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Olympia Jean Snowe (née Bouchles; born February 21, 1947) is an American businesswoman and politician who was a United States Senator from Maine from 1995 to 2013. Snowe, a member of the Republican Party, became known for her ability to influence the outcome of close votes, including whether to end filibusters.
Congressman Tom Andrews won the Democratic primary unopposed, while Congresswoman Olympia Snowe won the Republican primary unopposed. In the general election, Snowe defeated Andrews in a rout to win her first of three terms in the United States Senate, a stark contrast to retiring Senator Mitchell's landslide win six years prior. Republicans ...
The Tea Party Express had promised to aid in a primary against Snowe. [2] There had also been speculation that Snowe would switch parties, though she has always denied this. [3] [4] [5] By June 2011, Snowe had officially entered her name with signatures to run in the Republican primary, saying, she "would never switch parties".
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2006 United States Senate election in Maine ← 2000 November 7, 2006 2012 → Nominee Olympia Snowe Jean Hay Bright Bill Slavick Party Republican Democratic Independent Popular vote 402,598 111,984 29,220 Percentage 74.01% 20.59% 5.37% County results Municipality results Snowe: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Bright: 40–50% Slavick: 80–90% U.S. senator before election Olympia ...
Jun. 1—A bill before the state Legislature that would allow unenrolled voters to vote in party primaries has gained the backing of former U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, a Republican. The bill ...
Olympia Snowe, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1995 (Republican) Campaign. Snowe, a popular moderate incumbent, [1] outpolled and outspent Lawrence. [2]
2012 United States Senate elections ← 2010 November 6, 2012 2014 → 2013 (MA, NJ) → 33 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader Harry Reid Mitch McConnell Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat Nevada Kentucky Seats before 51 47 Seats after 53 45 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 49,988,282 39,128,301 Percentage 53.4% ...