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1948 United States Senate election in Maine

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election_name1948 United States Senate election in Maine
countryMaine
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1942 United States Senate election in Maine
previous_year1942
next_election1954 United States Senate election in Maine
next_year1954
election_dateSeptember 13, 1948
image_sizex150px
image1Margaret Chase Smith 1943 (cropped).jpg
nominee1**Margaret Chase Smith**
party1Republican Party (US)
popular_vote1**159,182**
percentage1**71.30%**
image23x4.svg
nominee2Adrian Scolten
party2Democratic Party (US)
popular_vote264,074
percentage228.70%
map_image1948 United States Senate election in Maine results map by county.svg
map_size280px
map_captionCounty results
**Smith:**
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionWallace H. White Jr.
before_partyRepublican Party (US)
after_electionMargaret Chase Smith
after_partyRepublican Party (US)

Smith:
The 1948 United States Senate election in Maine was held on September 13, 1948. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator and Senate Majority Leader Wallace White did not seek a fourth term in office.

U.S. Representative Margaret Chase Smith defeated the two most recent Governors of Maine, Horace Hildreth and Sumner Sewall, in the Republican primary. In the general election, Smith resoundingly defeated Democrat Adrian Scolten of Portland.

Smith was the first woman ever elected to a full term in the U.S. Senate without first being appointed. Smith's election also made her the first woman to serve in both houses of the United States Congress, as well as the first woman to represent the state of Maine in the Senate.

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Albion P. Beverage
  • Horace Hildreth, Governor of Maine since 1945
  • Sumner Sewall, former Governor of Maine from 1941 to 1945
  • Margaret Chase Smith, U.S. Representative from Skowhegan

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Adrian Scolten, farmer

Results

Scolten was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

General election

Results

References

Notes

References

  1. "Senator Margaret Chase Smith (1897–1995)". [[University of Maine]].
  2. "ME US Senate- R Primary Race - Jun 21, 1948". Our Campaigns.
  3. "ME US Senate- D Primary Race - Jun 21, 1948". Our Campaigns.
  4. "ME US Senate Race - September 13, 1948". Our Campaigns.
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