1960 United States Senate election in Maine
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.
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This was the first election in U.S. Senate history in which all candidates or all major-party candidates were women.
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% | 3.04 | |
Democratic | Lucia Cormier | 159,809 | 38.35% | 3.04 | |
Total votes | 416,699 | 100.00% |
See also
References
- "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.
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