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2014 US Senate election in Maine

Susan Collins (Republican) beat Shenna Bellows (Democrat) in Maine in 2014, 68.5% to 31.5%, a margin of 37.0 points and 223,251 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 2008, when Susan M. Collins also won.

Republicans led in 16 of the 16 counties. The largest, Cumberland, cast 139,566 votes and went to the Republican by 24.0 points. The closest was Piscataquis, where 4,312 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
Susan Collins won Republican 413,495 68.5%
Shenna Bellows Democratic 190,244 31.5%
All other candidates 269 0.0%
Total604,008

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cumberland 53,036 38.0% 86,495 62.0% 35 139,566 R+24.0
York 26,045 29.8% 61,313 70.2% 24 87,382 R+40.4
Penobscot 16,614 26.3% 46,611 73.7% 28 63,253 R+47.4
Kennebec 17,279 30.8% 38,748 69.1% 13 56,040 R+38.3
Androscoggin 12,680 28.0% 32,649 72.0% 15 45,344 R+44.0
Aroostook 6,217 21.9% 22,182 78.1% 20 28,419 R+56.2
Oxford 7,511 28.8% 18,545 71.1% 12 26,068 R+42.3
Hancock 9,618 36.9% 16,411 63.0% 8 26,037 R+26.1
Somerset 6,068 27.7% 15,820 72.2% 11 21,899 R+44.5
Knox 7,006 37.5% 11,622 62.3% 37 18,665 R+24.7
Sagadahoc 5,666 30.8% 12,715 69.1% 13 18,394 R+38.3
Waldo 6,379 35.0% 11,816 64.9% 7 18,202 R+29.9
Lincoln 5,646 31.4% 12,321 68.5% 16 17,983 R+37.1
Franklin 4,215 29.9% 9,847 70.0% 15 14,077 R+40.0
Washington 3,978 28.9% 9,801 71.1% 7 13,786 R+42.2
Piscataquis 1,862 23.2% 6,174 76.8% 6 8,042 R+53.6

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