1958 United States Senate election in Maine

none March 2026 September 2023 1958 United States Senate election in Maine Maine presidential no 1952 United States Senate election in Maine 1952 1964 United States Senate election in Maine 1964 September 8, 1958 x150px Edmund Muskie.jpg Edmund Muskie Democratic Party (United States) 172,704 60.76% Frederick George Payne.jpg Frederick G. Payne Republican Party (US) 111,522 39.24% 1958 United States Senate election in Maine results map by county.svg 280px County results Muskie: #7996e2 50–60% #6674deff 60–70%Payne: #E27F7F 50–60% U.S. Senator Frederick G. Payne Republican Party (US) Edmund Muskie Democratic Party (US) The 1958 United States Senate election in Maine was held on September 8, 1958, to elect a United States senator. Incumbent Republican Senator Frederick G. Payne lost re-election to a second term, losing by a wide margin to Democrat Edmund Muskie, the popular incumbent Governor of Maine. This was one of a record 15 seats Democrats gained from the Republican Party in the 1958 United States Senate elections. This was the first time Democrats won a Senate race in Maine since the 1910 election for this seat, thus this was the first time a Democrat was popularly elected to the Senate from Maine. Republican primary Candidates Frederick G. Payne, incumbent Senator Herman D. Sahagian, former member of the Maine Republican CommitteeSahagian Takes Out Primary Papers https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=E0QpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yWYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=743%2C3537829 12 August 2019 The Lewiston Daily Sun 4 December 1957 Results 1958 Republican U.S. Senate primary ME US Senate - R Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=879182 OurCampaigns 12 August 2019 Republican Party (United States) Frederick G. Payne (incumbent) 82,448 83.64% Republican Party (United States) Herman D. Sahagian 16,133 16.37% 98,581 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Edmund Muskie, Governor of Maine Results Governor Muskie was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. 1958 Democratic U.S. Senate primary ME US Senate - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=879181 OurCampaigns 12 August 2019 Democratic Party (United States) Edmund Muskie 39,202 100.00% 39,202 100.00% General election Results General election results ME US Senate https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=30521 OurCampaigns 12 August 2019 Democratic Party (United States) Edmund Muskie 172,704 60.76% 25.90 Republican Party (United States) Frederick G. Payne (incumbent) 111,522 39.24% 19.46 284,226 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1958 United States Senate elections References 1958 Maine United States Senate