1960 United States Senate election in Maine

1960 United States Senate election in Maine
November 8, 1960
 
Nominee Margaret Chase Smith Lucia Cormier
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 256,890 159,809
Percentage 61.65% 38.35%
County results
Smith:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Cormier:      50–60%
U.S. senator before election

Margaret Chase Smith
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Margaret Chase Smith
Republican

The 1960 United States Senate election in Maine was held on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith was re-elected to a third term over Democratic State Senator Lucia Cormier.

This was the first election in U.S. Senate history in which all candidates or all major-party candidates were women. This was the first U.S. Senate election in Maine that was held in November, rather than in September.

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