1948 United States Senate election in Maine

none March 2026 January 2025 1948 United States Senate election in Maine Maine presidential no 1942 United States Senate election in Maine 1942 1954 United States Senate election in Maine 1954 September 13, 1948 x150px Margaret Chase Smith 1943 (cropped).jpg Margaret Chase Smith Republican Party (US) 159,182 71.30% 3x4.svg Adrian Scolten Democratic Party (US) 64,074 28.70% 1948 United States Senate election in Maine results map by county.svg 280px County resultsSmith: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #a80000 >90% U.S. Senator Wallace H. White Jr. Republican Party (US) Margaret Chase Smith Republican Party (US) The 1948 United States Senate election in Maine was held on September 13, 1948. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator and Senate Majority Leader Wallace White did not seek a fourth term in office. U.S. Representative Margaret Chase Smith defeated the two most recent Governors of Maine, Horace Hildreth and Sumner Sewall, in the Republican primary. In the general election, Smith resoundingly defeated Democrat Adrian Scolten of Portland. Smith was the first woman ever elected to a full term in the U.S. Senate without first being appointed.Hattie Caraway of Arkansas was elected to two terms in the Senate, but she had been appointed first to succeed her dead husband and was an incumbent in each of her elections. In 1938, Gladys Pyle was elected to represent South Dakota in the U.S. Senate for 55 days to complete the term of Peter Norbeck. Smith's election also made her the first woman to serve in both houses of the United States Congress, as well as the first woman to represent the state of Maine in the Senate. University of Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith (1897–1995) http://www.mcspolicycenter.umaine.edu/?q=senator-margaret-chase-smith-1897-1995 Republican primary Candidates Albion P. Beverage Horace Hildreth, Governor of Maine since 1945 Sumner Sewall, former Governor of Maine from 1941 to 1945 Margaret Chase Smith, U.S. Representative from Skowhegan Results 1948 Republican U.S. Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=879170 ME US Senate- R Primary Race - Jun 21, 1948 Our Campaigns 19 June 2020 Republican Party (United States) Margaret Chase Smith 63,786 51.90% Republican Party (United States) Horace Hildreth 30,949 25.18% Republican Party (United States) Sumner Sewall 21,763 17.71% Republican Party (United States) Albion Beverage 6,399 5.21% 122,897 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Adrian Scolten, farmer Results Scolten was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. 1948 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=879240 ME US Senate- D Primary Race - Jun 21, 1948 Our Campaigns 19 June 2020 Democratic Party (United States) Adrian Scolten 15,452 100.00% 15,452 100.00% General election Results 1948 U.S. Senate election in Mainehttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=30524 ME US Senate Race - September 13, 1948 Our Campaigns 19 June 2020 Republican Party (United States) Margaret Chase Smith 159,182 71.30% 4.63 Democratic Party (United States) Adrian Scolten 64,074 28.70% 4.63 223,256 100.00% See also 1948 United States Senate elections References Notes Maine 1948