1976 Senate elections · Maine history
Maine U.S. Senate election 1976
Edmund Muskie DEM +20.4 · Class I seat · held 11/2/76
- Votes counted
- 486,193
- Margin
- 20.4 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in ME
- R+0.8same year
General election 11/2/76
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmund Muskie Won | DEM | 292,704 | 60.20% | |
| Robert A. G. Monks | REP | 193,489 | 39.80% | |
| Total | 486,193 | |||
Official source: data
Other Maine Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Angus S. King Jr. | 17.0 |
| 2020 | Class II | Susan M. Collins | 8.5 |
| 2018 | Class I | Angus S. King Jr. | 18.7 |
| 2014 | Class II | Susan M. Collins | 36.2 |
| 2012 | Class I | Angus S. King Jr. | 21.4 |
| 2008 | Class II | Susan M. Collins | 22.8 |
| 2006 | Class I | Olympia J. Snowe | 53.7 |
| 2002 | Class II | Susan M. Collins | 16.9 |
| 2000 | Class I | Olympia J. Snowe | 37.9 |
| 1996 | Class II | Susan M. Collins | 5.3 |
| 1994 | Class I | Olympia J. Snowe | 23.9 |
| 1990 | Class II | William S. Cohen | 22.7 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 1976 Maine Senate race?
Edmund Muskie (DEM) won with 60.2% of the vote, ahead of Robert A. G. Monks (39.8%), a margin of 20.4 points.
Did the Maine Senate seat change party in 1976?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1976 Maine Senate race?
486,193 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.