1978 United States Senate election in Maine
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The 1978 United States Senate election in Maine was held on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator William Hathaway decided to run for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by William Cohen, the Republican nominee and the U.S. Representative from Maine's 2nd congressional district. No incumbent Senator has lost by such a large margin since Hathaway's 22.65-point loss.
Major candidates[]
Democratic[]
- William Hathaway, incumbent United States Senator
Republican[]
- William Cohen, United States Congressman from Maine's 2nd congressional district
Independent[]
- Hayes Gahagan, former Maine State Senator
- John J. Jannace
- Plato Truman
General election[]
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | William Cohen | 212,294 | 56.59% | +9.83% | |
Democratic | William Hathaway (incumbent) | 127,327 | 33.94% | -19.29% | |
Independent | Hayes E. Gahagan | 27,824 | 7.42% | ||
Independent | John J. Jannace | 5,553 | 1.48% | ||
Independent | Plato Truman | 2,116 | 0.56% | ||
Majority | 84,967 | 22.65% | +16.19% | ||
Turnout | 375,114 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing |
See also[]
- 1978 United States Senate elections
References[]
- ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
Categories:
- 1978 Maine elections
- 1978 United States Senate elections
- United States Senate elections in Maine