1994 United States Senate election in Maine

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1994 United States Senate election in Maine
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Nominee Olympia Snowe Tom Andrews
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote308,244186,042
Percentage60.24%36.36%

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Snowe:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Andrews:     40–50%     50–60%     70–80%

U.S. senator before election

George J. Mitchell
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Olympia Snowe
Republican

The 1994 United States Senate election in Maine was held November 8, 1994. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator and Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell decided to retire, instead of seeking a third term. Congressman Tom Andrews won the Democratic primary unopposed, while Congresswoman Olympia Snowe won the Republican primary unopposed.

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In the general election, Snowe defeated Andrews in a rout to win her first of three terms in the United States Senate, a stark contrast to retiring Senator Mitchell's landslide win six years prior. Republicans won this seat for the first time since 1952.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tom Andrews 82,339 99.83
Democratic Write-ins1400.17
Total votes82,479 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Olympia Snowe 79,953 99.88
Republican Write-ins930.12
Total votes80,046 100.00

General election

Candidates

Polling

SourceDateSnowe (R)Andrews (D)
Portland Press Herald October 30, 199450%31%
Portland Press Herald October 31, 199453%29%

Results

United States Senate election in Maine, 1994 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Olympia Snowe 308,244 60.24% +41.53%
Democratic Tom Andrews 186,04236.36%−44.94%
Independent Plato Truman17,2053.36%
Write-ins2420.05%
Majority 122,20223.88%−38.70%
Turnout 511,733
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

See also

References

  1. "Primary Election Tabulations, June 14, 1994, U.S. Senate - Democratic". Maine Department of the Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 1, 2012.
  2. "Primary Election Tabulations, June 14, 1994, U.S. Senate - Republican". Maine Department of the Secretary of State. Archived from the original on October 30, 2008.
  3. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 15.