1936 United States Senate election in Maine
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1936 United States Senate election in Maine
| country = Maine
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1930 United States Senate election in Maine
| previous_year = 1930
| next_election = 1942 United States Senate election in Maine
| next_year = 1942
| election_date = September 14, 1936
| image_size = x150px
| image1 = File:WallaceWhiteJr.jpg
| nominee1 = Wallace White
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 158,068
| percentage1 = 50.75%
| image2 = File:Louis J. Brann (Maine Governor).jpg
| nominee2 = Louis J. Brann
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 153,420
| percentage2 = 49.25%
| map_image = 1936 United States Senate election in Maine results map by county.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = County results
White: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}
Brann: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}
| title = U.S. Senator
| before_election = Wallace H. White Jr.
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Wallace H. White Jr.
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
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The 1936 United States Senate election in Maine was held on September 14, 1936. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Wallace White was re-elected to a second term over Governor Louis J. Brann.
Although 1936 is typically seen as the end of Maine's status as a national bellwether, White's narrow victory in strongly Republican Maine may have been a portent of doom for Alf Landon's fall presidential campaign, in which he carried only Maine and nearby Vermont.
Republican primary
=Candidates=
- Wallace H. White Jr., incumbent Senator since 1931
=Results=
Senator White was unopposed for re-nomination.
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Wallace H. White Jr. (inc.)
|votes = 89,183
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 89,183
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
Democratic primary
=Candidates=
- Louis J. Brann, Governor of Maine since 1933
=Results=
Governor Brann was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Louis J. Brann
|votes = 25,598
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 25,598
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
General election
=Results=
{{Election box begin| title=1936 U.S. Senate election in Maine{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=30551|title=ME US Senate Race - September 14, 1936 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=19 June 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Wallace H. White Jr. (inc.)
|votes = 158,068
|percentage = 50.75%
| change = {{decrease}}10.20
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Louis J. Brann
|votes = 153,420
|percentage = 49.25%
| change = {{increase}}10.20
}}
{{Election box total
|votes = 311,488
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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