Elections / 2012 · Senate · ME
An independent or third-party candidate won Maine's Senate seat.
Maine, 2012. Party-level statewide totals below — candidate names join when the raw MEDSL store is re-fetched with name columns. An independent or third-party candidate won this contest; the margin in the table is the Democratic-vs-Republican measure used across Akashic. The presidential race shared this ballot.
Maine — 2012 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
92,900
13.3%
Republican (R)
215,399
30.7%
All others
392,300
56.0%
Margin
R+17.5
Maine's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +20.4% |
| 1978 | −22.7% |
| 1982 | +21.7% |
| 1984 | −47.5% |
| 1988 | +62.6% |
| 1990 | −22.7% |
| 1994 | −23.9% |
| 1996 | −5.3% |
| 2000 | −37.9% |
| 2002 | −16.9% |
| 2006 | −53.7% |
| 2008 | −22.7% |
| 2012 | −17.5% |
| 2014 | −37.0% |
| 2018 | −24.8% |
| 2020 | −8.6% |
| 2024 | −23.8% |