1978-1979 жылдардағы Сенат сайлауларының нәтижелері

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In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1978 or before January 3, 1979; ordered by election date, then state. State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Alabama(Class 3) Maryon Pittman Allen Democratic 1978 Interim appointee lost nomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold. Minnesota(Class 1) Muriel Humphrey DFL 1978 Interim appointee retired. New senator elected. Republican gain.

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1979; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats. State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Alabama Democratic 1946 19481954196019661972 Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold. Alaska Republican 1968 19701972 Incumbent re elected. Arkansas Democratic 1977 Interim appointee retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold. Colorado Democratic 1972 Incumbent lost re election. New senator elected. Republican gain. Delaware Democratic 1972 Incumbent re elected. Georgia Democratic 1972 1972 Incumbent re elected. Idaho Republican 1972 Incumbent re elected. Illinois Republican 19661972 Incumbent re elected. Iowa Democratic 1972 Incumbent lost re election. New senator elected. Republican gain. Kansas Republican 1962 1962 19661972 Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold. Incumbent resigned December 23, 1978 to give successor preferential seniority. Successor appointed December 23, 1978 to finish the term. Kentucky Democratic 1972 Incumbent re elected. Louisiana Democratic 1972 1972 Incumbent re elected. Maine Democratic 1972 Incumbent lost re election. New senator elected. Republican gain. Massachusetts Republican 19661972 Incumbent lost re election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. Michigan Republican 1966 19661972 Incumbent lost re election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. Minnesota DFL 1976 Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected. Republican gain. Incumbent resigned December 29, 1978 to give successor preferential seniority. Successor appointed December 30, 1978 to finish the term. Mississippi Democratic 194219481954196019661972 Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain. Incumbent resigned December 27, 1978 to give successor preferential seniority. Successor appointed December 27, 1978 to finish the term. Montana Democratic 1978 Interim appointee lost nomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold. Incumbent resigned December 12, 1978 to give successor preferential seniority. Successor appointed December 15, 1978 to finish the term. Nebraska Republican 1954196019661972 Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain. New Hampshire Democratic 1962 19661972 Incumbent lost re election. New senator elected. Republican gain. New Jersey Republican 1954196019661972 Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic gain. New Mexico Republican 1972 Incumbent re elected. North Carolina Republican 1972 Incumbent re elected. Oklahoma Republican 1972 Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain. Oregon Republican 19661972 Incumbent re elected. Rhode Island Democratic 196019661972 Incumbent re elected. South Carolina Republican 1954 (write in)1954 1956 1956 196019661972 Incumbent re elected. South Dakota Democratic 1972 Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain. Tennessee Republican 19661972 Incumbent re elected. Texas Republican 1961 19661972 Incumbent re elected. Virginia Republican 1972 Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold. Incumbent resigned January 1, 1979 to give successor preferential seniority. Successor appointed January 2, 1979 to finish the term. West Virginia Democratic 1958 196019661972 Incumbent re elected. Wyoming Republican 19661972 Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold. Incumbent resigned December 31, 1978 to give successor preferential seniority. Successor appointed January 1, 1979 to finish the term.

There were two elections in Alabama, due to the death of senator Jim Allen.

Democrat John Sparkman retired and was succeeded by Howell Heflin, the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama. Heflin, the Democratic candidate, faced no Republican opponent in the general election, defeating Prohibition Party nominee Jerome B. Couch.

Republican Robert P. Griffin ran for re election to a third term, but was defeated by the Democratic candidate, and former Detroit City Council President Carl Levin.

There were two elections in Minnesota, due to the death of Hubert Humphrey.

