1994 United States Senate election in Maine
The 1994 United States Senate election in Maine was held November 7, 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. 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.
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Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Tom Andrews | 82,339 | 99.83 | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 140 | 0.17 | |
| Total votes | 82,479 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Olympia Snowe, U.S. Representative and First Lady of Maine
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Olympia Snowe | 79,953 | 99.88 | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 93 | 0.12 | |
| Total votes | 80,046 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Polling
| Source | Date | Snowe (R) | Andrews (D) |
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| Portland Press Herald | October 30, 1994 | 50% | 31% |
| Portland Press Herald | October 31, 1994 | 53% | 29% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Olympia Snowe | 308,244 | 60.24% | +41.53% | |
| Democratic | Tom Andrews | 186,042 | 36.36% | -44.94% | |
| Independent | Plato Truman | 17,205 | 3.36% | ||
| Write-ins | 242 | 0.05% | |||
| Majority | 122,202 | 23.88% | -38.70% | ||
| Turnout | 511,733 | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
See also
References
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