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1966 United States Senate election in Maine

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Nominee Margaret Chase Smith Elmer H. Violette Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 188,291 131,136 Percentage 58.93% 41.04%

County results Municipality results Smith:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Violette:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Tie:     50%

U.S. senator before election Margaret Chase Smith Republican Elected U.S. senator Margaret Chase Smith Republican

The1966 United States Senate election in Maine was held on November 8, 1966. IncumbentRepublican U.S. SenatorMargaret Chase Smith was re-elected to a fourth term over Democratic State SenatorElmer H. Violette.

• Margaret Chase Smith, U.S. Senator since 1949

Senator Smith was unopposed for renomination

• Jack L. Smith
• Plato Truman, perennial candidate
• Elmer H. Violette, State Senator fromVan Buren

1966 U.S. Senate election in Maine^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Margaret Chase Smith (incumbent)	188,291	58.93%	2.72
	Democratic	Elmer H. Violette	131,136	41.04%	2.69
	Republican	Neil S. Bishop (write-in)	108	0.03%	N/A
Total votes			319,535	100.00%

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