1930 United States Senate election in Maine

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1930 United States Senate election in Maine
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  1926 (special) September 8, 1930 1936  
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Nominee Wallace White Frank Haskell
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote88,26256,559
Percentage60.95%39.05%

U.S. senator before election

Arthur Gould
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Wallace H. White Jr.
Republican

The 1930 United States Senate election in Maine was held on September 8, 1930. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Arthur Gould, who had been elected to complete the term of the late Senator Bert Fernald, did not run for re-election to a full term.

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In the Republican primary, U.S. Representative Wallace H. White Jr. defeated former Governor of Maine Owen Brewster. White easily won the general election over Democrat Frank Haskell.

White and Brewster would later serve together as Senate colleagues from 1941 to 1949.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1930 Republican U.S. Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wallace H. White Jr. 46,904 50.17%
Republican Owen Brewster 39,48942.24%
Republican Dugald Dewar7,0987.59%
Write-inAll others20.00%
Total votes89,183 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Haskell was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

1930 Democratic U.S. Senate primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank H. Haskell 25,598 99.57%
Write-inAll others220.43%
Total votes25,598 100.00%

General election

Results

1930 U.S. Senate election in Maine [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Wallace H. White Jr. 88,262 60.95% Decrease2.svg10.85
Democratic Frank H. Haskell56,55939.05%Increase2.svg10.85
Total votes147,821 100.00%

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References

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  2. "ME US Senate- D Primary Race - Jun 16, 1930". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
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