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1952 US Senate election in Maine

Frederick Payne (Republican) beat Roger P. Dube (Democrat) in Maine in 1952, 58.7% to 34.9%, a margin of 23.8 points and 56,540 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1946, when Ralph O. Brewster won.

Republicans led in 15 of the 16 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 1. The largest, Cumberland, cast 39,347 votes and went to the Republican by 29.8 points. The closest was York, where 753 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
Frederick Payne won Republican 139,205 58.7%
Roger P. Dube Democratic 82,665 34.9%
Earl S. Grant Independent Democratic 15,294 6.4%
Total237,164

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cumberland 13,820 35.1% 25,527 64.9% 39,347 R+29.8
York 14,544 48.7% 15,297 51.3% 29,841 R+2.5
Androscoggin 12,944 51.7% 12,081 48.3% 25,025 D+3.4
Kennebec 9,209 40.2% 13,712 59.8% 22,921 R+19.6
Penobscot 6,825 32.1% 14,466 67.9% 21,291 R+35.9
Aroostook 3,982 27.6% 10,470 72.4% 14,452 R+44.9
Oxford 3,724 36.4% 6,517 63.6% 10,241 R+27.3
Somerset 3,880 40.8% 5,629 59.2% 9,509 R+18.4
Washington 2,355 26.1% 6,679 73.9% 9,034 R+47.9
Hancock 1,606 21.6% 5,818 78.4% 7,424 R+56.7
Knox 1,996 27.8% 5,173 72.2% 7,169 R+44.3
Franklin 1,416 26.7% 3,887 73.3% 5,303 R+46.6
Sagadahoc 2,051 39.7% 3,117 60.3% 5,168 R+20.6
Lincoln 1,070 20.8% 4,072 79.2% 5,142 R+58.4
Waldo 1,519 30.1% 3,531 69.9% 5,050 R+39.8
Piscataquis 1,724 34.8% 3,229 65.2% 4,953 R+30.4

Counties as they stood in 1952; 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