1958 United States Senate election in Maine

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.

1958 United States Senate election in Maine

← 1952 September 8, 1958 1964 →
 
Nominee Edmund Muskie Frederick G. Payne
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 172,704 111,522
Percentage 60.76% 39.24%

County Results
Muskie:      50–60%      60–70%
Payne:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Frederick G. Payne
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Edmund Muskie
Democratic

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

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Candidates

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  • Frederick G. Payne, incumbent Senator
  • Herman D. Sahagian, former member of the Maine Republican Committee[1]

Results

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1958 Republican U.S. Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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Candidates

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Results

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Governor Muskie was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

1958 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edmund Muskie 39,202 100.00%
Total votes 39,202 100.00%

General election

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Results

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General election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Edmund Muskie 172,704 60.76%  25.90
Republican Frederick G. Payne (incumbent) 111,522 39.24%  19.46
Total votes 284,226 100.00% N/A
Democratic gain from Republican

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sahagian Takes Out Primary Papers". The Lewiston Daily Sun. December 4, 1957. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "ME US Senate - R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "ME US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "ME US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2019.