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1960 Maine Gubernatorial Special

Maine · 2 candidates · See every 1960 Governor race

Who won the 1960 Maine Gubernatorial Special?

John H. Reed won the 1960 Maine Gubernatorial Special. John H. Reed received 219,768 popular votes (52.7%). The main challenger was Frank M. Coffin (47.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Reed and Coffin

Reed +5.4 pts · won by 22,321 votes
John H. ReedRepublicanWINNER52.7%
219,768 votes
Frank M. CoffinDemocratic47.3%
197,447 votes
A special election fills a governorship that came open mid-term. 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.