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Election 1990 Results

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1990 US Senate election in Maine

William S. Cohen (Republican) beat Neil Rolde (Democrat) in Maine in 1990, 61.3% to 38.6%, a margin of 22.7 points and 118,114 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1984, when William S. Cohen also won.

Republicans led in 16 of the 16 counties. The largest, Cumberland, cast 110,891 votes and went to the Republican by 23.8 points. The closest was Franklin, where 2,535 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
William S. Cohen won Republican 319,167 61.3%
Neil Rolde Democratic 201,053 38.6%
All other candidates 100 0.0%
Total520,320

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cumberland 42,242 38.1% 68,614 61.9% 35 110,891 R+23.8
York 30,065 43.7% 38,690 56.3% 11 68,766 R+12.5
Penobscot 20,658 33.7% 40,565 66.3% 7 61,230 R+32.5
Kennebec 20,235 39.9% 30,425 60.0% 9 50,669 R+20.1
Androscoggin 19,599 44.7% 24,239 55.3% 11 43,849 R+10.6
Aroostook 10,154 37.6% 16,829 62.4% 3 26,986 R+24.7
Oxford 9,822 42.9% 13,070 57.1% 3 22,895 R+14.2
Hancock 7,005 32.6% 14,449 67.3% 9 21,463 R+34.7
Somerset 8,508 42.2% 11,646 57.8% 1 20,155 R+15.6
Knox 5,156 32.5% 10,722 67.5% 1 15,879 R+35.1
Lincoln 5,038 32.8% 10,336 67.2% 1 15,375 R+34.5
Sagadahoc 4,888 33.8% 9,586 66.2% 1 14,475 R+32.5
Waldo 5,392 38.1% 8,753 61.9% 3 14,148 R+23.8
Franklin 5,143 40.1% 7,678 59.9% 12,821 R+19.8
Washington 4,462 34.8% 8,343 65.1% 5 12,810 R+30.3
Piscataquis 2,686 34.0% 5,222 66.0% 7,908 R+32.1

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Maine Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Angus King (other)
2020 Susan Margaret Collins (R) R+8.6
2018 Angus King (other)
2014 Susan Collins (R) R+37.0
2012 Angus King (other)
2008 Susan M. Collins (R) R+22.7
2006 Olympia Snowe (R) R+53.4
2002 Susan M. Collins (R) R+16.9
2000 Olympia J. Snowe (R) R+37.9
1996 Susan M. Collins (R) R+5.3
1994 Olympia J. Snowe (R) R+23.9
1990 William S. Cohen (R) R+22.7
1988 George J. Mitchell (D) D+62.6
1984 William S. Cohen (R) R+47.5
1982 George J. Mitchell (D) D+21.7
1978 William Cohen (R) R+22.7
1976 Edmund S. Muskie (D) D+20.4
1972 William Hathaway (D) D+6.5
1970 Ed Muskie (D) D+23.5
1966 Margaret Chase Smith (R) R+17.9
1964 Ed Muskie (D) D+33.2
1960 Margaret Chase Smith (R) R+23.3
1958 Ed Muskie (D) D+21.6
1954 Margaret Chase Smith (R) R+17.2
1952 Frederick Payne (R) R+23.8
1948 Margaret Chase Smith (R) R+42.6
1946 Ralph O. Brewster (R) R+27.1
1942 Wallace H. White Jr. (R) R+33.3
1940 Ralph O. Brewster (R) R+17.3
1936 Wallace H. White Jr. (R) R+1.5
1934 Frederick Hale (R) R+0.4
1930 Wallace H. White Jr. (R) R+21.9
1928 Frederick Hale (R) R+39.3
1924 Bert M. Fernald (R) R+20.9
1922 Frederick Hale (R) R+15.0
1918 Bert M. Fernald (R) R+10.8
1916 Frederick Hale (R) R+6.9