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November 7, 2000
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County results
Municipality resultsSnowe: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Lawrence: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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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.
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 five 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 state's two Indian reservations: the Penobscot Indian Island Reservation and Passamaquoddy Indian Township Reservation.
| 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 | ||||
Results by county
| County | Olympia Snowe Republican |
Mark Lawrence Democratic |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Androscoggin | 32,483 | 66.8% | 16,128 | 33.2% | 16,355 | 33.6% | 48,611 |
| Aroostook | 25,035 | 72.8% | 9,338 | 27.2% | 15,697 | 45.6% | 34,373 |
| Cumberland | 95,680 | 68.9% | 43,107 | 31.1% | 52,573 | 37.8% | 138,787 |
| Franklin | 10,485 | 69.9% | 4,507 | 30.1% | 5,978 | 39.8% | 14,992 |
| Hancock | 19,096 | 69.4% | 8,426 | 30.6% | 10,670 | 38.8% | 27,522 |
| Kennebec | 38,245 | 66.1% | 19,610 | 33.9% | 18,635 | 32.2% | 57,855 |
| Knox | 14,329 | 72.7% | 5,385 | 27.3% | 8,944 | 45.4% | 19,714 |
| Lincoln | 14,150 | 74.0% | 4,976 | 26.0% | 9,174 | 48.0% | 19,126 |
| Oxford | 19,486 | 72.3% | 7,478 | 27.7% | 12,008 | 44.6% | 26,964 |
| Penobscot | 49,428 | 69.2% | 21,961 | 30.8% | 27,467 | 38.4% | 71,389 |
| Piscataquis | 6,428 | 71.9% | 2,510 | 28.1% | 3,918 | 43.8% | 8,938 |
| Sagadahoc | 12,785 | 71.7% | 5,054 | 28.3% | 7,731 | 43.4% | 17,839 |
| Somerset | 15,581 | 66.6% | 7,811 | 33.4% | 7,770 | 33.2% | 23,392 |
| Waldo | 12,580 | 68.3% | 5,842 | 31.7% | 6,738 | 36.6% | 18,422 |
| Washington | 11,073 | 72.9% | 4,110 | 27.1% | 6,963 | 45.8% | 15,183 |
| York | 60,825 | 66.3% | 30,940 | 33.7% | 29,885 | 32.6% | 91,765 |
| Totals | 437,689 | 68.9% | 197,183 | 31.1% | 240,506 | 37.8% | 634,872 |
See also
References
- Crowley, Michael; Kranish, Michael (February 27, 2000). "New England: Big prize gets little attention". Boston Globe. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- Favinger, Larry. "Mark Lawrence puts bold foot forward in campaign". Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- "Snowe-Lawrence debate will be rebroadcast". Sun Journal. October 18, 2000. p. A2 – via Google News Archive.
- Trandahl, Jeff (June 21, 2001). "Statistics of the presidential and congressional election of November 7, 2000".
External links
Official campaign websites (archived)