1958 United States Senate election in Maine
The 1958 United States Senate election in Maine was held on September 8, 1958 to elect a United States senator. Incumbent Republican Senator Frederick G. Payne lost re-election to a second term.
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Senator Frederick Payne was defeated in his bid for a second term by a wide margin. This was one of a record 15 seats Democrats gained from the Republican Party. This was the first time Democrats won a Senate race in Maine since the 1910 election for this seat, thus this was the first time a Democrat was popularly elected to the Senate from Maine.
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