1956 Maine gubernatorial election

1956 Maine gubernatorial election
September 10, 1956
 
Nominee Edmund Muskie Willis A. Trafton Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 180,254 124,395
Percentage 59.17% 40.83%
County results
Muskie:      50–60%      60–70%
Trafton:      50-60%
Governor before election

Edmund Muskie
Democratic

Elected Governor

Edmund Muskie
Democratic

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, carrying every county in the state bar the Republican strongholds of Hancock and Lincoln.

Democratic primary

Muskie was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Willis A. Trafton, Jr. 42,901 50.85
Republican Philip F. Chapman, Jr. 24,787 29.38
Republican Alexander LaFleur 16,479 19.53
Republican Edmund Muskie (write-in) 196 0.23
Republican Others 6 0.00
Total votes 84,369 100.00

Results

1956 Gubernatorial Election, Maine[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Edmund Muskie (Incumbent) 180,254 59.17% −
Republican Willis A. Trafton, Jr. 124,395 40.83% −
Majority 55,859 18.34%

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Notes

  1. ^ "Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, Elections Division" (PDF). Retrieved August 19, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Guide to US Elections, Fifth Edition, Volume II. CQ Press. 2005. pp. 1497–1499. ISBN 978-1-56802-981-8. Retrieved May 12, 2009.


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