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Maine, U.S. Senate

Voters in Maine elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 6, 2018.

The election filled the Class 1 Senate seat held by Angus King (I). He was first elected in 2012. This seat was rated, on average, Likely Independent by three outlets as of January 25, 2018. King was elected as an independent but caucuses with the Senate Democrats.

The Washington Post reported in December 2017 that President Donald Trump (R) was encouraging Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) to enter the Senate race to challenge King.





Campaign finance

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Angus King Independent $4,827,215 $4,574,179 $385,671 As of December 31, 2018
Eric Brakey Republican Party $962,795 $962,183 $612 As of December 31, 2018
Zak Ringelstein Democratic Party $390,115 $386,952 $3,163 As of December 31, 2018

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018.

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.


Election history

2014

U.S. Senate, Maine General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Collins Incumbent 67% 413,505
Democratic Shenna Bellows 30.8% 190,254
Other Other 0% 269
Blank None 2.1% 12,968
Total Votes 616,996
Source: Maine Secretary of State Official Results

2012

U.S. Senate, Maine General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Independent Green check mark transparent.pngAngus King 51.1% 370,580
Democratic Cynthia Dill 12.8% 92,900
Republican Charles Summers 29.7% 215,399
Libertarian Andrew Ian Dodge 0.8% 5,624
Independent Danny Francis Dalton 0.8% 5,807
Independent Stephen Woods 1.4% 10,289
N/A Blank Votes 3.3% 24,121
Total Votes 724,720
Source: Maine Secretary of State "United States Senate Election Results"

Demographics

Demographic data for Maine

MaineU.S.
Total population:1,329,453316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):30,8433,531,905
Gender
Female:51.1%50.8%
Race and ethnicity**
White:95%73.6%
Black/African American:1.1%12.6%
Asian:1.1%5.1%
Native American:0.6%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2%3%
Hispanic/Latino:1.5%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:91.6%86.7%
College graduation rate:29%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$49,331$53,889
Persons below poverty level:16.6%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Maine.

As of July 2016, Maine's three largest cities were Portland (pop. est. 65,000), Lewiston (pop. est. 35,000), and Bangor (pop. est. 30,000).