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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1976 United States Senate election in New Jersey
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| percentage2 = 38.05%
| map_image = 1976 United States Senate election in New Jersey results map by county.svg
| map_size =
| map_caption = County results<br/>'''Williams''': {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}
| title = U.S. Senator
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==Republican primary==
===Candidates===
*[[David A. Norcross]], former
*James E. Parker, retired sheets metal mechanic and Democratic candidate for U.S. House in 1958 and 1960<ref name=primary/>
*N. Leonard Smith, high school teacher, former member of the [[Clementon, New Jersey|Clementon]] town council, and anti-abortion activist<ref name=primary/>
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*Bernardo S. Doganiero, perennial candidate (Socialist Labor)
*Leif O. Johnson (Labor)
*[[David A. Norcross]], former
*Harrison A. Williams, incumbent Senator since 1959 (Democratic)
===Campaign===
Despite the state's [[1976 United States presidential election|Republican lean]] in the presidential race, Williams was the heavy favorite for re-election due to his personal popularity. On a campaign stop in late October, [[Walter Mondale]] called Williams “the most popular Senator in Washington.”<ref name=nyt10.27>{{cite news|title=Norcross Has a Hard Job Against Williams|last=Sullivan|first=Joseph F.|work=The New York Times |date=27 Oct 1976|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/10/27/archives/norcross-has-a-hard-job-against-williams.html|access-date=4 Aug 2022}}</ref>
Norcorss ran on a moderate platform, calling for adjustments to [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]] to ensure “more preventive care and less need for institutionalization” and expanded access to [[Social Security (United States)|Social Security]] benefits for high earners. He attempted to appeal to urban voters by calling for tax deductions for mass transit and an expanded loss deduction for small business owners who were victims of crime.<ref name=nyt10.27/>
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| votes = 1,681,140
| percentage = 60.66%
| change = {{increase}} 6.64
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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| votes = 1,054,508
| percentage = 38.05%
| change = {{decrease}} 4.11
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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| votes = 19,907
| percentage = 0.72%
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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| votes = 9,185
| percentage = 0.33%
| change = {{increase}} 0.14
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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| votes = 6,650
| percentage = 0.24%
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
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{{Reflist}}
{{United States elections, 1976}}
[[Category:United States Senate elections in New Jersey|1976]]
[[Category:1976 United States Senate elections|New Jersey]]
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