September 14, 1942 1944 → 66.84% 33.16% | 118,047 58,558 | |
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Winner Sumner Sewall | ||
The 1942 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 14, 1942. Incumbent Republican Governor Sumner Sewall was seeking a second term, and faced off against Democratic challenger George W. Lane, Jr. Sewall was able to easily win his re-election. This contest was the first gubernatorial election held after the entry of the United States into the second world war.
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Maine gubernatorial election, 1942 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA