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1978 Maine U.S. Senate Election
Maine · 5 candidates
William S. CohenRepublicanWINNER56.59%
212,294 votes
William D. HathawayDemocratic33.94%
127,327 votes
Hayes E. GahaganIndependent7.42%
27,824 votes
John J. JannaceIndependent1.48%
5,553 votes
Plato TrumanIndependent0.56%
2,116 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).