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2000 US Senate election in Maine

Olympia J. Snowe (Republican) beat Mark W. Lawrence (Democrat) in Maine in 2000, 68.9% to 31.1%, a margin of 37.9 points and 240,506 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1994, when Olympia J. Snowe also won.

Republicans led in 16 of the 16 counties. The largest, Cumberland, cast 138,787 votes and went to the Republican by 37.9 points. The closest was Piscataquis, where 3,918 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
Olympia J. Snowe won Republican 437,689 68.9%
Mark W. Lawrence Democratic 197,183 31.1%
Total634,872

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cumberland 43,107 31.1% 95,680 68.9% 138,787 R+37.9
York 30,940 33.7% 60,825 66.3% 91,765 R+32.6
Penobscot 21,961 30.8% 49,428 69.2% 71,389 R+38.5
Kennebec 19,610 33.9% 38,245 66.1% 57,855 R+32.2
Androscoggin 16,128 33.2% 32,483 66.8% 48,611 R+33.6
Aroostook 9,338 27.2% 25,035 72.8% 34,373 R+45.7
Hancock 8,426 30.6% 19,096 69.4% 27,522 R+38.8
Oxford 7,478 27.7% 19,486 72.3% 26,964 R+44.5
Somerset 7,811 33.4% 15,581 66.6% 23,392 R+33.2
Knox 5,385 27.3% 14,329 72.7% 19,714 R+45.4
Lincoln 4,976 26.0% 14,150 74.0% 19,126 R+48.0
Waldo 5,842 31.7% 12,580 68.3% 18,422 R+36.6
Sagadahoc 5,054 28.3% 12,785 71.7% 17,839 R+43.3
Washington 4,110 27.1% 11,073 72.9% 15,183 R+45.9
Franklin 4,507 30.1% 10,485 69.9% 14,992 R+39.9
Piscataquis 2,510 28.1% 6,428 71.9% 8,938 R+43.8

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