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After a failed bid for the House in the 1940 GOP primaries against James C. Oliver,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=879316 ME District 1 - R Primary Race - Jun 17, 1940]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref> Hale was successful the second time around in the following election cycle, ousting Oliver by a landslide for the party nomination.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=546903 ME District 1 - R Primary Race - Jun 15, 1942]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref> Hale then won the general election against [[Democrat]] Louis J. Brann<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=546899 ME District 1 Race - Sep 14, 1942]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref> and proceeded to be re-elected seven times.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=120553 Candidate - Robert Hale]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref>

After a failed bid for the House in the 1940 GOP primaries against James C. Oliver,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=879316 ME District 1 - R Primary Race - Jun 17, 1940]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref> Hale was successful the second time around in the following election cycle, ousting Oliver by a landslide for the party nomination.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=546903 ME District 1 - R Primary Race - Jun 15, 1942]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref> Hale then won the general election against [[Democrat]] Louis J. Brann<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=546899 ME District 1 Race - Sep 14, 1942]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref> and proceeded to be re-elected seven times.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=120553 Candidate - Robert Hale]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref>

Throughout his tenure, Hale was a sharp critic of Democrat presidential administrations.<ref name=nytimesobituary>December 2, 1976. [https://www.nytimes.com/1976/12/02/archives/robert-hale-dead-represented-maine-in-house-194359.html Robert Hale Dead; Represented Maine In House, 1943‐59]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref> He opposed the [[foreign policy]] of [[Harry S. Truman]] regarding [[Asia]] and even advocated for Truman's impeachment in 1952.

Throughout his tenure, Hale was a sharp critic of Democrat presidential administrations.<ref name=nytimesobituary>December 2, 1976. [https://www.nytimes.com/1976/12/02/archives/robert-hale-dead-represented-maine-in-house-194359.html Robert Hale Dead; Represented Maine In House, 1943‐59]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref> He opposed the [[foreign policy]] of [[Harry S. Truman]] regarding [[Asia]] and even advocated for Truman's impeachment in 1952. Hale also criticized [[Wendell Willkie]] in 1943 for:<ref>April 25, 1943. [https://www.nytimes.com/1943/08/25/archives/willkie-soored-on-india-robert-hale-says-he-does-not-understand-the.html WILLKIE SOORED ON INDIA; Robert Hale Says He Does Not Understand the Situation]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref>

In the [[1958 Midterm Elections|1958 midterms]], Hale was defeated for re-election by his old intraparty rival Oliver, who switched to become a [[Democrat]].<ref name=nytimesobituary/><ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=296043 ME District 01 Race - Sep 08, 1958]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref>

In the [[1958 Midterm Elections|1958 midterms]], Hale was defeated for re-election by his old intraparty rival Oliver, who switched to become a [[Democrat]].<ref name=nytimesobituary/><ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=296043 ME District 01 Race - Sep 08, 1958]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref>