United States Senate election in Maine, 2002
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The 2006 U.S. Senate election for the state of Maine was held November 5, 2002. The incumbent Senator Susan Collins was re-elected for the first time, to her second term. She handily defeated State Senator Chellie Pingree of North Haven in one of the few U.S. Senate elections in which both major parties nominated women in U.S. history.
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[edit] Candidates
[edit] Republican Party
- Susan Collins, incumbent Senator first elected in the 1996 Senate election.
[edit] Democratic Party
- State Senator Chellie Pingree, the well-known Senate Majority Leader representing North Haven, Maine
[edit] Election results
| 2002 United States Senate election, Maine | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Susan Collins (incumbent) | 295,041 | 58% | +9% | |
| Democratic | Chellie Pingree | 209,858 | 42% | ||
| Preceded by 2000 Olympia Snowe |
Maine U.S. Senate elections 2002 |
Succeeded by 2006 Olympia Snowe |
