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Edmund Sixtus Muskie [a] (March 28, 1914 – March 26, 1996) was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 58th United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter from 1980 to 1981, a United States Senator from Maine from 1959 to 1980, the 64th governor of Maine from 1955 to 1959, and a member of the Maine House of Representatives from 1946 to 1951.
Offices pursued–successfully and unsuccessfully–by Edmund Muskie, the 58th United States Secretary of State, United States Senator from Maine, 64th Governor of Maine, and Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 110th district.
This article lists those who were potential candidates for the Democratic nomination for Vice President of the United States in the 1968 election.After winning the Democratic presidential nomination at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey asked the convention to nominate Maine Senator Edmund Muskie as his running mate.
The first-in-the-nation primary was won by Edmund Muskie, but by a much narrower margin than expected over his much more liberal opponent, George McGovern. [1] [2] Muskie's surprisingly close victory would slow his momentum to a halt, eventually leading him to drop out of the race altogether. [3]
Jane Frances Muskie (née Gray; February 12, 1927 – December 25, 2004) was an American civic leader and writer who, as the wife of Edmund Muskie, served as First Lady of Maine from 1955 to 1959.
He’d been appointed by Gov. Joe Brennan to succeed Ed Muskie in 1980. In doing so, Brennan passed over the more popular and accomplished Ken Curtis, who’d been the first Democrat, and first ...
Democratic state representative Edmund Muskie, 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 1934, and only the fourth Democrat in the 20th century. This is currently the most recent Maine ...
Incumbent Democratic senator Edmund Muskie won re-election to a fourth term. General election. Candidates. Edmund Muskie (D), incumbent U.S. Senator;