1976Final results
1976 election for Maine Senate District 1
Maine State Senate · Maine
Walter W. Hichens (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Roland A. Cole (D) by 17.7 points.
Walter W. HichensRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.8%9,009
Roland A. ColeDemocrat
41.2%6,305
15,316 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET