180,254 124,395 Start date September 10, 1956 | 59.17% 40.83% | |
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Winner Edmund Muskie | ||
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.
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Maine gubernatorial election, 1956 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA