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This is the electoral history of Susan Collins, the senior United States senator from Maine since 1997. Previously, she was the 1994 Republican nominee for Governor of Maine.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Susan Collins | 19,133 | 21.35% | |
Republican | Sumner Lipman | 15,214 | 16.98% | |
Republican | Jasper Wyman | 14,335 | 15.99% | |
Republican | Judith Foss | 11,734 | 13.09% | |
Republican | Paul R. Young | 10,088 | 11.26% | |
Republican | Mary Adams | 7,678 | 8.57% | |
Republican | Charles Webster | 6,220 | 6.94% | |
Republican | Pamela Cahill | 5,154 | 5.75% | |
Write-in | 67 | 0.07% | ||
Total votes | 89,623 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Angus King | 180,829 | 35.37% | |
Democratic | Joseph Brennan | 172,951 | 33.83% | |
Republican | Susan Collins | 117,990 | 23.08% | |
Green | Jonathan Carter | 32,695 | 6.39% | |
Write-in | Ed Finks | 6,576 | 1.29% | |
Write-in | 267 | 0.05% | ||
Total votes | 511,308 | 100% | ||
Independent gain from Republican | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Susan Collins | 53,339 | 55.50% | |
Republican | W. John Hathaway | 29,792 | 31.00% | |
Republican | Robert A. G. Monks | 12,943 | 13.47% | |
Write-in | 33 | 0.03% | ||
Total votes | 96,107 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Susan Collins | 298,422 | 49.18% | |
Democratic | Joseph Brennan | 266,226 | 43.88% | |
Green | John Rensenbrink | 23,441 | 3.86% | |
Constitution | William P. Clarke | 18,618 | 3.07% | |
Write-in | 70 | 0.01% | ||
Total votes | 606,777 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Susan Collins (incumbent) | 74,643 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 74,643 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Susan Collins (incumbent) | 295,041 | 58.44% | |
Democratic | Chellie Pingree | 209,858 | 41.56% | |
Total votes | 504,899 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Susan Collins (incumbent) | 56,304 | 99.97% | |
Write-in | 19 | 0.03% | ||
Total votes | 56,323 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Susan Collins (incumbent) | 444,300 | 61.33% | |
Democratic | Tom Allen | 279,510 | 38.58% | |
Write-in | 620 | 0.09% | ||
Total votes | 724,430 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Susan Collins (incumbent) | 59,767 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 59,767 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Susan Collins (incumbent) | 413,495 | 68.46% | |
Democratic | Shenna Bellows | 190,244 | 31.50% | |
Write-in | 269 | 0.04% | ||
Total votes | 604,008 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Susan Collins (incumbent) | 87,375 | 98.79% | |
Write-in | Amy Colter | 1,073 | 1.21% | |
Total votes | 88,448 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Susan Collins (incumbent) | 417,645 | 50.98% | ||
Democratic | Sara Gideon | 347,223 | 42.39% | ||
Independent | Lisa Savage | 40,579 | 4.95% | ||
Independent | Max Linn | 13,508 | 1.65% | ||
Write-in | 228 | 0.03% | |||
Total votes | 819,183 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
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