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2000 United States Senate election in Maine
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2000 United States Senate election in Maine |
| country | Maine |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1994 United States Senate election in Maine |
| previous_year | 1994 |
| next_election | 2006 United States Senate election in Maine |
| next_year | 2006 |
| election_date | November 7, 2000 |
| image1 | File:Olympia Snowe, official photo 2 (cropped).JPG |
| image_size | 150x150px |
| nominee1 | **Olympia Snowe** |
| party1 | Republican Party (United States) |
| popular_vote1 | **437,689** |
| percentage1 | **68.94%** |
| image2 | 3x4.svg |
| nominee2 | Mark Lawrence |
| party2 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| popular_vote2 | 197,183 |
| percentage2 | 31.06% |
| map | {{switcher |
| map_caption | **Snowe:** |
| **Lawrence:** | |
| title | U.S. Senator |
| before_election | Olympia Snowe |
| before_party | Republican Party (United States) |
| after_election | Olympia Snowe |
| after_party | Republican Party (United States) |
|x280px |County results |x280px |Municipality results}} Lawrence: 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 four 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 Passamaquoddy Indian Township Reservation.{{Election box begin
References
References
- (February 27, 2000). "New England: Big prize gets little attention". [[Boston Globe]].
- Favinger, Larry. "Mark Lawrence puts bold foot forward in campaign".
- (October 18, 2000). "Snowe-Lawrence debate will be rebroadcast". [[Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine).
- Trandahl, Jeff. (June 21, 2001). "Statistics of the presidential and congressional election of November 7, 2000".
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