2000Final results
2000 election for U.S. Senate in Maine
U.S. Senate · Maine
Olympia J. Snowe (R) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Mark Lawrence (D) by 37.9 points.
Olympia J. SnoweRepublican · winner
68.9%437,689
Mark LawrenceDemocrat
31.1%197,183
634,872 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Mark LawrenceOlympia J. Snowe
$740.1K
Raised by the campaign
$2.2M
$735.7K
Spent by the campaign
$2M
$4.3K
Cash on hand
$447.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000