1958 United States Senate election in Maine
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The 1958 United States Senate election in Maine was held on September 8, 1958 to elect a United States senator. Incumbent Republican Senator Frederick G. Payne lost re-election to a second term.
Senator Frederick Payne was defeated in his bid for a second term by a wide margin. This was one of a record 15 seats Democrats gained from the Republican Party. This was the first time Democrats won a Senate race in Maine since the 1910 election for this seat, thus this was the first time a Democrat was popularly elected to the Senate from Maine.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Frederick G. Payne, incumbent Senator
- Herman D. Sahagian, former member of the Maine Republican Committee[1]
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frederick G. Payne (incumbent) | 82,448 | 83.64% | |
Republican | Herman D. Sahagian | 16,133 | 16.37% | |
Total votes | 98,581 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Results
[edit]Governor Muskie was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Edmund Muskie | 39,202 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 39,202 | 100.00% |
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Edmund Muskie | 172,704 | 60.76% | ![]() | |
Republican | Frederick G. Payne (incumbent) | 111,522 | 39.24% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 284,226 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sahagian Takes Out Primary Papers". The Lewiston Daily Sun. December 4, 1957. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "ME US Senate - R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "ME US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "ME US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2019.