The 2002 United States Senate election in Maine was held November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins won re-election to a second term.

Along with Oregon and New Mexico, this was one of the three Republican-held Senate seats up for election in a state that Al Gore won in the 2000 presidential election.

Candidates

Democratic Chellie Pingree, State Senator and Senate Majority Leader

Republican Susan Collins, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1997

General election Campaign Pingree attacked Collins for supporting the Bush tax cuts. Both candidates opposed the Iraq War in the fall of 2002. However, Collins then supported the congressional resolution to attack Iraq, while Pingree opposed it.

Collins, a popular moderate, was supported by health care groups, environmentalists and gay rights advocates. She handily defeated Pingree in one of the first U.S. Senate elections in which both major parties nominated women in U.S. history.

Debate + 2002 United States Senate election in Maine debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn Susan Collins Chellie Pingree1 Oct. 19, 2002 Maine Public Barbara CariddiCharlotte Renner C-SPAN

Predictions SourceRankingAs ofSabato's Crystal Ball November 4, 2002

Results

Results by county CountySusan CollinsRepublicanChellie PingreeDemocraticMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%Androscoggin20,09555.2%16,31244.8%3,78310.4%36,407Aroostook17,86968.3%8,28731.7%9,58236.6%26,156Cumberland64,12356.1%50,09543.9%14,02812.2%114,218Franklin6,55557.9%4,77342.1%1,78215.8%11,328Hancock13,39957.5%9,88542.5%3,51415.0%23,284Kennebec24,72453.4%21,61546.6%3,1096.8%46,339Knox8,69152.6%7,83147.4%8605.2%16,522Lincoln9,60959.3%6,58940.7%3,02018.6%16,198Oxford11,82157.4%8,78842.6%3,03314.8%20,609Penobscot35,02463.1%20,50536.9%14,51926.2%55,529Piscataquis4,63365.3%2,45934.7%2,17430.6%7,092Sagadahoc8,40356.8%6,38443.2%2,01913.6%14,787Somerset10,35357.4%7,68542.6%2,66814.8%18,038Waldo8,48957.6%6,23842.4%2,25115.2%14,727Washington7,69765.5%4,05034.5%3,64731.0%11,747York43,55660.6%28,36239.4%15,19421.2%71,918Totals295,04158.4%209,85841.6%85,18316.8%504,899 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Androscoggin (largest city: Lewiston) Cumberland (largest municipality: Portland) Kennebec (largest city: Augusta)

See also 2002 United States Senate election

References

External links Official campaign websites (archived) Susan Collins (R) for Senate Chellie Pingree (D) for Senate