1940 United States Senate election in Maine

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1940 United States Senate election in Maine

September 9, 1940

Nominee Owen Brewster Louis Brann Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 150,149 105,740 Percentage 58.61% 41.27%

County results Brewster:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Brann:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Frederick Hale Republican Elected U.S. Senator Owen Brewster Republican

The 1940 United States Senate election in Maine was held on September 9, 1940.

Incumbent Republican Senator Frederick Hale did not run for re-election. Republican U.S. Representative and former Governor Owen Brewster won the open seat, defeating two Governors of Maine: incumbent Republican Governor Lewis Barrows in the primary and former Democratic Governor Louis Brann in the general election.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Lewis O. Barrows, Governor of Maine
• Owen Brewster, U.S. Representative from Dexter and former Governor (1925–29)

Results

1940 Republican U.S. Senate primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Owen Brewster	70,623	58.88%
	Republican	Lewis O. Barrows	49,327	41.12%
Total votes			119,950	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Louis J. Brann, former Governor of Maine (1933–37)

Results

Brann was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

1940 Democratic U.S. Senate primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Louis J. Brann	23,015	100.00%
Total votes			23,015	100.00%

General election

Results

1940 U.S. Senate election in Maine

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Owen Brewster	150,149	58.61%	8.57
	Democratic	Louis J. Brann	105,740	41.27%	8.44
	Independent	Lewis Gordon	305	0.12%	N/A
Total votes			256,194	100.00%

See also

• 1940 United States Senate elections