Maine gubernatorial election, 1948

September 13, 1948



Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	145,956	76,544
Percentage	65.60%	34.40%

Election results by county
Republican (Red), Democrat (Blue)

Governor before election

Horace A. Hildreth
Republican

Elected Governor

Frederick G. Payne
Republican

The 1948 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 13, 1948. Incumbent Republican Governor Horace A. Hildreth, was term limited and seeking election to the United States Senate (eventually losing the Republican Primary to Margaret Chase Smith), thus did not run. Republican mayor of Augusta Frederick G. Payne faced off against Democratic challenger Louis B. Lausier, defeating him in a landslide.

Results

1948 Gubernatorial Election, Maine^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Frederick G. Payne	145,956	65.60%	-
	Democratic	Louis B. Lausier	76,544	34.40%	-
Majority			69,412	31.20%

Notes

↑ Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. pp. 1497–1499. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8.

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