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, outpolled and outspent Lawrence. The two candidates agreed to debate on October 15 and 25.
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.
Results by county CountyOlympia SnoweRepublicanMark LawrenceDemocraticMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%Androscoggin32,48366.8%16,12833.2%16,35533.6%48,611Aroostook25,03572.8%9,33827.2%15,69745.6%34,373Cumberland95,68068.9%43,10731.1%52,57337.8%138,787Franklin10,48569.9%4,50730.1%5,97839.8%14,992Hancock19,09669.4%8,42630.6%10,67038.8%27,522Kennebec38,24566.1%19,61033.9%18,63532.2%57,855Knox14,32972.7%5,38527.3%8,94445.4%19,714Lincoln14,15074.0%4,97626.0%9,17448.0%19,126Oxford19,48672.3%7,47827.7%12,00844.6%26,964Penobscot49,42869.2%21,96130.8%27,46738.4%71,389Piscataquis6,42871.9%2,51028.1%3,91843.8%8,938Sagadahoc12,78571.7%5,05428.3%7,73143.4%17,839Somerset15,58166.6%7,81133.4%7,77033.2%23,392Waldo12,58068.3%5,84231.7%6,73836.6%18,422Washington11,07372.9%4,11027.1%6,96345.8%15,183York60,82566.3%30,94033.7%29,88532.6%91,765Totals437,68968.9%197,18331.1%240,50637.8%634,872
See also 2000 United States Senate elections
References
External links Official campaign websites (archived) Olympia Snowe (R) for Senate Mark Lawrence (D) for Senate