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Smith died in office on August 8, 1940, prior to which he advocated the congressional district's constituents to elect his wife, the former Margaret Chase, to the House seat:<ref name=history.house.gov/>
Smith died in office on August 8, 1940, prior to which he advocated the congressional district's constituents to elect his wife, the former Margaret Chase, to the House seat:<ref name=history.house.gov/>
{{cquote|I know of no one else who has the full knowledge of my ideas and plans or is as well qualified as she is, to carry on these ideas or my unfinished work for the district.}}
{{cquote|I know of no one else who has the full knowledge of my ideas and plans or is as well qualified as she is, to carry on these ideas or my unfinished work for the district.}}
Margaret Chase Smith won the special election and later was elected to the [[United States Senate]], where she was known for being a foe of [[Joseph McCarthy]], who exposed communist infiltration of the [[State Department]] and the [[U.S. Army]].
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