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
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 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Angus King	51.7	427,331	0	Won (1)
		Demi Kouzounas	34.4	284,338	0	1
		David Costello	10.8	88,891	0	1
		Jason Cherry	2.4	20,222	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.7	5,639	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		David Costello	100	54,537	0	Advanced (1)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Demi Kouzounas	100	58,832	0	Advanced (1)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 58,832
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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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 634,409 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Chris Lyons (L)
• Alex Hammer (Independent)

2012

U.S. Senate, Maine General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Independent	Angus King	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.

U.S. Senate, Maine General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Olympia Snow incumbent	74.4%	398,723
	Democratic	Jean Hay Bright	20.5%	109,727
	Independent	William Slavick	5.2%	27,819
Total Votes				536,269

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.

U.S. Senate, Maine General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Olympia Snow incumbent	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.

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Maine

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Susan Collins in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Susan Collins	51.0	417,645	0	Won (1)
		Sara Gideon	42.4	347,223	0	1
		Lisa Savage	5.0	40,579	0	1
		Max Linn	1.6	13,508	0	1
		Tiffany Bond (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Douglas Fogg (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Ian Kenton Engelman (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.0	228	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Sara Gideon	71.5	116,264	0	Advanced (1)
		Betsy Sweet	22.9	37,327	0	1
		Bre Kidman	5.6	9,090	0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Susan Collins	98.8	87,375	0	Advanced (1)
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	1.2	1,073	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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.

U.S. Senate, Maine General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Susan Collins Incumbent	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.

U.S. Senate, Maine General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Susan Collins incumbent	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.

U.S. Senate, Maine General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Susan Collins incumbent	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.

U.S. Senate, Maine General Election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Susan Collins	49.2%	298,422
	Democratic	Joseph E. Brennan	43.9%	266,226
	Independent	John C. Rensenbrink	3.9%	23,441
	Taxpayers	William P. Clarke	3.1%	18,618
	N/A	Other	0%	70
Total Votes				606,777

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
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
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
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

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Maine's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Susan Collins (R)

Angus King (I)

Representatives

District 1

Chellie Pingree (D)

District 2

Jared Golden (D)

Democratic Party (2)

Republican Party (1)

Independent (1)