1950 Maine gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1950 Maine gubernatorial election Maine presidential no 1948 Maine gubernatorial election 1948 1952 Maine gubernatorial election 1952 September 11, 1950 Image:Frederick George Payne.jpg 150x150px Frederick G. Payne Republican Party (United States) 145,823 60.73% 3x4.svg Earl S. Grant Democratic Party (United States) 94,304 39.27% 1950 Maine gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 280px County resultsPayne: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Frederick G. Payne Republican Party (United States) Frederick G. Payne Republican Party (United States) The 1950 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 11, 1950. Incumbent Republican Governor Frederick G. Payne was seeking a second term, and faced off against Democratic challenger Earl S. Grant and States Rights Democratic candidate Leland B. Currier, whom Grant had defeated in the regular Democratic primary. Payne went on to win re-election by a wide margin, while Currier received less than one percent of the vote. Republican primary Payne was unopposed in the Republican primary. Democratic primary Candidates Leland B. Currier, former state senator Earl S. Grant Results Democratic primary resultshttps://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/Elections/Returns/1950/19500619/elec_19500619c.pdf Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, Elections Division 2025-08-22 Earl S. Grant Democratic Party (United States) 13,131 62.31 Leland B. Currier Democratic Party (United States) 7,942 37.69 21,073 100.00 Results 1950 Gubernatorial Election, Maine Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II CQ Press 2005 1497–1499 https://archive.org/details/guidetouselectio00cqpr/page/1497 978-1-56802-981-8 2009-05-12 registration Republican Party (United States) Frederick G. Payne (incumbent) 145,823 60.73% - Democratic Party (United States) Earl S. Grant 94,304 39.27% - States Rights Democratic Leland B. Currier 1,050 0.43% - 51,519 21.45% Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Androscoggin (largest city: Lewiston) York (largest town: Biddeford) Notes expanded 1950 Maine Gubernatorial Category:September 1950 in the United States