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Senatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| William S. Cohen | Republican |
212,294 |
56.59% |
| William D. Hathaway | Democratic |
127,327 |
33.94% |
| Hayes E. Gahagan | Independent |
27,824 |
7.42% |
| John J. Jannace | Independent |
5,553 |
1.48% |
| Plato Truman | Independent |
2,116 |
0.56% |
| Others | |
58 |
0.02% |
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| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 1,125,043 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 14.1 | persons/km2 | 1978 Population: | 0 | Est. | 1978 Population Density: | 0.0 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 993,722 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 12.4 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 79,931 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 1.2 | % |
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Maine Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions. 1978 General Election: United States Senator, Maine Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions (https://digitalmaine.com/tabulations_for_elections_1970s/78/) (accessed 27 Aug 2019)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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