1960 United States Senate election in Maine explained

Election Name:1960 United States Senate election in Maine
Country:Maine
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1954 United States Senate election in Maine
Previous Year:1954
Next Election:1966 United States Senate election in Maine
Next Year:1966
Election Date:November 8, 1960
Nominee1:Margaret Chase Smith
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:256,890
Percentage1:61.65%
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:159,809
Percentage2:38.35%
Map Size:250px
U.S. Senator
Before Party:Republican Party (US)
After Party:Republican Party (US)

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 third 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] This was the first U.S. Senate election in Maine that was held in November, rather than in September.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Senator Smith was unopposed for renomination

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Representative Cormier was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

General election

Results

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Lucia Cormier, 1960 challenger to state's Sen. Smith. January 29, 1993. Bangor Daily News. 2 December 2021.