<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Chase_Smith" id="mw3w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Margaret Chase Smith">Margaret Chase Smith</a> is elected <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_senator" id="mw4A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="United States senator">United States senator</a>, and becomes the first woman to serve in both the U.S. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" id="mw4Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="United States House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a> and the United States Senate.