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United States Senate election in Kentucky, 1978

United States Senate elections, 1978
United States
← 1976 November 7, 1978 1980 →

33 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate
(plus 2 special elections)

51 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
  Robert C. Byrd – 1977.jpg Howard baker jr.jpg
Leader Robert Byrd Howard Baker
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat West Virginia Tennessee
Seats before 61 38
Seats after 59 41
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 3
Popular vote 14,362,402 13,520,147
Percentage 50.6% 47.6%
Swing Decrease 3.1% Increase 6.1%
Seats up 16 17
Races won 14 19

  Third party
 
Party Independent
Seats before 1
Seats after 1
Seat change Steady
Seats up 1
Races won 1

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Results, with special elections
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican gain      Republican hold

Majority Leader before election

Robert Byrd
Democratic

Elected Majority Leader

Robert Byrd
Democratic

U.S. Senate election in Delaware, 1978
Delaware
← 1972 November 7, 1978 1984 →
  Joebiden2.png No image.svg
Nominee Joe Biden James H. Baxter Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 93,930 66,479
Percentage 57.96% 41.02%

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County results

U.S. Senator before election

Joe Biden
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Joe Biden
Democratic

U.S. Senate election in Georgia, 1978
Georgia (U.S. state)
← 1972 November 7, 1978 1984 →
  Sam Nunn.jpg No image.svg
Nominee Sam Nunn John Stokes
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 536,320 108,808
Percentage 83.1% 16.9%

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County results

U.S. Senator before election

Sam Nunn
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Sam Nunn
Democratic

U.S. Senate election in Illinois, 1978
Illinois
← 1972 November 7, 1978 1984 →
  Charles Percy.jpg No image.svg
Nominee Charles Percy Alex Seith
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,698,711 1,448,187
Percentage 53.34% 45.47%

U.S. Senator before election

Charles H. Percy
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Charles H. Percy
Republican

U.S. Senate election in Maine, 1978
Maine
← 1972 November 7, 1978 1984 →
  William Cohen, official portrait.jpg William Dodd Hathaway.jpg No image.svg
Nominee William Cohen William Hathaway Hayes Gahagan
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Popular vote 212,294 127,327 27,824
Percentage 56.59% 33.94% 7.42%

U.S. Senator before election

William Hathaway
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

William Cohen
Republican

U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts, 1978
Massachusetts
← 1972 November 7, 1978 1984 →
  Senator Paul Tsongas.jpg Edward Brooke.jpg
Nominee Paul Tsongas Edward Brooke
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,093,283 890,584
Percentage 55.06% 44.85%

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Results by town. Red indicates towns carried by Edward Brooke, blue indicates towns carried by Paul Tsongas.

U.S. Senator before election

Edward Brooke
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Paul Tsongas
Democratic

U.S. Senate election in Michigan, 1978
Michigan
← 1972 November 7, 1978 1984 →
  CarlLevin--100thCongress--.png Robert Paul Griffin.jpg
Nominee Carl Levin Robert P. Griffin
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,484,193 1,362,165
Percentage 52.1% 47.9%

U.S. Senator before election

Robert P. Griffin
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Carl Levin
Democratic

U.S. Senate election in Minnesota, 1978
Minnesota
← 1972 November 7, 1978 1984 →
  RudyBoschwitz.jpg Wendell Anderson.jpg
Nominee Rudy Boschwitz Wendell Anderson
Party Independent-Republican DFL
Popular vote 894,092 638,375
Percentage 56.57% 40.39%

U.S. Senator before election

Wendell Anderson
DFL

Elected U.S. Senator

Rudy Boschwitz
Independent-Republican

U.S. Senate election in Mississippi, 1978
Mississippi
← 1972 November 5, 1978 1984 →
  Thad Cochran 1977 Congressional photo.jpg No image.svg No image.svg
Nominee Thad Cochran Maurice Dantin Charles Evers
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Popular vote 267,302 187,541 133,646
Percentage 45.3% 31.8% 22.6%

U.S. Senator before election

James Eastland
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Thad Cochran
Republican

U.S. Senate election in Montana, 1978
Montana
← 1972 November 7, 1978 1984 →
  Max Baucus 1977 Congressional photo.jpg No image.svg
Nominee Max Baucus Larry R. Williams
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 160,353 127,589
Percentage 55.69% 44.31%

U.S. Senator before election

Paul G. Hatfield
Democratic

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