Senate Elections 2008 | US Senate Elections | Maine Races
2008 Maine U.S. Senate Election Results
Susan Collins
Percent: 61.33%
Votes: 444,300
Thomas Allen
Percent: 38.58%
Votes: 279,510
Race Summary
The 2008 United States Senate election in Maine was held on November 4, 2008, with incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins seeking re-election. Collins defeated Democratic nominee Tom Allen, winning 61.33% of the vote to Allen’s 38.58%. The victory extended Collins’s tenure in the U.S. Senate and maintained Republican control of the seat.
Full Results
Susan Collins (REP)
Percent: 61.33%
Votes: 444,300
Thomas Allen (DEM)
Percent: 38.58%
Votes: 279,510
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 620
Total votes: 724,430
State Map
Results by County
Androscoggin County
Susan Collins (REP)
Percent: 61.68%
Votes: 33,714
Thomas Allen (DEM)
Percent: 38.31%
Votes: 20,941
Write-In
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 54,658
Hancock County
Susan Collins (REP)
Percent: 59.97%
Votes: 19,152
Thomas Allen (DEM)
Percent: 39.99%
Votes: 12,771
Write-In
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 14
Total votes: 31,937
Oxford County
Susan Collins (REP)
Percent: 62.22%
Votes: 19,621
Thomas Allen (DEM)
Percent: 37.75%
Votes: 11,903
Write-In
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 11
Total votes: 31,535
Somerset County
Susan Collins (REP)
Percent: 64.64%
Votes: 16,635
Thomas Allen (DEM)
Percent: 35.34%
Votes: 9,095
Write-In
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 25,733
Aroostook County
Susan Collins (REP)
Percent: 72.05%
Votes: 25,324
Thomas Allen (DEM)
Percent: 27.91%
Votes: 9,812
Write-In
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 14
Total votes: 35,150
Kennebec County
Susan Collins (REP)
Percent: 63.52%
Votes: 41,794
Thomas Allen (DEM)
Percent: 36.44%
Votes: 23,977
Write-In
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 22
Total votes: 65,793
Penobscot County
Susan Collins (REP)
Percent: 66.86%
Votes: 53,619
Thomas Allen (DEM)
Percent: 33.10%
Votes: 26,543
Write-In
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 34
Total votes: 80,196
Waldo County
Susan Collins (REP)
Percent: 61.62%
Votes: 13,347
Thomas Allen (DEM)
Percent: 38.26%
Votes: 8,288
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 26
Total votes: 21,661
Cumberland County
Susan Collins (REP)
Percent: 54.33%
Votes: 88,050
Thomas Allen (DEM)
Percent: 45.45%
Votes: 73,658
Write-In
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 348
Total votes: 162,056
Knox County
Susan Collins (REP)
Percent: 57.78%
Votes: 13,139
Thomas Allen (DEM)
Percent: 42.12%
Votes: 9,578
Write-In
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 21
Total votes: 22,738
Piscataquis County
Susan Collins (REP)
Percent: 69.13%
Votes: 6,494
Thomas Allen (DEM)
Percent: 30.83%
Votes: 2,896
Write-In
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 9,394
Washington County
Susan Collins (REP)
Percent: 67.04%
Votes: 11,215
Thomas Allen (DEM)
Percent: 32.92%
Votes: 5,507
Write-In
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 16,728
Franklin County
Susan Collins (REP)
Percent: 61.58%
Votes: 10,471
Thomas Allen (DEM)
Percent: 38.42%
Votes: 6,534
Write-In
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 17,005
Lincoln County
Susan Collins (REP)
Percent: 63.49%
Votes: 13,691
Thomas Allen (DEM)
Percent: 36.39%
Votes: 7,847
Write-In
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 27
Total votes: 21,565
Sagadahoc County
Susan Collins (REP)
Percent: 62.18%
Votes: 13,166
Thomas Allen (DEM)
Percent: 37.75%
Votes: 7,993
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 16
Total votes: 21,175
York County
Susan Collins (REP)
Percent: 60.56%
Votes: 64,868
Thomas Allen (DEM)
Percent: 39.37%
Votes: 42,167
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 71
Total votes: 107,106