1956 Maine gubernatorial election

1956 Maine gubernatorial election

←  1954 September 10, 1956 1958  →

Nominee Edmund Muskie Willis A. Trafton Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 180,254 124,395 Percentage 59.17% 40.83%

County results Muskie:      50–60%     60–70% Trafton:      50-60%

Governor before election Edmund Muskie Democratic Elected Governor Edmund Muskie Democratic

The 1956 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 10, 1956. Incumbent Democratic Governor Edmund Muskie was seeking re-election, and faced off against Republican Willis A. Trafton, Jr. in the general election. Extremely popular, Muskie was able to easily win re-election, carrying every county in the state bar the Republican strongholds of Hancock and Lincoln.

Results

1956 Gubernatorial Election, Maine ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Edmund Muskie (Incumbent)	180,254	59.17%	−
	Republican	Willis A. Trafton, Jr.	124,395	40.83%	−
Majority			55,859	18.34%

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Cumberland (largest city: Portland)
• Franklin (largest town: Farmington)
• Knox (largest municipality: Rockland)

Notes

1. Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II . CQ Press. 2005. pp.  1497–1499. ISBN   978-1-56802-981-8 . Retrieved May 12, 2009.