1978 United States Senate election in Maine

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.

1978 United States Senate election in Maine
November 7, 1978
 
Nominee William Cohen William Hathaway Hayes Gahagan
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Popular vote 212,294 127,327 27,824
Percentage 56.59% 33.94% 7.42%
County Results
Cohen:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. senator before election

William Hathaway
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

William Cohen
Republican

Elections in Maine

Major candidates

Democratic

Republican

Independent
  • Hayes Gahagan, former Maine State Senator
  • John J. Jannace
  • Plato Truman

General election

Results
United States Senate election in Maine, 1978[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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
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See also
  • United States Senate elections, 1978

References
  1. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
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