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{{Elections in New Jersey}}
The '''1976 United States Senate election in New Jersey''' was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Harrison A. Williams]] defeated [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee [[David A
[[Primary election]]s were held on June 8, 1976
▲[[Primary election]]s were held on June 8, 1976.<ref name="New Jersey">{{cite web|url=https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/1920-1970//1976-primary-election.pdf |title=1976 Primary Election Results |publisher=[[Secretary of State of New Jersey]] |year=1976 |access-date=March 18, 2019}}</ref>
*Stephen J. Foley, [[Deal, New Jersey|Deal]] attorney and anti-abortion activist<ref name=primary>{{cite news|title=6‐Man U. S. Senate Race Gets Hotter as Primary Day Nears|last=Narvaez|first=Alfonso|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=3 Jun 1976|access-date=23 Mar 2022|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/06/03/archives/6man-us-senate-race-gets-hotter-as-primary-day-nears.html}}</ref>
▲====Candidates====
*[[Harrison A. Williams]], incumbent [[United States Senate|United States Senator]]
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Williams discounted Foley's campaign and referred to him as a single-issue candidate, though he admitted opposition to abortion was "an issue that deserves the most earnest, searching thought.”<ref name=primary/> Foley's campaign was managed by future U.S. Representative [[Chris Smith (New Jersey politician)|Chris Smith]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://observer.com/2009/12/early-on-smith-was-dismissed-as-a-fluke/|title=Early on, Smith was dismissed as a fluke|newspaper=New York Observer|date=23 Dec 2009|access-date=23 Mar 2022}}</ref>
Foley rejected the "single-issue" characterization, saying, “Pro‐life is not just antiabortion. It's anything that deals with the human equation, with human problems.”<ref name=primary/>
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===Candidates===
*[[David A
*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 [[Clarendon, New Jersey|Clarendon]] town council, and anti-abortion activist<ref name=primary/>
*Martin E. Wendelken, businessman and candidate for the U.S. House in 1972 and 1974<ref name=primary/>
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Norcross held the endorsement of the state party organization, though Martin Wendelken had the support of the Bergen County organization and led a slate of candidates supporting [[Ronald Reagan 1976 presidential campaign|Ronald Reagan's presidential campaign]]. Wendelken ran a campaign calling for a reduction in the size and scope of government, saying the key issues were unemployment and inflation.<ref name=primary/>
▲*[[David A. Norcross|David F. Norcross]], former Executive director of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission
James Parker ran a campaign calling for reduced utility rates. He said that he had switched parties in 1977 after Governor Brendan Byrne [[Tocks Island Dam controversy|vetoed the Tocks Island dam]].<ref name=primary/> James Parker said that his campaign was "concerned about the killing of babies... I just can't believe that our country can solve its problems by killing babies.”<ref name=primary/>
▲====Results====
===Results===
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| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 196,457
| percentage = 68.34%
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| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 45,472
| percentage = 15.82%
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| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 27,672
| percentage = 9.63%
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| votes = 17,892
| percentage = 6.22%
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==General election==
===Candidates===
*Bernardo S. Doganiero, perennial candidate (Socialist Labor)▼
*[[David A. Norcross]], former Executive director of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (Republican)
*Harrison A. Williams, Democratic▼
*Hannibal Cundari, Libertarian
▲*Bernardo S. Doganiero, Socialist Labor
*Leif O. Johnson, Labor
▲*Harrison A. Williams, Democratic
===Results===
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| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = [[David A
| votes = 1,054,508
| percentage = 38.05%
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