Senate Elections 2012 | US Senate Elections | Maine Races
2012 Maine U.S. Senate Election Results
Angus King
Percent: 52.89%
Votes: 370,580
Charles E. Summers Jr.
Percent: 30.74%
Votes: 215,399
Race Summary
In the 2012 United States Senate election in Maine, independent former governor Angus King won with 52.89% of the vote, defeating Republican Charlie Summers, who received 30.74%, and Democrat Cynthia Dill, who garnered 13.26% of the vote. King’s victory in the open-seat race succeeded retiring Republican Olympia Snowe and made him one of the few independents in the U.S. Senate.
Full Results
Angus King (IND)
Percent: 52.89%
Votes: 370,580
Charles E. Summers Jr. (REP)
Percent: 30.74%
Votes: 215,399
Cynthia Dill (DEM)
Percent: 13.26%
Votes: 92,900
Stephen M. Woods (IND)
Percent: 1.47%
Votes: 10,289
Danny Dalton (IND)
Percent: 0.83%
Votes: 5,807
Andrew Ian Dodge (IND)
Percent: 0.80%
Votes: 5,624
Total votes: 700,599
State Map
Results by County
Androscoggin County
Angus King (IND)
Percent: 53.10%
Votes: 27,629
Charles E. Summers Jr.
Percent: 30.06%
Votes: 15,641
Cynthia Dill (DEM)
Percent: 13.12%
Votes: 6,824
Stephen M. Woods (IND)
Percent: 1.82%
Votes: 945
Danny Dalton (IND)
Percent: 1.07%
Votes: 555
Andrew Ian Dodge (IND)
Percent: 0.84%
Votes: 437
Total votes: 52,031
Hancock County
Angus King (IND)
Percent: 51.11%
Votes: 15,456
Charles E. Summers Jr.
Percent: 32.07%
Votes: 9,698
Cynthia Dill (DEM)
Percent: 13.81%
Votes: 4,177
Stephen M. Woods (IND)
Percent: 1.60%
Votes: 484
Danny Dalton (IND)
Percent: 0.65%
Votes: 198
Andrew Ian Dodge (IND)
Percent: 0.75%
Votes: 226
Total votes: 30,239
Oxford County
Angus King (IND)
Percent: 52.83%
Votes: 15,283
Charles E. Summers Jr.
Percent: 30.03%
Votes: 8,688
Cynthia Dill (DEM)
Percent: 13.43%
Votes: 3,886
Stephen M. Woods (IND)
Percent: 1.72%
Votes: 499
Danny Dalton (IND)
Percent: 0.97%
Votes: 280
Andrew Ian Dodge (IND)
Percent: 1.01%
Votes: 292
Total votes: 28,928
Somerset County
Angus King (IND)
Percent: 45.38%
Votes: 11,045
Charles E. Summers Jr.
Percent: 36.92%
Votes: 8,986
Cynthia Dill (DEM)
Percent: 13.91%
Votes: 3,387
Stephen M. Woods (IND)
Percent: 1.56%
Votes: 379
Danny Dalton (IND)
Percent: 0.99%
Votes: 242
Andrew Ian Dodge (IND)
Percent: 1.24%
Votes: 302
Total votes: 24,341
The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Votes
Angus King (IND)
Percent: 52.18%
Votes: 1,519
Charles E. Summers Jr.
Percent: 20.16%
Votes: 587
Cynthia Dill (DEM)
Percent: 24.12%
Votes: 702
Stephen M. Woods (IND)
Percent: 0.76%
Votes: 22
Danny Dalton (IND)
Percent: 1.31%
Votes: 38
Andrew Ian Dodge (IND)
Percent: 1.48%
Votes: 43
Total votes: 2,911
Aroostook County
Angus King (IND)
Percent: 45.20%
Votes: 14,897
Charles E. Summers Jr.
Percent: 35.04%
Votes: 11,547
Cynthia Dill (DEM)
Percent: 15.97%
Votes: 5,263
Stephen M. Woods (IND)
Percent: 1.69%
Votes: 556
Danny Dalton (IND)
Percent: 1.06%
Votes: 349
Andrew Ian Dodge (IND)
Percent: 1.04%
Votes: 344
Total votes: 32,956
Kennebec County
Angus King (IND)
Percent: 53.29%
Votes: 33,438
Charles E. Summers Jr.
Percent: 30.63%
Votes: 19,216
Cynthia Dill (DEM)
Percent: 12.96%
Votes: 8,131
Stephen M. Woods (IND)
Percent: 1.36%
Votes: 851
Danny Dalton (IND)
Percent: 0.92%
Votes: 575
Andrew Ian Dodge (IND)
Percent: 0.85%
Votes: 532
Total votes: 62,743
Penobscot County
Angus King (IND)
Percent: 47.09%
Votes: 35,517
Charles E. Summers Jr.
