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Election 1956 Results

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1956 Maine governor election

Edmund Muskie (Democrat) beat Willis A. Trafton Jr. (Republican) in Maine in 1956, 59.2% to 40.8%, a margin of 18.3 points and 55,859 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1954, when Edmund S. Muskie also won.

Democrats led in 14 of the 16 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 2. The largest, Cumberland, cast 57,853 votes and went to the Democrat by 16.9 points. The closest was Knox, where 393 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Edmund Muskie won Democratic 180,254 59.2%
Willis A. Trafton Jr. Republican 124,395 40.8%
Total304,649

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cumberland 33,809 58.4% 24,044 41.6% 57,853 D+16.9
York 24,844 61.4% 15,617 38.6% 40,461 D+22.8
Androscoggin 22,296 69.2% 9,914 30.8% 32,210 D+38.4
Kennebec 19,591 64.4% 10,846 35.6% 30,437 D+28.7
Penobscot 17,010 57.3% 12,690 42.7% 29,700 D+14.5
Aroostook 11,375 59.0% 7,903 41.0% 19,278 D+18.0
Oxford 8,590 59.3% 5,891 40.7% 14,481 D+18.6
Somerset 7,511 58.4% 5,343 41.6% 12,854 D+16.9
Washington 6,418 55.9% 5,072 44.1% 11,490 D+11.7
Hancock 4,697 44.6% 5,825 55.4% 10,522 R+10.7
Knox 4,924 52.1% 4,531 47.9% 9,455 D+4.2
Waldo 4,076 53.0% 3,608 47.0% 7,684 D+6.1
Lincoln 3,220 43.1% 4,247 56.9% 7,467 R+13.8
Franklin 4,158 55.9% 3,274 44.1% 7,432 D+11.9
Sagadahoc 4,195 57.9% 3,044 42.1% 7,239 D+15.9
Piscataquis 3,540 58.2% 2,546 41.8% 6,086 D+16.3

Counties as they stood in 1956; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Maine governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Janet Mills (D) D+13.1
2018 Janet Mills (D) D+7.7
2014 Paul LePage (R) R+4.8
2010 Paul LePage (R) R+19.1
2006 John Baldacci (D) D+7.9
2002 John Baldacci (D) D+5.7
1998 Angus King (other)
1994 Angus King (other)
1990 John McKernan Jr. (R) R+2.6
1986 John R. McKernan Jr. (R) R+9.7
1982 Joseph Brennan (D) D+23.8
1978 Joseph Brennan (D) D+13.4
1974 James B. Longley (other)
1970 Kenneth M. Curtis (D) D+0.3
1966 Kenneth M. Curtis (D) D+6.2
1962 John H. Reed (R) R+0.2
1960 John H. Reed (R) R+5.3
1958 Clinton A. Clauson (D) D+4.0
1956 Edmund Muskie (D) D+18.3
1954 Edmund S. Muskie (D) D+9.0
1952 Burton M. Cross (R) R+18.6
1950 Frederick G. Payne (R) R+21.4
1948 Frederick G. Payne (R) R+31.2
1946 Horace A. Hildreth (R) R+22.6
1944 Horace A. Hildreth (R) R+40.5
1942 Sumner Sewall (R) R+33.7
1940 Sumner Sewall (R) R+27.7
1938 Lewis O. Barrows (R) R+5.9
1936 Lewis O. Barrows (R) R+13.9
1934 Louis J. Brann (D) D+8.1
1932 Louis J. Brann (D) D+1.0
1930 William Tudor Gardiner (R) R+10.1
1928 William Tudor Gardiner (R) R+38.6
1926 Ralph O. Brewster (R) R+11.0
1924 Ralph O. Brewster (R) R+14.4
1922 Percival P. Baxter (R) R+15.9
1920 Frederick H. Parkhurst (R) R+31.8
1918 Carl Milliken (R) R+4.1
1916 Carl E. Milliken (R) R+9.1
1914 Oakley C. Curtis (D) D+2.3
1912 William T. Haines (R) R+2.3
1910 Frederick W. Plaisted (D) D+6.1
1908 Bert M. Fernald (R) R+5.1
1906 William T. Cobb (R) R+6.0
1904 William T. Cobb (R) R+20.4
1902 John F. Hill (R) R+24.8
1900 John F. Hill (R) R+28.3
1898 Llewellyn Powers (R) R+28.2
1896 Llewellyn Powers (R) R+39.1
1894 Henry B. Cleaves (R) R+36.1
1892 Henry B. Cleaves (R) R+9.6
1890 Edwin C. Burleigh (R) R+16.6
1888 Edwin C. Burleigh (R) R+12.4
1886 Joseph R. Bodwell (R) R+10.6
1884 Frederick Robie (R) R+13.9
1882 Frederick Robie (R) R+6.2
1880 Harris M. Plaisted (D) D+0.1
1879 Daniel F. Davis (R) R+34.0
1878 Alonzo Garcelon (D) R+22.5
1877 Selden Connor (R) R+11.1
1876 Selden Connor (R) R+11.3
1875 Selden Connor (R) R+4.5
1874 Nelson Dingley Jr. (R) R+9.7
1873 Nelson Dingley Jr. (R) R+15.8
1872 Sidney Perham (R) R+13.0
1871 Sidney Perham (R) R+10.2
1870 Sidney Perham (R) R+8.3
1869 Joshua L. Chamberlain (R) R+12.9
1868 Joshua L. Chamberlain (R) R+14.7
1867 Joshua L. Chamberlain (R) R+11.3
1866 Joshua L. Chamberlain (R) R+24.8
1865 Samuel Cony (R) R+26.6