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[[File:Clyde H. Smith (Maine Congressman).jpg|thumb|left|220px]]

Consistent with his opposition towards the Klan, Smith voted for the [[anti-lynching bill]]s of 1937<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/75-1/h27 TO PASS H. R. 1507, AN ANTI-LYNCHING BILL.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 20, 2021.</ref> and 1940,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/76-3/h96 TO PASS H.R. 801, A BILL TO MAKE LYNCHING A FEDERAL CRIME.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 20, 2021.</ref> respectively the [[Gavagan–Wagner Act]] and the Gavagan–Fish Act. He was also considered a [[conservative]] in terms of overall ideology.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/>

Consistent with his opposition towards the Klan, Smith voted for the [[anti-lynching bill]]s of 1937<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/75-1/h27 TO PASS H. R. 1507, AN ANTI-LYNCHING BILL.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 20, 2021.</ref> and 1940,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/76-3/h96 TO PASS H.R. 801, A BILL TO MAKE LYNCHING A FEDERAL CRIME.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 20, 2021.</ref> respectively known as the [[Gavagan–Wagner Act]] and the Gavagan–Fish Act. He was also considered a [[conservative]] in terms of overall ideology.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/>

====Death in office====

====Death in office====

{{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]]. She established a reputation as a [[Moderate Republican]] while her late husband was considered a [[conservative]].<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/>

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]]. She established a reputation as a [[Moderate Republican]] in contrast to her late husband's [[conservatism]].<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/>

==See also==

==See also==