Percent: 37.01%
Votes: 27,913
Cynthia Dill (DEM)
Percent: 12.77%
Votes: 9,633
Stephen M. Woods (IND)
Percent: 1.46%
Votes: 1,100
Danny Dalton (IND)
Percent: 0.91%
Votes: 683
Andrew Ian Dodge (IND)
Percent: 0.77%
Votes: 583
Total votes: 75,429
Waldo County
Angus King (IND)
Percent: 50.60%
Votes: 10,392
Charles E. Summers Jr.
Percent: 33.71%
Votes: 6,922
Cynthia Dill (DEM)
Percent: 12.29%
Votes: 2,525
Stephen M. Woods (IND)
Percent: 1.49%
Votes: 307
Danny Dalton (IND)
Percent: 0.88%
Votes: 181
Andrew Ian Dodge (IND)
Percent: 1.02%
Votes: 210
Total votes: 20,537
Cumberland County
Angus King (IND)
Percent: 58.07%
Votes: 93,746
Charles E. Summers Jr.
Percent: 26.22%
Votes: 42,336
Cynthia Dill (DEM)
Percent: 13.10%
Votes: 21,149
Stephen M. Woods (IND)
Percent: 1.37%
Votes: 2,205
Danny Dalton (IND)
Percent: 0.62%
Votes: 995
Andrew Ian Dodge (IND)
Percent: 0.63%
Votes: 1,017
Total votes: 161,448
Knox County
Angus King (IND)
Percent: 57.70%
Votes: 12,533
Charles E. Summers Jr.
Percent: 28.22%
Votes: 6,129
Cynthia Dill (DEM)
Percent: 11.66%
Votes: 2,533
Stephen M. Woods (IND)
Percent: 0.96%
Votes: 208
Danny Dalton (IND)
Percent: 0.73%
Votes: 159
Andrew Ian Dodge (IND)
Percent: 0.73%
Votes: 159
Total votes: 21,721
Piscataquis County
Angus King (IND)
Percent: 45.70%
Votes: 4,016
Charles E. Summers Jr.
Percent: 40.08%
Votes: 3,522
Cynthia Dill (DEM)
Percent: 10.37%
Votes: 911
Stephen M. Woods (IND)
Percent: 1.55%
Votes: 136
Danny Dalton (IND)
Percent: 0.86%
Votes: 76
Andrew Ian Dodge (IND)
Percent: 1.43%
Votes: 126
Total votes: 8,787
Washington County
Angus King (IND)
Percent: 43.63%
Votes: 6,662
Charles E. Summers Jr.
Percent: 37.59%
Votes: 5,739
Cynthia Dill (DEM)
Percent: 14.73%
Votes: 2,249
Stephen M. Woods (IND)
Percent: 1.85%
Votes: 282
Danny Dalton (IND)
Percent: 1.14%
Votes: 174
Andrew Ian Dodge (IND)
Percent: 1.07%
Votes: 163
Total votes: 15,269
Franklin County
Angus King (IND)
Percent: 53.27%
Votes: 8,552
Charles E. Summers Jr.
Percent: 30.02%
Votes: 4,819
Cynthia Dill (DEM)
Percent: 13.06%
Votes: 2,096
Stephen M. Woods (IND)
Percent: 1.96%
Votes: 315
Danny Dalton (IND)
Percent: 0.98%
Votes: 157
Andrew Ian Dodge (IND)
Percent: 0.72%
Votes: 116
Total votes: 16,055
Lincoln County
Angus King (IND)
Percent: 56.05%
Votes: 11,515
Charles E. Summers Jr.
Percent: 32.32%
Votes: 6,639
Cynthia Dill (DEM)
Percent: 9.04%
Votes: 1,857
Stephen M. Woods (IND)
Percent: 1.11%
Votes: 229
Danny Dalton (IND)
Percent: 0.78%
Votes: 161
Andrew Ian Dodge (IND)
Percent: 0.70%
Votes: 143
Total votes: 20,544
Sagadahoc County
Angus King (IND)
Percent: 60.15%
Votes: 12,422
Charles E. Summers Jr.
Percent: 28.03%
Votes: 5,789
Cynthia Dill (DEM)
Percent: 8.80%
Votes: 1,818
Stephen M. Woods (IND)
Percent: 0.97%
Votes: 201
Danny Dalton (IND)
Percent: 1.25%
Votes: 258
Andrew Ian Dodge (IND)
Percent: 0.79%
Votes: 164
Total votes: 20,652
York County
Angus King (IND)
Percent: 52.79%
Votes: 55,958
Charles E. Summers Jr.
Percent: 29.46%
Votes: 31,228
Cynthia Dill (DEM)
Percent: 14.87%
Votes: 15,759
Stephen M. Woods (IND)
Percent: 1.48%
Votes: 1,570
Danny Dalton (IND)
Percent: 0.68%
Votes: 726
Andrew Ian Dodge (IND)
Percent: 0.72%
Votes: 767
Total votes: 106,008