Electoral History
| Maine U.S. Senate Election 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Olympia Snowe (incumbent) | 405,596 | 74.41% | ||
| Democratic | Jean Hay Bright | 113,131 | 20.75% | ||
| Independent | William H. Slavick | 26,222 | 4.81% | ||
| Maine U.S. Senate Election 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Olympia Snowe (incumbent) | 437,689 | 68.94% | ||
| Democratic | Mark Lawrence | 197,183 | 31.06% | ||
| Maine U.S. Senate Election 1994 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Olympia Snowe | 308,244 | 60.24% | ||
| Democratic | Tom Andrews | 186,042 | 36.36% | ||
| Independent | Plato Truman | 17,205 | 3.36% | ||
| Maine's 2nd congressional district election 1992 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Olympia Snowe (incumbent) | 153,022 | 49.13% | ||
| Democratic | Patrick K. McGowan | 130,824 | 42.01% | ||
| Green | Jonathan K. Carter | 27,526 | 8.84% | ||
| Maine's 2nd congressional district election 1990 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Olympia Snowe (incumbent) | 121,704 | 51.02% | ||
| Democratic | Patrick K. McGowan | 116,798 | 48.97% | ||
| Maine's 2nd congressional district election 1988 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Olympia Snowe (incumbent) | 167,226 | 66.17% | ||
| Democratic | Kenneth P. Hayes | 85,346 | 33.77% | ||
| Maine's 2nd congressional district election 1986 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Olympia Snowe (incumbent) | 148,770 | 77.32% | ||
| Democratic | Richard R. Charette | 43,614 | 22.67% | ||
| Maine's 2nd congressional district election 1984 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Olympia Snowe (incumbent) | 192,166 | 75.72% | ||
| Democratic | Chipman C. Bull | 57,347 | 22.60% | ||
| Constitution | Kenneth E. Stoddard | 4,242 | 1.67% | ||
| Maine's 2nd congressional district election 1982 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Olympia Snowe (incumbent) | 136,075 | 66.65% | ||
| Democratic | James Patrick Dunleavy | 68,086 | 33.35% | ||
| Maine's 2nd congressional district election 1980 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Olympia Snowe (incumbent) | 186,406 | 78.50% | ||
| Democratic | Harold L. Silverman | 51,026 | 21.49% | ||
| Maine's 2nd congressional district election 1978 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Olympia Snowe | 87,939 | 50.82% | ||
| Democratic | Markham J. Gartley | 70,691 | 40.85% | ||
| Independent | Frederick W. Whittaker | 8,035 | 4.64% | ||
| Independent | Eddie Shurtleff | 1,923 | 1.11% | ||
| Independent | Robert H. Burmeister | 1,653 | 0.96% | ||
| Independent | Margaret E. Cousins | 1,573 | 0.91% | ||
| Independent | Robert L. Cousins | 1,223 | 0.71% | ||
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