1970 United States Senate election in Maine

1970 United States Senate election in Maine
November 3, 1970
 
Nominee Edmund Muskie Neil S. Bishop
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 199,954 123,906
Percentage 61.74% 38.26%
Muskie:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Bishop:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Tie:      50%
U.S. senator before election

Edmund Muskie
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Edmund Muskie
Democratic

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. 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.

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