 24 | 3,579 | D+12.3 |
| Holt | 1,213 36.9% | 2,061 62.7% | 13 | 3,287 | R+25.8 |
| Maries | 1,479 45.1% | 1,791 54.7% | 6 | 3,276 | R+9.5 |
| Clark | 1,298 40.1% | 1,938 59.8% | 4 | 3,240 | R+19.8 |
| Ozark | 980 32.5% | 2,035 67.4% | 5 | 3,020 | R+34.9 |
| Reynolds | 1,713 58.1% | 1,227 41.6% | 9 | 2,949 | D+16.5 |
| Shannon | 1,453 50.4% | 1,409 48.9% | 22 | 2,884 | D+1.5 |
| Hickory | 1,012 36.2% | 1,769 63.3% | 15 | 2,796 | R+27.1 |
| Scotland | 1,092 40.1% | 1,630 59.9% | 2,722 | R+19.8 | |
| Schuyler | 978 38.0% | 1,583 61.5% | 12 | 2,573 | R+23.5 |
| Knox | 972 38.3% | 1,563 61.5% | 6 | 2,541 | R+23.3 |
| Putnam | 795 31.7% | 1,707 68.1% | 3 | 2,505 | R+36.4 |
| Mercer | 730 33.8% | 1,429 66.1% | 3 | 2,162 | R+32.3 |
| Carter | 922 47.1% | 1,033 52.7% | 4 | 1,959 | R+5.7 |
| Worth | 646 37.7% | 1,065 62.1% | 4 | 1,715 | R+24.4 |
Counties as they stood in 1976; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Missouri Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Josh Hawley (R) | R+13.7 |
| 2022 | Eric Schmitt (R) | R+13.3 |
| 2018 | Josh Hawley (R) | R+5.8 |
| 2016 | Roy Blunt (R) | R+2.8 |
| 2012 | Claire McCaskill (D) | D+15.7 |
| 2010 | Roy Blunt (R) | R+13.6 |
| 2006 | Claire McCaskill (D) | D+2.3 |
| 2004 | Christopher S. Bond (R) | R+13.3 |
| 2000 | Mel Carnahan (D) | D+2.1 |
| 1998 | Kit Bond (R) | R+8.9 |
| 1994 | John Ashcroft (R) | R+24.0 |
| 1992 | Christopher S. Bond (R) | R+7.0 |
| 1988 | John Danforth (R) | R+36.0 |
| 1986 | Kit Bond (R) | R+5.3 |
| 1982 | John C. Danforth (R) | R+1.7 |
| 1980 | Thomas F. Eagleton (D) | D+4.3 |
| 1976 | John C. Danforth (R) | R+14.4 |
| 1974 | Thomas Eagleton (D) | D+20.8 |
| 1970 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+2.9 |
| 1968 | Thomas Eagleton (D) | D+2.0 |
| 1964 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+33.1 |
| 1962 | Edward Long (D) | D+8.9 |
| 1958 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+32.9 |
| 1956 | Thomas Hennings Jr. (D) | D+12.8 |
| 1952 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+8.0 |
| 1950 | Thomas Hennings Jr. (D) | D+7.2 |
| 1946 | James P. Kem (R) | R+5.6 |
| 1944 | Forrest C. Donnell (R) | R+0.1 |
| 1940 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+2.4 |
| 1938 | J. Bennett Clark (D) | D+21.5 |
| 1934 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+19.8 |
| 1932 | J. Bennett Clark (D) | D+27.5 |
| 1928 | Roscoe Patterson (R) | R+4.0 |
| 1926 | Harry B. Hawes (D) | D+3.6 |
| 1922 | James A. Reed (D) | D+4.5 |
| 1920 | Selden Spencer (R) | R+9.2 |
| 1916 | James A. Reed (D) | D+3.1 |
| 1914 | William Stone (D) | D+8.8 |