1976 United States Senate election in Maine

none March 2026 September 2023 1976 United States Senate election in Maine Maine presidential no 1970 United States Senate election in Maine 1970 1982 United States Senate election in Maine 1982 November 2, 1976 150x150px Edmund Muskie 1968 DNC.jpg Edmund Muskie Democratic Party (United States) 292,704 60.20% 3x4.svg Robert A. G. Monks Republican Party (United States) 193,489 39.80% 280px County results 280px Municipality results Muskie: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Monks: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% U.S. Senator Edmund Muskie Democratic Party (United States) Edmund Muskie Democratic Party (United States) 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.Guthrie Benjamin April 15, 1977 STATISTICS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL AND CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 2, 1976 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1976election.pdf Clerk of the US House of Representatives Muskie carried 15 of Maine's 16 counties, with Monks winning only Hancock County. This would be Muskie's final election. He would resign to become Secretary of State in 1980. George J. Mitchell, a fellow Democrat, would be nominated by Governor Joseph E. Brennan to take the seat following Muskie's resignation. Monks, who had unsuccessfully challenged incumbent senator Margaret Chase Smith in the Republican primary four years earlier, would go on to become chairman of the Maine Republican Party from 1977 to 1978, and hold several positions in the federal government under president Ronald Reagan. He would make a third run for the U.S. Senate in 1996, losing the Republican primary to Susan Collins. Though Monks remained a registered Republican until his death, he would endorse Democratic president Barack Obama's re-election campaign in 2012.May 5, 2025 Bob Monks, fierce champion of shareholders against what he saw as boardroom failings https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2025/05/05/bob-monks-championed-shareholders-interests-died-obituary/ subscription May 5, 2025 The Daily Telegraph General election Candidates Edmund Muskie (D), incumbent U.S. Senator Robert A. G. Monks (R), shareholder activist and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1972 Results General election resultsStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1976election.pdf Clerk of the House of Representatives 18 Democratic Party (United States) Edmund Muskie (incumbent) 292,704 60.20% Republican Party (United States) Robert A. G. Monks 193,489 39.80% 486,193 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) See also 1976 United States Senate elections References Maine 1976 Category:1976 Maine elections