1954 United States Senate election in Maine
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The 1954 United States Senate election in Maine was held on September 13, 1954. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator
Margaret Chase Smith Margaret Madeline Smith (née Chase; December 14, 1897 – May 29, 1995) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, she served as a U.S. representative (1940–1949) and a U.S. senator (1949–1973) from Maine. She was the firs ...
was re-elected to a second term over Democrat Paul Fullam.


Republican primary


Candidates

*Robert L. Jones *
Margaret Chase Smith Margaret Madeline Smith (née Chase; December 14, 1897 – May 29, 1995) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, she served as a U.S. representative (1940–1949) and a U.S. senator (1949–1973) from Maine. She was the firs ...
, U.S. Senator since 1949


Results


Democratic primary


Candidates

*Paul Fullam


Results

Fullam was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.


General election


Results


See also

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1954 United States Senate elections The 1954 United States Senate elections was a midterm election in the first term of Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency. Eisenhower's Republican party lost a net of two seats to the Democratic opposition. This small change was just enough to give ...


References

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