The 1918 United States Senate election in Maine was held on September 9, 1918.
Incumbent
Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
U.S. Senator
Bert Fernald, who had been elected to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator
Edwin C. Burleigh
Edwin Chick Burleigh (November 27, 1843June 16, 1916) was an American politician who served as the 42nd Governor of Maine from 1889 to 1893. A member of the Republican Party, he went on to hold federal office, first in the United States House ...
, was elected to a full term in his own right, defeating Democrat Elmer Newbert.
Republican primary
Candidates
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Bert Fernald, incumbent Senator since 1916
Results
Senator Fernald was unopposed for re-nomination.
Democratic primary
Candidates
*Elmer Newbert
Results
Newbert was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
General election
Results
See also
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1918 United States Senate elections
The 1918 United States Senate elections were held throughout 1918, the midpoint of Woodrow Wilson's second term as President of the United States. Republicans gained a slim 2-seat control after picking up a net 6 seats (4 in general elections an ...
References
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Maine
Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...
1918
This year is noted for the end of the First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide.
Events
Below, the events ...