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County results Brewster: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Brann: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Owen Brewster | 70,623 | 58.88% | |
Republican | Lewis O. Barrows | 49,327 | 41.12% | |
Total votes | 119,950 | 100.00% |
Brann was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Louis J. Brann | 23,015 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 23,015 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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% |