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Danforth: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
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The 1976 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Stuart Symington decided to retire, instead of seeking a fifth term. Republican John Danforth won the open seat, defeating Democrat Warren Hearnes. (Jerry Litton had won the Democratic nomination earlier, but died in a plane crash on the night of the primary election, and Hearnes was chosen by the party committee.)
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
1976 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Jerry Litton
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401,822
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45.40%
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Democratic
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Warren Hearnes
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140,446
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23.90%
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Democratic
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James Symington
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222,681
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12.86%
|
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Democratic
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Charles Wheeler
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10,894
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1.23%
|
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Democratic
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William McKinley Thomas
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4,865
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0.55%
|
|
Democratic
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Lee C. Sutton
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4,784
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0.54%
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Democratic
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Norman Tucker
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1,923
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0.22%
|
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Democratic
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Jim Tyler
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1,923
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0.22%
|
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Democratic
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Terry Richards
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1,425
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0.16%
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Democratic
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Horace Kingery
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1,207
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0.14%
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Total votes
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885,068
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100.00%
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On primary night, Representative Litton and his entire family died in a plane crash en route to his victory party.[2] To replace Litton on the general election ticket, the Missouri Democratic State Committee held a meeting and elected runner-up Warren Hearnes as the party's nominee. He was chosen over State Treasurer of Missouri Jim Spainhower.
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Independents and third parties
Independent
- Lawrence "Red" Petty, unsuccessful candidate for the American Party nomination for Senate in 1970
General election
Results
See also
References

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