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United States Senate election in Iowa, 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 since January 3, 1977 January 3, 1977
Leader's seat West Virginia Tennessee
Seats before 61 38
Seats after 59 40
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 2
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

Alabama election
Alabama
← 1972
1984 →
  Howell Heflin.jpg
Nominee Howell Heflin Jerome B. Couch
Party Democratic Prohibition
Popular vote 547,054 34,951
Percentage 94% 6%

U.S. Senator before election

John Sparkman
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Howell Heflin
Democratic

Alabama election
Alabama
← 1974
1980 →
  Donald W. Stewart.jpg James D. Martin.jpg
Nominee Donald W. Stewart James D. Martin
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 401,852 316,170
Percentage 55.1% 43.3%

U.S. Senator before election

Maryon Pittman Allen
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Donald W. Stewart
Democratic

Delaware election
Delaware
← 1972
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

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

Georgia D Sweep.svg
County results

U.S. Senator before election

Sam Nunn
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Sam Nunn
Democratic

Idaho election
Idaho
← 1972
1984 →
  Jimmcclure.jpg No image.svg
Nominee James A. McClure Dwight Jensen
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 194,412 89,635
Percentage 68.44% 31.56%

U.S. Senator before election

James A. McClure
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

James A. McClure
Republican

Illinois election
Illinois
← 1972
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

Maine election
Maine
← 1972
1984 →
  Senator William Cohen (R-ME).jpg William Dodd Hathaway.jpg
Nominee William Cohen William Hathaway
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 212,294 127,327
Percentage 56.59% 33.94%

 
Nominee Hayes Gahagan
Party Independent
Popular vote 27,824
Percentage 7.42%

U.S. Senator before election

William Hathaway
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

William Cohen
Republican

Massachusetts election
Massachusetts
← 1972
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

Michigan election
Michigan
← 1972
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


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