The 2008 United States Senate election in Maine was held November 4, 2008. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins

Susan Collins

Susan Margaret Collins is the junior United States Senator from Maine and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the Senate in 1996, she is the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs...

 won re-election. She won all of Maine's counties including the ones Allen represented as a congressman.

Results

Campaign

Allen tried to connect Collins to George W. Bush

George W. Bush

George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....

, but these tactics failed as Collins maintained her image as a moderate, independent Republican. She obtained an endorsement from Independent and former Democrat U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman

Joe Lieberman

Joseph Isadore "Joe" Lieberman is the senior United States Senator from Connecticut. A former member of the Democratic Party, he was the party's nominee for Vice President in the 2000 election. Currently an independent, he remains closely affiliated with the party.Born in Stamford, Connecticut,...

.

Predictions

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.

Polling

Poll Source	Dates administered	Tom Allen (D)	Susan Collins (R)
Rasmussen Reports	November 1, 2008	41%	57%
Survey USA	October 20, 2008	43%	54%
Rasmussen Reports	October 2, 2008	43%	53%
Survey USA	September 22 - September 23, 2008	39%	55%
Rasmussen Reports	September 17, 2008	42%	55%
Rasmussen Reports	August 12, 2008	40%	55%
Rasmussen Reports	July 17, 2008	42%	49%
Pan Atlantic SMS Group	June 18, 2008	31%	56%
Rasmussen Reports	June 16, 2008	42%	49%
Rasmussen Reports	May 14, 2008	42%	52%
Rasmussen Reports	April 1, 2008	38%	54%
McLaughlin & Associates/ Coalition for a Democratic Workforce	March 6-March 9, 2008	31%	54%
Critical Insights	October 12-October 30, 2007	34%	54%
Survey USA	October 26-October 29, 2007	38%	55%
Research 2000/Daily Kos	October 15-October 17, 2007	33%	56%

Results

External links

• Elections Division from the Maine Secretary of State
• U.S. Congress candidates for Maine at Project Vote Smart
  Project Vote Smart
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• Maine, U.S. Senate from CQ Politics
  Congressional Quarterly
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• Maine U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com
• Maine U.S. Senate race from 2008 Race Tracker
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets.org
  Center for Responsive Politics
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• Collins vs Allen graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
• ME-Sen: Baseline poll kos, DailyKos, October 22, 2007
• A Lopsided Senate Lineup Charlie Cook, Cook Political January 20, 2007
• Official campaign websites
  • Susan Collins, Republican nominee
  • Tom Allen, Democratic nominee
  • Herbert Hoffman, independent candidate
  • Tom Ledue, failed Democratic candidate
  • Laurie Dobson for US Senate, Independent