1958 United States Senate election in Maine

1958 United States Senate election in Maine

← 1952 September 8, 1958 1964 →
 
Nominee Edmund Muskie Frederick G. Payne
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 172,704 111,522
Percentage 60.76% 39.24%

County Results
Muskie:      50–60%      60–70%
Payne:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Frederick G. Payne
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Edmund Muskie
Democratic

The 1958 United States Senate election in Maine was held on September 8, 1958 to elect a United States senator. Incumbent Republican Senator Frederick G. Payne lost re-election to a second term.

Senator Frederick Payne was defeated in his bid for a second term by a wide margin. This was one of a record 15 seats Democrats gained from the Republican Party. This was the first time Democrats won a Senate race in Maine since the 1910 election for this seat, thus this was the first time a Democrat was popularly elected to the Senate from Maine.