1960 United States Senate election in Maine
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The 1960 United States Senate election in Maine was held on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith was re-elected to a fourth term over Democratic State Senator Lucia Cormier.
This was the first election in U.S. Senate history in which all candidates or all major-party candidates were women.[1]
Republican primary[]
Candidates[]
- Margaret Chase Smith, U.S. Senator since 1949
Results[]
Senator Smith was unopposed for renomination
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Margaret Chase Smith (inc.) | 67,765 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 67,765 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[]
Candidates[]
- Lucia Cormier, State Representative from Rumford
Results[]
Representative Cormier was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lucia Cormier | 27,789 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 27,789 | 100.00% |
General election[]
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Margaret Chase Smith (incumbent) | 256,890 | 61.65% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Lucia Cormier | 159,809 | 38.35% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 416,699 | 100.00% |
See also[]
- 1960 United States Senate elections
References[]
- ^ "Lucia Cormier, 1960 challenger to state's Sen. Smith". Bangor Daily News. January 29, 1993. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "ME US Senate- R Primary Race - Jun 20, 1960". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "ME US Senate- D Primary Race - Jun 20, 1960". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "ME US Senate Race - November 8, 1960". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
Categories:
- 1960 United States Senate elections
- United States Senate elections in Maine