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1976 US Senate election in Maine

Edmund S. Muskie (Democrat) beat Robert A. G. Monks (Republican) in Maine in 1976, 60.2% to 39.8%, a margin of 20.4 points and 99,215 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1970, when Ed Muskie also won.

Democrats led in 15 of the 16 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 1. The largest, Cumberland, cast 99,587 votes and went to the Democrat by 27.3 points. The closest was Waldo, where 76 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Edmund S. Muskie won Democratic 292,704 60.2%
Robert A. G. Monks Republican 193,489 39.8%
Total486,193

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cumberland 63,392 63.7% 36,195 36.3% 99,587 D+27.3
York 38,031 62.3% 23,050 37.7% 61,081 D+24.5
Penobscot 32,436 58.1% 23,360 41.9% 55,796 D+16.3
Kennebec 29,209 61.3% 18,408 38.7% 47,617 D+22.7
Androscoggin 30,119 68.8% 13,658 31.2% 43,777 D+37.6
Aroostook 18,846 58.5% 13,351 41.5% 32,197 D+17.1
Oxford 13,110 60.3% 8,635 39.7% 21,745 D+20.6
Hancock 9,389 47.3% 10,455 52.7% 19,844 R+5.4
Somerset 10,490 54.9% 8,624 45.1% 19,114 D+9.8
Knox 8,208 54.8% 6,772 45.2% 14,980 D+9.6
Washington 8,004 56.0% 6,294 44.0% 14,298 D+12.0
Lincoln 6,712 51.8% 6,255 48.2% 12,967 D+3.5
Sagadahoc 7,692 64.0% 4,327 36.0% 12,019 D+28.0
Waldo 5,875 50.3% 5,799 49.7% 11,674 D+0.7
Franklin 6,723 59.2% 4,625 40.8% 11,348 D+18.5
Piscataquis 4,468 54.8% 3,681 45.2% 8,149 D+9.7

Counties as they stood in 1976; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Maine Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Angus King (other)
2020 Susan Margaret Collins (R) R+8.6
2018 Angus King (other)
2014 Susan Collins (R) R+37.0
2012 Angus King (other)
2008 Susan M. Collins (R) R+22.7
2006 Olympia Snowe (R) R+53.4
2002 Susan M. Collins (R) R+16.9
2000 Olympia J. Snowe (R) R+37.9
1996 Susan M. Collins (R) R+5.3
1994 Olympia J. Snowe (R) R+23.9
1990 William S. Cohen (R) R+22.7
1988 George J. Mitchell (D) D+62.6
1984 William S. Cohen (R) R+47.5
1982 George J. Mitchell (D) D+21.7
1978 William Cohen (R) R+22.7
1976 Edmund S. Muskie (D) D+20.4
1972 William Hathaway (D) D+6.5
1970 Ed Muskie (D) D+23.5
1966 Margaret Chase Smith (R) R+17.9
1964 Ed Muskie (D) D+33.2
1960 Margaret Chase Smith (R) R+23.3
1958 Ed Muskie (D) D+21.6
1954 Margaret Chase Smith (R) R+17.2
1952 Frederick Payne (R) R+23.8
1948 Margaret Chase Smith (R) R+42.6
1946 Ralph O. Brewster (R) R+27.1
1942 Wallace H. White Jr. (R) R+33.3
1940 Ralph O. Brewster (R) R+17.3
1936 Wallace H. White Jr. (R) R+1.5
1934 Frederick Hale (R) R+0.4
1930 Wallace H. White Jr. (R) R+21.9
1928 Frederick Hale (R) R+39.3
1924 Bert M. Fernald (R) R+20.9
1922 Frederick Hale (R) R+15.0
1918 Bert M. Fernald (R) R+10.8
1916 Frederick Hale (R) R+6.9