1952 United States Senate election in Maine
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County Results Payne:40–50%50–60%60–70%70–80% Dube:40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The1952 United States Senate election in Mainewas held on September 8, 1952.
IncumbentRepublicanSenatorOwen Brewsterran for re-election to a third term, but lost the Republican primary to Governor of MaineFrederick Payne.Payne easily won the general election against two Democratic opponents, party nominee Roger Dube and independent Democrat Earl Grant.
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Owen Brewster,incumbent Senator since 1941
- Frederick G. Payne,Governor of Maine
Campaign[edit]
Payne's campaign was encouraged and partly funded by billionaireHoward Hughes,who sought to end Brewster's political career overthe investigationof Hughes'sTrans World Airlinesfor war profiteering.[1]
Payne's victory may also have been aided by Brewster's connections toMcCarthyism.
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frederick G. Payne | 68,690 | 51.25% | |
Republican | Owen Brewster(inc.) | 65,334 | 48.75% | |
Total votes | 134,024 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Roger P. Dube
- Earl S. Grant
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Roger P. Dube | 12,569 | 56.77% | |
Democratic | Earl S. Grant | 9,572 | 43.23% | |
Total votes | 22,141 | 100.00% |
General election[edit]
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Frederick G. Payne | 139,205 | 58.70% | 4.85 | |
Democratic | Roger P. Dube | 82,665 | 34.86% | 1.59 | |
Independent Democrat | Earl S. Grant | 15,294 | 6.45% | N/A | |
Total votes | 237,164 | 100.00% |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Dietrich, Noah;Thomas, Bob (1972).Howard, The Amazing Mr. Hughes.Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Publications, Inc. pp. 198–208.ISBN978-0044902560.
- ^"ME US Senate - R Primary".OurCampaigns.RetrievedJune 21,2020.
- ^"ME US Senate - D Primary".OurCampaigns.RetrievedJune 21,2020.
- ^"ME US Senate".OurCampaigns.RetrievedJune 21,2020.