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 full term. Congressman Tom Andrews won the Democratic primary unopposed, while Congresswoman Olympia Snowe won the Republican primary unopposed.

Snowe was not challenging Leader Mitchell for his Senate seat, she ran the seat when it became open upon his retirement announcement on March 3rd 1994. 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 Tom Andrews, U.S. Representative from Maine's 1st congressional district

Results

Republican primary Candidates Olympia Snowe, U.S. Representative from Maine's 2nd congressional district and former First Lady of Maine

Results

General election

Candidates

Tom Andrews, U.S. Representative from Portland (Democratic) Olympia Snowe, U.S. Representative from Auburn and First Lady of Maine (Republican) Plato Truman (Independent)

Polling Source Date Snowe (R) Andrews (D) Portland Press Herald October 30, 1994 50% 31% Portland Press Herald October 31, 1994 53% 29%

Results

Results by county CountyOlympia SnoweRepublicanTom AndrewsDemocraticAll othersMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%Androscoggin22,42655.5%16,25840.2%1,7544.3%6,16815.3%40,438Aroostook20,99571.8%7,11824.4%1,1193.8%13,87747.4%29,232Cumberland59,71154.8%46,81243.0%2,4242.2%12,89911.8%108,947Franklin7,36259.3%4,57036.8%4833.9%2,79216.5%12,415Hancock14,69165.8%6,87730.8%7543.4%7,81435.0%22,322Kennebec28,09657.2%19,21639.1%1,8133.7%8,88018.1%49,125Knox10,12162.9%5,48234.1%4833.0%4,63928.8%16,086Lincoln10,12065.0%4,95631.9%4833.2%5,16433.1%15,559Oxford12,72758.5%8,08137.1%1,7474.4%4,64621.4%21,772Penobscot38,69065.3%18,58531.4%1,9773.4%20,10533.9%59,252Piscataquis5,31369.9%2,03726.8%2543.3%3,27643.1%7,604Sagadahoc8,67760.6%5,12035.7%5293.7%3,55724.9%14,326Somerset11,53360.6%6,65535.0%8374.4%4,87825.6%19,025Waldo9,13063.8%4,66132.6%5183.6%4,46931.2%14,309Washington8,93567.9%3,76528.6%4593.5%5,17039.3%13,159York39,71758.3%25,84937.9%2,5963.8%13,86820.4%68,162Totals308,24460.2%186,04236.4%17,4473.4%122,20223.8%511,733 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican All 16

See also 1994 United States Senate elections

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