List of United States Senators from Maine
This page displays current and historical information pertaining to the U.S. Senate delegation from Maine.
Current members
The current members of the U.S. Senate from Maine are:
Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office | Date term ends |
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U.S. Senate Maine | Susan Collins | Republican | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2027 |
U.S. Senate Maine | Angus King | Independent | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2031 |
Election history
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- For more information on the different classes of U.S. Senators, please see: Classes of United States Senators
Class I
Senators in Class I were elected to office in the November 2024 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class I terms run from the beginning of the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025, to the end of the 121st Congress on January 3, 2031.
2024
See also: United States Senate election in Maine, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Maine
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Angus King in round 1 .
Total votes: 826,421 |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for U.S. Senate Maine
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: David Costello in round 1 .
Total votes: 54,537 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Natasha Alcala (D)
Republican primary election
Republican Primary for U.S. Senate Maine
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Demi Kouzounas in round 1 .
Total votes: 58,832 |
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Maine
Incumbent Angus King defeated Eric Brakey and Zak Ringelstein in the general election for U.S. Senate Maine on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Angus King (Independent) | 54.3 | 344,575 | |
Eric Brakey (R) | 35.2 | 223,502 | ||
Zak Ringelstein (D) | 10.4 | 66,268 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 64 |
Total votes: 634,409 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chris Lyons (L)
- Alex Hammer (Independent)
2012
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Independent | 51.1% | 370,580 | ||
Democratic | Cynthia Dill | 12.8% | 92,900 | |
Republican | Charles Summers | 29.7% | 215,399 | |
Libertarian | Andrew Ian Dodge | 0.8% | 5,624 | |
Independent | Danny Francis Dalton | 0.8% | 5,807 | |
Independent | Stephen Woods | 1.4% | 10,289 | |
N/A | Blank Votes | 3.3% | 24,121 | |
Total Votes | 724,720 | |||
Source: Maine Secretary of State "United States Senate Election Results" |
2006
On November 7, 2006, Olympia Snowe (R) won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Jean Hay Bright (D) and William Slavick (I) in the general election.[1]
2000
On November 7, 2000, Olympia Snowe (R) won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Mark Lawrence (D) in the general election.[2]
U.S. Senate, Maine General Election, 2000 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | 68.9% | 437,689 | ||
Democratic | Mark Lawrence | 31.1% | 197,183 | |
Total Votes | 634,872 |
Class II
Senators in Class II were elected to office in the November 2020 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class II terms run from the beginning of the 117th Congress on January 3, 2021, to the end of the 119th Congress on January 3, 2027.
2020
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Maine
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Susan Collins in round 1 .
Total votes: 819,183 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Linda Wooten (Independent)
- Danielle VanHelsing (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for U.S. Senate Maine
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Sara Gideon in round 1 .
Total votes: 162,681 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jonathan Treacy (D)
- Cathleen London (D)
- Ross LaJeunesse (D)
- Michael Bunker (D)
- Christine Gates (D)
Republican primary election
Republican Primary for U.S. Senate Maine
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Susan Collins in round 1 .
Total votes: 88,448 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Derek Levasseur (R)
2014
On November 4, 2014, Susan Collins (R) won re-election to the U.S. Senate. She defeated Shenna Bellows (D) in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | 67% | 413,505 | ||
Democratic | Shenna Bellows | 30.8% | 190,254 | |
Other | Other | 0% | 269 | |
Blank | None | 2.1% | 12,968 | |
Total Votes | 616,996 | |||
Source: Maine Secretary of State Official Results |
2008
On November 4, 2008, Susan Collins won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Thomas H. Allen (D) in the general election.[3]
U.S. Senate, Maine General Election, 2008 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | 61.3% | 444,300 | ||
Democratic | Thomas H. Allen | 38.6% | 279,510 | |
N/A | Other | 0.1% | 620 | |
Total Votes | 724,430 |
2002
On November 5, 2002, Susan Collins won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Chellie Pingree (D) in the general election.[4]
U.S. Senate, Maine General Election, 2002 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | 58.4% | 295,041 | ||
Democratic | Chellie Pingree | 41.6% | 209,858 | |
Total Votes | 504,899 |
1996
On November 5, 1996, Susan Collins won election to the United States Senate. She defeated Joseph E. Brennan (D), John C. Rensenbrink (I) and William P. Clarke (Taxpayers) in the general election.[5]
Historical members
The following individuals were elected to the U.S. Senate from Maine.
