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  ME US Senate - R Primary
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Maine > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
TypeRepublican Primary Election
Filing Deadline March 15, 2012 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open June 12, 2012 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close June 12, 2012 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2013 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2019 - 12:00pm
ContributorJ.R.
Last ModifiedRBH July 05, 2012 06:40pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/2006
NameOlympia Snowe Votes402,598 (74.01%)
Term01/03/2007 - 01/03/2013 Margin290,614 (+53.42%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyIndependent Won11/06/2012
NameAngus King Votes370,580 (52.89%)
Term01/03/2013 - 01/03/2019 Margin155,181 (+22.15%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceME US Senate 11/06/2012
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
11/10/2009 06/12/2012
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Olympia Snowe --1 1 1
L. Scott D'Amboise --1 --1
Charles E. "Charlie" Summers 12 5 --1
William J. Schneider 2 ------
Bruce Poliquin 2 ------
Leaning Call: Charles E. "Charlie" Summers (57.78%)
Weighted Call: Charles E. "Charlie" Summers (87.82%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

09/02/2010 04/02/2012

CANDIDATES
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Name Secretary of State Charles E. "Charlie" Summers Treas. Bruce Poliquin St. Sen. Richard A. "Rick" Bennett L. Scott D'Amboise Attorney General William J. Schneider St. Sen. Debra D. Plowman  
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 20,732 (29.50%) 16,064 (22.86%) 12,576 (17.90%) 7,722 (10.99%) 6,875 (9.78%) 6,309 (8.98%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -4,668 (-6.64%) -8,156 (-11.61%) -13,010 (-18.51%) -13,857 (-19.72%) -14,423 (-20.52%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 16.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2012 00/00/2012 00/00/2012 00/00/2010 00/00/2012 00/00/2011  
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MATCHUP POLLS (5 from 2 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg24.33%-- 10.64%-- 7.75%-- 5.98%-- 2.91%-- 5.12%--  
Maine People's Resource Center 
03/31/12-04/02/12
27.60% -- 12.00% -- 7.10% -- 3.90% -- 3.90% -- 5.70% --
Public Policy Polling 
03/02/12-03/04/12
18.00% -- 8.00% -- 9.00% -- 10.00% -- 1.00% -- 4.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
10/28/11-10/31/11
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 10.00% 8.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
03/03/11-03/06/11
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 18.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
09/02/10-09/06/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements  

DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Olympia Snowe (R)
 00, 2011 - Feb 28, 2012

EVENTS
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VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
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05/22/2012 Bruce Poliquin TVAd Biography eng Bold Conservative  00:00:30 Craverguy 
04/11/2012 Bruce Poliquin TVAd Biography eng Bold Conservative Reformer   00:00:31 RP 

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Mar 02, 2012 01:20pm News Cianchette says no to Maine Senate race  Article TX DEM 
Mar 02, 2012 01:00pm News Steve Abbott Not Running for Maine U.S. Senate Seat  Article TX DEM 
Mar 02, 2012 01:00pm News GOP State Senate President Kevin Raye Will Not Run for Olympia Snowe's Senate Seat  Article TX DEM 
Feb 28, 2012 04:15pm Announcement Sen. Snowe: Won't seek re-election  Article COSDem 
Feb 10, 2011 09:30am News Tea Party Express Names Snowe as Its Next Moderate Republican Target  Article ArmyDem 
Dec 14, 2010 11:00am Analysis Tea Partyers Struggle to Unite Against Snowe  Article IndyGeorgia 
Nov 09, 2010 04:00pm Speculative Snowe removal in 2012?   Article Monsieur 
Nov 10, 2009 09:30am Poll Tough Future for Snowe as a Republican  Article RP 

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