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2012 Maine U.S. Senate Election

Maine · 6 candidates · See every 2012 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2012 Maine U.S. Senate Election?

Angus S. King Jr. won the 2012 Maine U.S. Senate Election. Angus S. King Jr. received 370,580 popular votes (51.13%). The main challenger was Charles E. Summers Jr. (29.72%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Jr.

Jr. +21.4 pts · won by 155,181 votes
Angus S. King Jr.Independent For MaineWINNER51.13%
370,580 votes
Charles E. Summers Jr.Republican29.72%
215,399 votes
Cynthia Ann DillDemocratic12.82%
92,900 votes
Stephen M. WoodsIndependent1.42%
10,289 votes
Danny Francis DaltonIndependent0.8%
5,807 votes
Andrew Ian DodgeIndependent For Liberty0.78%
5,624 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.