Elections / 1978 · Senate · ME
Maine — 1978 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1978 · U.S. SenateMaine · U.S. SenateWilliam S. CohenR+22.7
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1978 Senate returns.
- William S. Cohen✓Republican212,29456.6%
- William D. HathawayDemocrat127,32733.9%
- Hayes E. GahaganIndependent27,8247.4%
- John J. JannaceIndependent5,5531.5%
- Plato TrumanIndependent2,1160.6%
presidential baselinePresident 1976R+0.8Senate 1978R+22.7vs. baselineR+21.8
Maine's 1978 Senate race ran 21.8 points more Republican than its 1976 presidential margin.
Maine's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +20.4% |
| 1978 | −22.7% |
| 1982 | +21.7% |
| 1984 | −47.5% |
| 1988 | +62.6% |
| 1990 | −22.7% |
| 1994 | −23.9% |
| 1996 | −5.3% |
| 2000 | −37.9% |
| 2002 | −16.9% |
| 2006 | −53.7% |
| 2008 | −22.7% |
| 2012 | +22.1% |
| 2014 | −37.0% |
| 2018 | +19.1% |
| 2020 | −8.6% |
| 2024 | +17.4% |
Same ballot, 1978ME
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.