1994 United States Senate election in Maine

The 1994 United States Senate election in Maine was held November 8, 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.

1994 United States Senate election in Maine

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Nominee Olympia Snowe Tom Andrews Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 308,244 186,042 Percentage 60.24% 36.36%

County results Municipality results Snowe:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Andrews:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election George J. Mitchell Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe Republican

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. Republicans won this seat for the first time since 1952.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Tom Andrews, U.S. Representative from Maine's 1st congressional district

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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 from Maine's 2nd congressional district and former First Lady of Maine

Results

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Olympia Snowe	79,953	99.88
	Republican	Write-ins	93	0.12
Total votes			80,046	100.00

General election

Candidates

• Tom Andrews, U.S. Representative from Portland (Democratic)
• Olympia Snowe, U.S. Representative from Auburn and First Lady of Maine (Republican)
• Plato Truman (Independent)

Polling

Source	Date	Snowe (R)	Andrews (D)
Portland Press Herald	October 30, 1994	50%	31%
Portland Press Herald	October 31, 1994	53%	29%

Results

United States Senate election in Maine, 1994^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

• 1994 United States Senate elections