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1948 Maine gubernatorial election
County resultsPayne: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Lausier: 50–60%
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 Frederick G. Payne , the former mayor of Augusta , faced off against Democratic challenger Louis B. Lausier , the mayor of Biddeford . Payne defeated Lausier in a landslide. Neil S. Bishop unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination
Payne dispatched four other Republicans in the GOP primary, including Bishop; his closest opponent was Maine Senate President George D. Varney . Lausier defeated former state senator Leland Currier in the Democratic primary.
Neil S. Bishop , of Bowdoinham , state senatorRoy L. Fernald, of Winterport , former state senator
Frederick G. Payne , of Waldoboro , businessman and former mayor of Augusta George D. Varney , of Kittery , President of the Maine Senate , former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives Robinson Verrill, of Portland , attorney
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