Election Name: | 1970 United States Senate election in Maine |
Country: | Maine |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Maine |
Previous Year: | 1964 |
Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Maine |
Next Year: | 1976 |
Election Date: | November 3, 1970 |
Image1: | File:Muskie.jpg |
Nominee1: | Edmund Muskie |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 199,954 |
Percentage1: | 61.74% |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 123,906 |
Percentage2: | 38.26% |
Map Size: | 250px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
The 1970 United States Senate election in Maine was held on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Democrat Edmund Muskie defeated Republican nominee Neil S. Bishop with 61.74% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on June 15, 1970.[1]