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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 third 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.[1] This was the first U.S. Senate election in Maine that was held in November, rather than in September.
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Margaret Chase Smith, U.S. Senator since 1949
Results
editSenator Smith was unopposed for renomination
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Margaret Chase Smith (inc.) | 67,765 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 67,765 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Lucia Cormier, State Representative from Rumford
Results
editRepresentative Cormier was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lucia Cormier | 27,789 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 27,789 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Margaret Chase Smith (incumbent) | 256,890 | 61.65% |  3.04
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| Democratic | Lucia Cormier | 159,809 | 38.35% |  3.04
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| Total votes | 416,699 | 100.00% | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.