Humphrey & Muskie were edged out in this year
[DOC] [TLE] WashingtonPost.com: Nixon Wins With 290 Electoral Votes ... [PAR] Nixon Wins With 290 Electoral Votes; Humphrey Joins Him in Call for Unity 
Democratic Edge in House, Senate Trimmed Slightly ... he failed to win this year 
were Maine, where Muskie's popularity put the Democrats on top, and 
Washington.