Election History
| Year | Office | Winner | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Maine's 1st congressional district |
Tom Allen | Dem. | 173,745 | 55.32 | Jim Longley Jr. (Inc.) | Rep. | 140,354 | 44.68 | ||||
| 1998 | 134,336 | 60.33 | Ross Connelly | 79,160 | 35.55 | Eric Greiner | Ind. | 9,182 | 4.12 | ||||
| 2000 | 202,823 | 59.81 | Jane Amero | 123,915 | 36.54 | J. Frederic Staples | Lib. | 12,356 | 3.64 | ||||
| 2002 | 172,646 | 63.81 | Steven Joyce | 97,931 | 36.19 | ||||||||
| 2004 | 219,077 | 59.74 | Charles E. Summers, Jr. | 147,663 | 40.26 | ||||||||
| 2006 | 168,709 | 60.67 | Darlene Curley | 87,589 | 31.50 | Dexter Kamilewicz | Ind. | 21,792 | 7.84 | ||||
| Maine U.S. Senate Election 2008 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Susan Collins (incumbent) | 444,587 | 61.5 | ||
| Democratic | Tom Allen | 278,651 | 38.5 | ||
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