1970 United States Senate election in Maine

none March 2026 September 2023 1970 United States Senate election in Maine Maine Presidential no 1964 United States Senate election in Maine 1964 1976 United States Senate election in Maine 1976 November 3, 1970 File:Muskie.jpg 150x150px Edmund Muskie Democratic Party (United States) 199,954 61.74% File:Neil Bishop.jpg Neil S. Bishop Republican Party (United States) 123,906 38.26% 280px County results 280px Municipality results Muskie: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Bishop: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Tie: #ae8bb1 50% U.S. Senator Edmund Muskie Democratic Party (US) Edmund Muskie 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. It's believed Muskie's coattails helped Democratic Governor Kenneth Curtis narrowly win reelection in the concurrent gubernatorial election.Potholm Christian P. This Splendid Game: Maine Campaigns and Elections, 1940-2002 2003 89 Bishop had crossed party lines to support Muskie's first run for high office, becoming a prominent Republican endorser when Muskie ran for Governor of Maine in 1954.March 2, 1989 Neil Bishop Dead at 86 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1899&dat=19890301&id=6L0gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tGkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3815,182477&hl=en August 26, 2025 The Lewiston Journal 4A Primary elections Primary elections were held on June 15, 1970.https://archive.org/details/congressionalqua0002unse registration Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections 2001 Internet Archive CQ Press 2018-11-15 Republican primary Candidates Neil S. Bishop, former State Senator Abbott O. Greene Results Republican primary results Neil S. Bishop Republican Party (United States) 45,216 59.83 Abbott O. Greene Republican Party (United States) 30,201 39.96 75,577 100.00 General election Candidates Edmund Muskie, Democratic Neil S. Bishop, Republican Results 1970 United States Senate election in Mainehttps://books.google.com/books?id=HYKzDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA161 America Votes 31: 2013-2014, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook 17 November 2015 9781483383026 2018-11-15 Cook Rhodes Democratic Party (United States) Edmund Muskie (incumbent) 199,954 61.74% Republican Party (United States) Neil S. Bishop 123,906 38.26% 323,860 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References 1970 Maine United States Senate