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Maine — 2012 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic2012 · U.S. SenateMaine · U.S. SenateAngus King+22.1
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2012 Senate returns.
- Angus King✓Independent For Maine370,58052.9%
- Charles E. Summers Jr.Republican215,39930.7%
- Cynthia Ann DillDemocrat92,90013.3%
- Stephen M. WoodsOther10,2891.5%
- Danny Francis DaltonOther5,8070.8%
- Andrew Ian DodgeIndependent For Liberty5,6240.8%
Angus King won as an independent (caucusing with the Democrats); the headline figure is the 22.1-point margin of victory over Summers, not the two-party measure.
presidential baselinePresident 2012D+15.2Senate 2012D+22.1vs. baselineD+7.0
Maine's 2012 Senate race ran 7.0 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Angus King is an independent who caucuses with the Democrats; the seat is shown Democratic-aligned here so the comparison reads against the side it anchors.
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 | +22.1% |
| 2014 | −37.0% |
| 2018 | +19.1% |
| 2020 | −8.6% |
| 2024 | +17.4% |
Same ballot, 2012ME
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.