Democrat Wendell Anderson was defeated by Republican challenger businessman Rudy Boschwitz. In 1978, all three key statewide races in Minnesota were up for election—the Governorship, and both Senate Seats (the other Senate seat belonged to Hubert Humphrey, who died in 1978). But, there was a particular oddity to the three races—all three had incumbents who were never elected to the office in the first place. This became a well played issue by the Republicans—a billboard put up across the state read, "The DFL is going to face something scary an election". When Walter Mondale resigned after being elected to the Vice Presidency in 1976, sitting Governor Wendell Anderson resigned in order to be appointed by his successor Rudy Perpich to the open seat. This act did not sit well with the electorate. Plywood magnate Rudy Boschwitz campaigned as a liberal Republican and spent freely of his own money, but all that seemed to really matter was that he was neither a DFLer or Wendell Anderson in an election cycle where both were rejected by the voters. The result was not even close—the challenger Boschwitz won in a 16 point landslide as all three statewide offices switched into Republican hands.

Incumbent Muriel Humphrey retired. Democratic candidate Bob Short was defeated by Republican candidate David Durenberger. In 1978, all three key statewide races in Minnesota were up for election—the Governorship, and both Senate Seats (the other Senate seat belonged to Wendell Anderson, who, as Governor of Minnesota, appointed himself to fill the seat vacated by Walter Mondale, when Mondale ascended to the Vice Presidency in 1976). But, there was a particular oddity to the three races—all three had incumbents who were never elected to the office in the first place. This became a well played issue by the Republicans: a billboard put up across the state read, "The DFL is going to face something scary — an election". When Hubert H. Humphrey died in office in January 1978, sitting Governor Rudy Perpich appointed Humphrey's widow, Muriel to sit until a special election could be held later that year. However, Muriel Humphrey opted not to seek election to the seat in her own right, and the DFL nominated former Texas Rangers owner Bob Short to run in the subsequent special election. The Independent Republicans, on their part, nominated the liberal Republican David Durenberger, creating an unusual race in which the DFL candidate was positioned to the right of the Independent Republican candidate. In addition to the general sense of dissatisfaction voters felt for the DFL, the DFL also had to contend with a large number of liberal members of the DFL, who were dissatisfied with Short's positions on hot button issues such as abortion, motorboat usage in the Boundary Waters Canoe area, and government spending, crossing party lines to vote for Durenberger. As a result, Durenberger won in a 26.9 percent landslide as the governorship and both U. S. Senate seats switched into Republican hands.

Democrat James Eastland retired. Republican Thad Cochran won the open seat over Democrat Maurice Dantin, former District Attorney and Independent Charles Evers, Mayor of Fayette. Evers was the first African American elected since the Reconstruction era to be mayor in any Mississippi city in 1969. He ran as an independent, and as a result his campaign divided the Democrats and allowed Cochran to win the senate seat with a 45 percent plurality. This made him the first Republican in a century to win a statewide election in Mississippi for any office except US President. Eastland resigned on December 27, 1978, to give Cochran a seniority advantage over new incoming senators.

Following the death of senator Lee Metcalf on January 12, 1978, Montana Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul G. Hatfield was appointed to serve for the remainder of Metcalf's term. Hatfield opted to run for a full term in office, but was overwhelmingly defeated in the Democratic primary by Congressman Max Baucus of the 1st congressional district. Baucus advanced to the general election, where he was opposed by Larry R. Williams, an author and the Republican nominee. Baucus ended up defeating Williams by a solid margin to win his first term in the Senate, and, following Hatfield's resignation on December 12, 1978, he began serving his first term in the Senate.

Republican incumbent John Tower won re election to a fourth term over Democrat Bob Krueger, U. S. Congressman of Texas's 21st congressional district.

Incumbent William L. Scott retired. Former Secretary of the Navy Republican John Warner beat Attorney General of Virginia Andrew P. Miller. Scott then resigned January 1, 1979 and Warner was appointed January 2, 1979 for early seniority purposes.

Democratic incumbent Jennings Randolph won re election to a fifth term over Republican Arch Moore, former Governor of West Virginia.

Incumbent Republican Clifford Hansen retired instead of seeking a third term. In the elections, Republican nominee Alan K. Simpson won the open seat over Democrat Raymond B. Whitaker, an attorney from Casper and nominee for U. S. Senate in 1960.