1952 Maine gubernatorial election

1952 Maine gubernatorial election
September 8, 1952
 
Nominee Burton M. Cross James C. Oliver Neil S. Bishop
Party Republican Democratic Independent Republican
Popular vote 128,532 82,538 35,732
Percentage 52.08% 33.44% 14.48%
County results
Cross:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Oliver:      40–50%
Governor before election

Nathaniel Haskell
Republican

Elected Governor

Burton M. Cross
Republican

The 1952 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 8, 1952. Incumbent Republican Governor Frederick G. Payne was term limited and seeking election to the United States Senate. Maine Senate President Burton M. Cross faced off against Democratic challenger, former Congressman James C. Oliver (who served in Congress from 1937 to 1941 as a Republican) and Independent Republican Neil S. Bishop (whom Cross had defeated in the Republican primary) in the general election, easily defeating both men. Cross' election was the ninth consecutive victory for the Republicans in Maine gubernatorial races.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.