1952 United States Senate election in Maine
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The 1952 United States Senate election in Maine was held on September 8, 1952.
Incumbent Republican Senator Owen Brewster ran for re-election to a third term, but lost the Republican primary to Governor of Maine Frederick Payne. Payne easily won the general election against two Democratic opponents, party nominee Roger Dube and independent Democrat Earl Grant.
Republican primary[]
Candidates[]
- Owen Brewster, incumbent Senator since 1941
- Frederick G. Payne, Governor of Maine
Campaign[]
Payne's campaign was encouraged and partly funded by billionaire Howard Hughes, who sought to end Brewster's political career over the investigation of Hughes's Trans World Airlines for war profiteering.[1]
Payne's victory may also have been aided by Brewster's connections to McCarthyism and racist groups like the Ku Klux Klan.
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Frederick G. Payne | 68,690 | 51.25% | |
Republican | Owen Brewster (inc.) | 65,334 | 48.75% | |
Total votes | 134,024 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[]
Candidates[]
- Roger P. Dube
- Earl S. Grant
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Roger P. Dube | 12,569 | 56.77% | |
Democratic | Earl S. Grant | 9,572 | 43.23% | |
Total votes | 22,141 | 100.00% |
General election[]
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Frederick G. Payne | 139,205 | 58.70% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Roger P. Dube | 82,665 | 34.86% | ![]() | |
Independent Democrat | Earl S. Grant | 15,294 | 6.45% | N/A | |
Total votes | 237,164 | 100.00% |
See also[]
- 1952 United States Senate elections
References[]
- ^ Dietrich, Noah; Thomas, Bob (1972). Howard, The Amazing Mr. Hughes. Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Publications, Inc. pp. 198–208. ISBN 978-0044902560.
- ^ "ME US Senate - R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "ME US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "ME US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- United States Senate elections in Maine
- 1952 United States Senate elections
- 1952 Maine elections