Historical Representation to the U.S. Senate by Party from Maine | ||||
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Party | Total | |||
Republican | 22 | |||
Democratic | 11 | |||
Jacksonian | 3 | |||
Whig | 1 | |||
Anti-Jacksonian | 1 | |||
Independent | 1 | |||
Democratic-Republican; Adams Republican | 1 | |||
Democratic-Republican; Jacksonian | 1 |
Class 1 Senators from Maine | ||||||||
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Senator | Years Served | Party | ||||||
John Holmes | 1820-1827 and 1829-1833 | Democratic-Republican; Adams Republican | ||||||
Albion K. Parris | 1827-1828 | Jacksonian | ||||||
Ether Shepley | 1833-1836 | Jacksonian | ||||||
Judah Dana | 1836-1837 | Jacksonian | ||||||
Reuel Williams | 1837-1843 | Democratic | ||||||
John Fairfield | 1843-1847 | Democratic | ||||||
Wyman B. S. Moor | 1848-1848 | Democratic | ||||||
Hannibal Hamlin | 1848-1857 | Democratic | ||||||
Amos Nourse | 1857-1857 | Republican | ||||||
Hannibal Hamlin | 1857-1861 | Republican | ||||||
Lot Myrick Morrill | 1861-1869 | Republican | ||||||
Hannibal Hamlin | 1869-1881 | Republican | ||||||
Eugene Hale | 1881-1911 | Republican | ||||||
Charles F. Johnson | 1911-1917 | Democratic | ||||||
Frederick Hale | 1917-1941 | Republican | ||||||
R. Owen Brewster | 1941-1952 | Republican | ||||||
Frederick G. Payne | 1953-1959 | Republican | ||||||
Edmund S. Muskie | 1959-1980 | Democratic | ||||||
George J. Mitchell | 1980-1995 | Democratic | ||||||
Olympia J. Snowe | 1995-2013 | Republican | ||||||
Angus King | 2013-Present | Independent |
Class 2 Senators from Maine | ||||||||
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Senator | Years Served | Party | ||||||
John Chandler | 1820-1829 | Democratic-Republican; Jacksonian | ||||||
Peleg Sprague | 1829-1835 | Anti-Jacksonian | ||||||
John Ruggles | 1835-1841 | Democratic | ||||||
George Evans | 1841-1847 | Whig | ||||||
James W. Bradbury | 1847-1853 | Democratic | ||||||
William Pitt Fessenden | 1854-1864 | Republican | ||||||
Nathan A. Farwell | 1864-1865 | Republican | ||||||
William Pitt Fessenden | 1865-1869 | Republican | ||||||
Lot Myrick Morrill | 1869-1876 | Republican | ||||||
James G. Blaine | 1876-1881 | Republican | ||||||
William P. Frye | 1881-1911 | Republican | ||||||
Obadiah Gardner | 1911-1913 | Democratic | ||||||
Edwin C. Burleigh | 1913-1916 | Republican | ||||||
Bert M. Fernald | 1916-1926 | Republican | ||||||
Arthur R. Gould | 1926-1931 | Republican | ||||||
Wallace H. White, Jr. | 1931-1949 | Republican | ||||||
Margaret Chase Smith | 1949-1973 | Republican | ||||||
William D. Hathaway | 1973-1979 | Democratic | ||||||
William S. Cohen | 1979-1997 | Republican | ||||||
Susan Collins | 1997-Present | Republican |
See also
- United States Senate
- United States congressional delegations from Maine
- Classes of United States Senators
Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996," accessed March 28, 2013