United States Senate election in Alaska, 1978

United States Senate elections, 1978

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35 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Robert Byrd Howard Baker Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat West Virginia Tennessee Last election 61 seats 38 seats Seats won 58 41 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 14,362,402 13,520,147 Percentage 50.6% 47.6% Swing 3.1% 6.1%   Third party   Party Independent Last election 1 seat Seats before 1 Seats won 1 Seat change
Democratic gain   Democratic hold   Republican hold   Republican gain
Majority Leader before election Robert Byrd Democratic Elected Majority Leader Robert Byrd Democratic

Robert Byrd
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Robert Byrd
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The United States Senate elections, 1978 in the middle of Democratic President Jimmy Carter's term. Thirteen seats changed hands between parties. The Democrats lost a net of three seats to the Republicans, leaving the balance of the chamber 58-41 in favor of the Democrats.

Republicans took three open seats, including one in Minnesota (a special election was called after the death of Hubert Humphrey (D-MN)), as well as in Mississippi and South Dakota. They also defeated five Democratic incumbents: Floyd Haskell (Colorado), Dick Clark (Iowa), William Hathaway (Maine), Wendell Anderson (Minnesota), and Thomas McIntyre (New Hampshire). The two Republican victories in Minnesota saw the state's Senate delegation change from two Democrats to two Republicans in the same election.

The Republican gains were offset by Democratic defeats of Edward Brooke (Massachusetts) and Robert Griffin (Michigan), and captures of Republican open seats in Nebraska, New Jersey, and Oklahoma.

A bolded state name indicates an article about that state's election.

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