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Maine — 2018 U.S. Senate election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2018 Senate electionMaine · U.S. SenateJr.54.3%
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
| Angus S. King Jr. ✓Independent | 54.3% | 344,575 |
|---|---|---|
| Eric L. BrakeyRepublican | 35.2% | 223,502 |
| Zak RingelsteinDemocrat | 10.4% | 66,268 |
2018Senate margin
D+60R+60
17 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Angus S. King Jr. won as an independent (caucusing with the Democrats); the headline figure is the 19.1-point margin of victory over Brakey, not the two-party measure.
County-level results (17 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| ANDROSCOGGIN, ME | Other / independent | R+32.2 |
| AROOSTOOK, ME | Other / independent | R+32.7 |
| CUMBERLAND, ME | Other / independent | R+12.8 |
| FRANKLIN, ME | Other / independent | R+27.0 |
| HANCOCK, ME | Other / independent | R+24.3 |
| KENNEBEC, ME | Other / independent | R+29.9 |
| KNOX, ME | Other / independent | R+19.7 |
| LINCOLN, ME | Other / independent | R+27.2 |
| OXFORD, ME | Other / independent | R+32.7 |
| PENOBSCOT, ME | Other / independent | R+33.7 |
| PISCATAQUIS, ME | Republican | R+40.6 |
| SAGADAHOC, ME | Other / independent | R+24.8 |
| SOMERSET, ME | Republican | R+39.8 |
| STATE UOCAVA, ME | Other / independent | D+18.5 |
| WALDO, ME | Other / independent | R+26.8 |
| WASHINGTON, ME | Other / independent | R+35.5 |
| YORK, ME | Other / independent | R+22.2 |
presidential baselinePresident 2016D+2.7Senate 2018D+19.1vs. baselineD+16.4
Maine's 2018 Senate race ran 16.4 points more Democratic than its 2016 presidential margin.
Angus S. King Jr. 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, 2018ME
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2018 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · county returns aggregated from precinct-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.