2000 United States Senate election in Maine

2000 United States Senate election in Maine
	Snowe: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Lawrence: 50–60%
U.S. senator before election; Olympia Snowe; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Olympia Snowe; Republican

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

United States Senate election in Maine, 2000^[4]
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

References

^ Crowley, Michael; Kranish, Michael (February 27, 2000). "New England: Big prize gets little attention". Boston Globe. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
^ Writer, Larry Favinger,Portsmouth Herald Staff. "Mark Lawrence puts bold foot forward in campaign". Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved June 1, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "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".

[1] Crowley, Michael; Kranish, Michael (February 27, 2000). "New England: Big prize gets little attention". Boston Globe. Retrieved January 24, 2020.

[2] Writer, Larry Favinger,Portsmouth Herald Staff. "Mark Lawrence puts bold foot forward in campaign". Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved June 1, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[3] "Snowe-Lawrence debate will be rebroadcast". Sun Journal. October 18, 2000. p. A2 – via Google News Archive.

[4] Trandahl, Jeff (June 21, 2001). "STATISTICS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL AND CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 7, 2000".

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