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said of him that “There is no man better liked and respected in the Maine
Legislature among both Republicans and Democrats than Elmer Violette.” Despite his personal popularity, he was defeated by Cohen in the November election, winning 46 percent of the vote. Violette left the election in a sour
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in 1966. He expected to lose, but enjoyed traveling across the state, talking to people, and gaining valuable experience in campaigning. Violette lost the election but won 41 percent of the vote, a surprisingly strong showing against an incumbent as well-entrenched as Smith. After his defeat, he
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for five terms, including three in the Senate and one as Senate
Majority Leader from 1985 to 1986. However, he was later sent to prison for embezzling $ 430,000 from the Maine Turnpike Authority while he headed the quasi-state agency.
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Washington, and Edmund Muskie encouraged him to run for the Senate again against an increasingly weakened Margaret Chase Smith. However, when Congressman
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Labrador as a weather-watcher. He was discharged from service in December 1945. On September 2, 1946, he married Marcella Belanger. The couple remained in Van Buren after their marriage.
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mood, blaming his loss on poor management of his own campaign, misinformation pushed by Cohen's campaign, and a wide fundraising gap between the two candidates.
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United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II
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