1976 United States Senate election in Maine

1976 United States Senate election in Maine

←  1970 November 2, 1976 1982  →

Nominee Edmund Muskie Robert A. G. Monks Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 292,704 193,489 Percentage 60.20% 39.80%

County results Muskie:     50–60%     60–70% Monks:     50–60%

U.S. senator before election Edmund Muskie Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Edmund Muskie Democratic

The 1976 United States Senate election in Maine took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic senator Edmund Muskie won re-election to a fourth term. Defeating Republican nominee Robert Monks by 99,215 votes

General election

Candidates

• Edmund Muskie (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
• Robert A. G. Monks (R), shareholder activist

Results

General election results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edmund Muskie (incumbent)	292,704	60.20%
	Republican	Robert A. G. Monks	193,489	39.80%
Total votes			486,193	100.00%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1976 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 18.