2000 United States Senate election in Maine

The 2000 United States Senate election in Maine was held November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe was re-elected to a second term, defeating Democratic candidate Mark Lawrence.

2000 United States Senate election in Maine

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Nominee Olympia Snowe Mark Lawrence Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 437,689 197,183 Percentage 68.94% 31.06%

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

U.S. senator before election Olympia Snowe Republican Elected U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe Republican

General election

Candidates

• Mark W. Lawrence, former President of the Maine Senate (Democratic)
• Olympia Snowe, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1995 (Republican)

Campaign

Snowe, a popular moderate incumbent,^[1] outpolled and outspent Lawrence.^[2] The two candidates agreed to debate on October 15 and 25.^[3]

Results

Snowe would defeat Lawrence in a landslide, carrying all but four municipalities in the state — Lawrence would only win his hometown of Kittery, the heavily Democratic towns of Madawaska and Grand Isle on the Canadian border, and the Passamaquoddy Indian Township Reservation.

United States Senate election in Maine, 2000^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Olympia Snowe (Incumbent)	437,689	68.94%	+8.70%
	Democratic	Mark W. Lawrence	197,183	31.06%	−5.30%
Majority			240,506	37.88%	+14.00%
Turnout			634,872
	Republican hold		Swing

See also

• 2000 United States Senate elections