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1918 US Senate election in Maine

Bert M. Fernald (Republican) beat Earl Newbert (Democrat) in Maine in 1918, 55.4% to 44.6%, a margin of 10.8 points and 13,142 votes.

Republicans led in 15 of the 16 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 1. The largest, Cumberland, cast 17,795 votes and went to the Republican by 7.1 points. The closest was Androscoggin, where 258 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.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bert M. Fernald won Republican 67,431 55.4%
Earl Newbert Democratic 54,289 44.6%
Total121,720

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cumberland 8,268 46.5% 9,527 53.5% 17,795 R+7.1
Penobscot 6,157 48.0% 6,675 52.0% 12,832 R+4.0
York 4,831 44.9% 5,938 55.1% 10,769 R+10.3
Kennebec 4,552 42.9% 6,068 57.1% 10,620 R+14.3
Androscoggin 4,813 48.7% 5,071 51.3% 9,884 R+2.6
Aroostook 2,596 32.9% 5,290 67.1% 7,886 R+34.2
Washington 3,406 46.5% 3,913 53.5% 7,319 R+6.9
Oxford 2,889 42.0% 3,992 58.0% 6,881 R+16.0
Somerset 2,835 41.3% 4,032 58.7% 6,867 R+17.4
Hancock 2,352 42.2% 3,224 57.8% 5,576 R+15.6
Knox 2,746 57.0% 2,069 43.0% 4,815 D+14.1
Waldo 1,830 40.8% 2,653 59.2% 4,483 R+18.4
Lincoln 1,682 45.1% 2,051 54.9% 3,733 R+9.9
Franklin 1,399 37.5% 2,333 62.5% 3,732 R+25.0
Sagadahoc 1,599 44.5% 1,991 55.5% 3,590 R+10.9
Piscataquis 1,505 42.6% 2,031 57.4% 3,536 R+14.9

Counties as they stood in 1918; 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 Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Angus King (other)
2020 Susan Margaret Collins (R) R+8.6
2018 Angus King (other)
2014 Susan Collins (R) R+37.0
2012 Angus King (other)
2008 Susan M. Collins (R) R+22.7
2006 Olympia Snowe (R) R+53.4
2002 Susan M. Collins (R) R+16.9
2000 Olympia J. Snowe (R) R+37.9
1996 Susan M. Collins (R) R+5.3
1994 Olympia J. Snowe (R) R+23.9
1990 William S. Cohen (R) R+22.7
1988 George J. Mitchell (D) D+62.6
1984 William S. Cohen (R) R+47.5
1982 George J. Mitchell (D) D+21.7
1978 William Cohen (R) R+22.7
1976 Edmund S. Muskie (D) D+20.4
1972 William Hathaway (D) D+6.5
1970 Ed Muskie (D) D+23.5
1966 Margaret Chase Smith (R) R+17.9
1964 Ed Muskie (D) D+33.2
1960 Margaret Chase Smith (R) R+23.3
1958 Ed Muskie (D) D+21.6
1954 Margaret Chase Smith (R) R+17.2
1952 Frederick Payne (R) R+23.8
1948 Margaret Chase Smith (R) R+42.6
1946 Ralph O. Brewster (R) R+27.1
1942 Wallace H. White Jr. (R) R+33.3
1940 Ralph O. Brewster (R) R+17.3
1936 Wallace H. White Jr. (R) R+1.5
1934 Frederick Hale (R) R+0.4
1930 Wallace H. White Jr. (R) R+21.9
1928 Frederick Hale (R) R+39.3
1924 Bert M. Fernald (R) R+20.9
1922 Frederick Hale (R) R+15.0
1918 Bert M. Fernald (R) R+10.8
1916 Frederick Hale (R) R+6.9