United States Senate election in Maine, 2008

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Nominee	Susan Collins	Tom Allen
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	444,300	279,510
Percentage	61.3%	38.6%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

Susan Collins
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Susan Collins
Republican

The 2008 United States Senate election in Maine was held November 4, 2008. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins won re-election to a third term.

Allen tried to connect Collins to George W. Bush, but these tactics failed as Collins maintained her image as a very popular, moderate, independent Republican. She obtained an endorsement from Independent and former Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman.

CQ Politics rated this race as 'Leans Republican'.The Cook Political Report considered it 'Lean Republican'.The Rothenberg Political Report considered it a 'Clear Advantage for Incumbent Party'.UpFront Politics listed the race as 'Leans Republican'. Swing State Project listed the race as "Likely Republican." The Hotline's Senate Rankings showed the Maine Senate race fall from 7th- to 11th-most competitive senate race in the country.

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