The 1954 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 13, 1954. Incumbent

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was seeking a second term which would have made him the fifth consecutive Governor (all Republicans) to be elected twice. Democratic

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, widely viewed as the underdog due to Maine's solidly Republican history, was able to pull an upset victory and become the first Democrat to be elected to the Blaine House since Louis J. Brann in

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, and only the fourth Democrat in the 20th century.

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Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and nor ...

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