2012 Senate elections · Maine history
Maine U.S. Senate election 2012
Angus S. King Jr. OTH +21.4 gain · Class I seat · held 11/6/12
- Votes counted
- 724,720
- Margin
- 21.4 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in ME
- D+15.3same year
General election 11/6/12
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angus S. King Jr. Won | OTH | 370,580 | 52.90% | |
| Charlie Summers | REP | 215,399 | 30.75% | |
| Cynthia Dill | DEM | 92,900 | 13.26% | |
| Blank | — | 24,121 | 3.44% | |
| Stephen M. Woods | IND | 10,289 | 1.47% | |
| Danny Francis Dalton | NON | 5,807 | 0.83% | |
| Andrew Ian Dodge | OTH | 5,624 | 0.80% | |
| Total | 724,720 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Maine Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Angus S. King Jr. | 17.0 |
| 2020 | Class II | Susan M. Collins | 8.5 |
| 2018 | Class I | Angus S. King Jr. | 18.7 |
| 2014 | Class II | Susan M. Collins | 36.2 |
| 2012 | Class I | Angus S. King Jr. | 21.4 |
| 2008 | Class II | Susan M. Collins | 22.8 |
| 2006 | Class I | Olympia J. Snowe | 53.7 |
| 2002 | Class II | Susan M. Collins | 16.9 |
| 2000 | Class I | Olympia J. Snowe | 37.9 |
| 1996 | Class II | Susan M. Collins | 5.3 |
| 1994 | Class I | Olympia J. Snowe | 23.9 |
| 1990 | Class II | William S. Cohen | 22.7 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 2012 Maine Senate race?
Angus S. King Jr. (OTH) won with 52.9% of the vote, ahead of Charlie Summers (30.7%), a margin of 21.4 points.
Did the Maine Senate seat change party in 2012?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Independent Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2012 Maine Senate race?
724,720 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.