Английская Википедия:1978 United States Senate election in Maine
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The 1978 United States Senate election in Maine was held on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator William Hathaway ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by William Cohen, the Republican U.S. Representative from Maine's 2nd congressional district.
No incumbent Senator has lost by such a large margin since Hathaway's 22.65-point loss, though James Abdnor in 1980, John Boozman in 2010, and Tommy Tuberville in 2020 all received larger percentages of the vote than Cohen's 56.59% against incumbent Senators.
Background
Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1972 in an upset victory against incumbent Margaret Chase Smith, Hathaway had established himself as a very liberal senator, being ranked an average of 92 percent more liberal than the Senate as a whole during his first term.[1] This put him at risk, considering the conservative nature of Maine before the 1990s.[2] Meanwhile, young former state senator Hayes Gahagan launched an independent campaign, running well to the right of Cohen.[3] Other candidates to join the race were independent John J. Jannace and perennial candidate Plato Truman.[4]
Republican primary
Results
Шаблон:S-start |+ Republican Senate primary results: June 13, 1978[5] ! Year ! ! Candidate ! Votes ! % |- |1978 || |Шаблон:Party shading/Republican |William Cohen |Шаблон:Party shading/Republican |69,824 |Шаблон:Party shading/Republican |100 || Шаблон:S-end
Democratic primary
Results
Шаблон:S-start |+ Democratic Senate primary results: June 13, 1978[6] ! Year ! ! Candidate ! Votes ! % ! ! Candidate ! Votes ! % |- |1978 || |Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic |William D. Hathaway (inc.) |Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic |48,453 |Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic |99.83 || |Шаблон:Party shading/Independent |Write-In |Шаблон:Party shading/Independent |84 |Шаблон:Party shading/Independent |0.17 Шаблон:S-end
General election
Candidates
- William Cohen, U.S. Representative from Bangor
- Hayes Gahagan, former State Senator from Caribou (Independent)
- William Hathaway, incumbent United States Senator (Democratic)
- John J. Jannace (Independent)
- Plato Truman (Independent)
Campaign
During the campaign, all candidates hit the campaign trail hard, with Hathaway receiving significant support from Jimmy Carter, Edmund Muskie, Ted Kennedy, and other national Democrats.[7] The biggest surprise, however, came from Hayes Gahagan. Shortly before election day, he held a press conference where he announced that "unknown, subversive agents" had been altering his campaign photos by implanting subliminal images of female genitalia in his hairline.[8]
Results
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See also
References
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