The 1976 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican senator Paul Fannin decided to retire instead of seeking a third term. Democrat Dennis DeConcini won the open seat even as incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford won the state for election on the same ballot.
Major candidates Democratic Dennis DeConcini, Pima County Attorney and businessman Carolyn Warner, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Wade Church, former Attorney General of Arizona
Republican Sam Steiger, U.S. Representative from Prescott John Bertrand Conlan, U.S. Representative from Phoenix
Results
See also 1976 United States Senate elections
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