The 1976 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator
James L. Buckley ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Democratic diplomat
Pat Moynihan. As of 2023, this is the last time an incumbent Senator from New York lost re-election to this seat.
Andelic, Patrick. “Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the 1976 New York Senate Race, and the Struggle to Define American Liberalism.” Historical Journal 57#4 (2014), Pp. 1111–33.
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