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1952 Maine Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1952 Maine Gubernatorial Election?

Burton M. Cross won the 1952 Maine Gubernatorial Election. Burton M. Cross received 128,532 popular votes (52.08%). The main challenger was James C. Oliver (33.44%).

See the full head-to-head between Cross and Oliver

Cross +18.6 pts · won by 45,994 votes
Burton M. CrossRepublicanWINNER52.08%
128,532 votes
James C. OliverDemocratic33.44%
82,538 votes
Neil S. BishopRepublican14.48%
35,732 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.