1940 United States Senate election in Maine

1940 United States Senate election in Maine

← 1934 September 9, 1940 1946 →

Nominee Owen Brewster Louis Brann Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 150,149 105,740 Percentage 58.61% 41.27%

County results Brewster:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Brann:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Frederick Hale Republican Elected U.S. Senator Owen Brewster Republican

The 1940 United States Senate election in Maine was held on September 9, 1940.

Incumbent Republican Senator Frederick Hale did not run for re-election. Republican U.S. Representative and former Governor Owen Brewster won the open seat, defeating two Governors of Maine: incumbent Republican Governor Lewis Barrows in the primary and former Democratic Governor Louis Brann in the general election.