1994 United States Senate election in Maine
November 8, 1994
 
Nominee Olympia Snowe Tom Andrews
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 308,244 186,042
Percentage 60.24% 36.36%
County results
Snowe:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. senator before election

George J. Mitchell
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Olympia Snowe
Republican

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.

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

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

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

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

References

  1. ↑ "Primary Election Tabulations, June 14, 1994, U.S. Senate - Democratic". Maine Department of the Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 1, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Primary Election Tabulations, June 14, 1994, U.S. Senate - Republican". Maine Department of the Secretary of State. Archived from the original on October 30, 2008.
  3. ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 15.
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